Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.03/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$209.03

52 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$43.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	217.26	1,045	22
Medium and Large 2	454	207.41	942	26
Medium and Large 3	504	174.25	878	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.01/cwt here — about $168 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 sale52 hd

209.03

—

AL average15 barns · 1,299 hd

202.76

+6.27

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	1,302	106.34	1,384	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	111.44	1,371	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	100.68	1,334	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	86.95	881	49

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,063	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	8

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	186.06/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	183.62/cwt	180.00–187.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	210.44/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	219.53/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	191.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	224.11/cwt	222.00–227.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	218.65/cwt	217.00–225.00	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	212.76/cwt	210.00–217.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	224.02/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	236.54/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	204.02/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	197.02/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	196.01/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	211.77/cwt	207.00–217.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	202.06/cwt	200.00–205.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	221.07/cwt	220.00–229.00	944	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	193.59/cwt	190.00–197.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	215.82/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,038	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	860.00/head	800.00–950.00	860	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,166.67/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,167	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,063	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	825.00–975.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,268	102.01/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,293	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	104.84/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,240	21
Bulls	—	—	1,260	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,361	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	92.86/cwt	91.00–95.00	966	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	78.69/cwt	76.00–81.00	775	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	118.44/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,471	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	107.17/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,505	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	98.08/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,269	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	88.52/cwt	85.00–90.00	897	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	110.24/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,417	13

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 297Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 170Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 32Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	170.00	170.00
3	—	570	190.00–195.00	191.73
10	—	363	217.00–225.00	218.65
1	—	610	185.00	185.00
5	—	436	210.00–217.00	212.76
2	—	535	195.00–197.00	196.01
4	—	475	200.00–210.00	205.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	157.00	157.00
2	—	455	175.00	175.00
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	227.00	227.00
4	—	538	209.00–215.00	210.44
4	—	470	217.00–222.00	219.53
7	—	436	222.00–227.00	224.11
3	—	577	200.00–206.00	204.02
1	—	615	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	182.00–192.00	186.06
2	—	518	192.00–202.00	197.02
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
8	—	427	220.00–229.00	221.07
6	—	481	210.00–217.00	215.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	180.00–187.00	183.62
2	—	373	207.00–217.00	211.77
5	—	433	200.00–205.00	202.06
2	—	335	222.00	222.00
4	—	468	190.00–197.00	193.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
2	—	530	207.00	207.00
2	—	358	245.00–250.00	247.52
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	222.00–226.00	224.02
2	—	523	234.00–239.00	236.54
1	—	445	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,166.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	800.00–950.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–975.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	101.00–104.00	102.01
2	—	1,260	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,485	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,183	102.00–106.00	104.84
22	—	1,242	117.00–120.00	118.44
13	—	1,285	108.00–113.00	110.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,040	91.00–95.00	92.86
14	—	985	76.00–81.00	78.69
21	—	1,013	85.00–90.00	88.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,404	104.00–108.00	107.17
25	—	1,294	95.00–100.00	98.08

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle