Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.97/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$216.97

74 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	221.84	1,036	42
Medium and Large 1	552	214.25	1,183	15thin
Medium and Large 3	471	207.35	977	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.49/cwt here — about $59 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 sale74 hd

216.97

—

AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd

216.37

+0.60

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	1,717	105.88	1,817	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	104.46	1,278	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	86.78	865	27

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)	—	$1,160	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$994	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,138	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$733	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$675	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$520	6

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	99.53/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,321	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	106.93/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,252	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	87.79/cwt	85.00–89.00	874	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	77.28/cwt	75.00–80.00	690	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	93.47/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,009	10
Bulls	—	—	1,393	95.84/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,335	2
Bulls	—	—	2,040	115.91/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/head	800.00–875.00	838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,263.64/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,264	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,055.88/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,056	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	520.00/head	520.00–520.00	520	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	257.79/cwt	252.00–262.00	964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	217.77/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	248.02/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	249.47/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	271.14/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	236.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	889	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	224.27/cwt	222.00–225.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	256.52/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	203.48/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	228.88/cwt	228.00–233.00	989	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	216.80/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	208.22/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	189.57/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	198.67/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	227.51/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	205.95/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	209.59/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	226.19/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,099	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	258.97/cwt	257.00–260.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	224.48/cwt	222.00–227.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	272.47/cwt	270.00–280.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	227.53/cwt	225.00–232.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	215.77/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	242.45/cwt	237.00–245.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	206.72/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	235.18/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	194.65/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,008	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	733.33/head	700.00–750.00	733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,160	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	994.44/head	950.00–1,050.00	994	9

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 Jun 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 241Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 43Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 65Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,327	96.00–100.00	99.53
14	—	1,171	104.00–108.00	106.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	995	85.00–89.00	87.79
8	—	893	75.00–80.00	77.28
10	—	1,080	91.00–94.00	93.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	94.00–98.00	95.84
2	—	2,040	114.00–119.00	115.91

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	994.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,263.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,055.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	733.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	520.00	520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	675.00	675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	285.00	285.00
2	—	413	260.00–265.00	262.45
1	—	560	225.00	225.00
1	—	355	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	252.00–262.00	257.79
4	—	530	217.00–220.00	217.77
7	—	486	222.00–232.00	226.19
4	—	319	270.00–280.00	272.47
4	—	566	212.00–217.00	215.77
4	—	626	205.00–212.00	206.72
3	—	425	232.00–242.00	235.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	257.00–260.00	258.97
6	—	408	222.00–227.00	224.48
1	—	765	179.00	179.00
3	—	372	237.00–245.00	242.45
3	—	518	192.00–200.00	194.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	247.00–253.00	248.02
4	—	420	267.00–275.00	271.14
1	—	375	277.00	277.00
1	—	585	242.00	242.00
2	—	475	255.00–258.00	256.52
1	—	605	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	247.00–252.00	249.47
1	—	585	232.00	232.00
1	—	775	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	210.00	210.00
1	—	385	252.00	252.00
1	—	625	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	376	235.00–240.00	236.39
4	—	563	200.00–207.00	203.48
1	—	670	198.00	198.00
11	—	432	228.00–233.00	228.88
4	—	480	215.00–222.00	216.80
1	—	705	182.00	182.00
4	—	540	207.00–212.00	208.22
3	—	633	198.00–200.00	198.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	222.00–225.00	224.27
2	—	745	167.00	167.00
1	—	645	187.00	187.00
3	—	440	222.00	222.00
4	—	530	187.00–197.00	189.57
3	—	318	225.00–232.00	227.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	227.00–228.00	227.51
4	—	635	205.00–209.00	205.95
5	—	573	209.00–212.00	209.59
2	—	520	215.00–217.00	215.99

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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