Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.51/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$195.51

44 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$45.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	212.46	1,020	15thin
Medium and Large 2	501	200.96	1,007	17thin
Medium and Large 3	601	166.60	1,001	12thin

One grade step is worth $45.86/cwt here — about $20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

195.51

—

AL average14 barns · 1,614 hd

201.04

−5.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,405	103.00	1,447	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	99.91	1,245	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	84.83	1,221	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	82.77	889	42

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$863	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,725	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,364	9

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	147.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	177.51/cwt	177.00–180.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	237.48/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	213.52/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	207.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	225.67/cwt	225.00–227.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	230.35/cwt	227.00–232.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	188.98/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	73.75/cwt	72.00–76.00	778	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,047	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	849	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	84.83/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,221	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	104.81/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,434	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	98.69/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,200	20
Bulls	—	—	1,305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.50/head	800.00–925.00	863	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,438	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,217	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	188.44/cwt	187.00–192.00	906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	215.91/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	187.01/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	211.02/cwt	207.00–212.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	178.24/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	196.97/cwt	192.00–202.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	208.40/cwt	205.00–212.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	171.96/cwt	167.00–177.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	218.65/cwt	217.00–224.00	837	4

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Tue May 16, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 247Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 178Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 45Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	221.00	221.00
6	—	485	212.00–215.00	213.52
4	—	520	205.00–210.00	207.43
1	—	605	197.00	197.00
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
1	—	305	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	140.00–150.00	147.55
6	—	483	177.00–180.00	177.51
2	—	575	167.00–177.00	171.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	225.00–227.00	225.67
1	—	775	170.00	170.00
2	—	580	190.00	190.00
1	—	620	185.00	185.00
4	—	668	177.00–182.00	178.24
2	—	418	205.00–212.00	208.40
4	—	383	217.00–224.00	218.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	237.00–240.00	237.48
2	—	528	232.00–235.00	233.49
2	—	370	240.00–245.00	242.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
1	—	495	217.00	217.00
3	—	383	227.00–232.00	230.35
1	—	730	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	207.00	207.00
1	—	555	220.00	220.00
1	—	525	222.00	222.00
5	—	315	240.00	240.00
2	—	435	230.00–235.00	232.47
1	—	720	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
7	—	481	187.00–192.00	188.44
1	—	735	165.00	165.00
5	—	383	207.00–212.00	211.02
2	—	438	192.00–202.00	196.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	170.00–175.00	172.48
1	—	565	197.00	197.00
4	—	470	212.00–220.00	215.91
3	—	642	185.00–191.00	187.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	188.00–190.00	188.98
1	—	515	212.00	212.00
1	—	430	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,055	72.00–76.00	73.75
14	—	1,138	90.00–94.00	92.01
14	—	1,028	80.00–85.00	82.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,439	84.00–88.00	84.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,368	104.00–108.00	104.81
20	—	1,216	96.00–100.00	98.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,705	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–925.00	862.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,216.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle