Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.21/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$214.21

32 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$21.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	220.96	1,180	4thin
Medium and Large 2	496	217.70	1,079	21
Medium and Large 3	500	199.91	1,000	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.05/cwt here — about $180 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 sale32 hd

214.21

—

AL average10 barns · 859 hd

209.57

+4.64

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	—	Average	1,648	117.43	1,935	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	110.56	1,376	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	103.37	1,141	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	92.00	1,523	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,175	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	229.73/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	257.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	194.54/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	222.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,087	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	246.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	220.96/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	226.59/cwt	225.00–230.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	202.35/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	224.71/cwt	220.00–229.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	171.92/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	233.45/cwt	230.00–237.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	210.21/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	219.41/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	163.51/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	193.45/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	216.78/cwt	215.00–222.00	993	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,155.00–1,215.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	99.05/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,127	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	105.53/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,147	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,935	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	110.56/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,376	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 186Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 171Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 31Year ago 4

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	199.00	199.00
1	—	675	193.00	193.00
4	—	520	229.00–232.00	229.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	255.00–260.00	257.44
2	—	440	235.00–237.00	236.01
1	—	665	187.00	187.00
3	—	490	230.00–235.00	231.63
4	—	524	217.00–227.00	219.41
3	—	575	190.00–200.00	193.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	187.00	187.00
1	—	520	190.00	190.00
2	—	743	160.00–167.00	163.51
4	—	458	215.00–222.00	216.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	228.00	228.00
1	—	405	240.00	240.00
1	—	480	239.00	239.00
1	—	510	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	240.00–242.00	240.98
3	—	483	245.00–250.00	246.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	192.00–197.00	194.54
1	—	420	217.00	217.00
2	—	373	220.00–229.00	224.71
2	—	635	167.00–177.00	171.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	220.00–225.00	222.25
1	—	690	187.00	187.00
3	—	435	225.00–230.00	226.59
3	—	557	200.00–207.00	202.35
2	—	370	230.00–237.00	233.45
3	—	535	207.00–217.00	210.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	220.00–224.00	220.96

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,155.00–1,215.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	98.00–101.00	99.05
6	—	1,087	103.00–106.00	105.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	108.00–113.00	110.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	115.00–120.00	117.43

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