Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $223.77/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$223.77

53 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$3.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	225.20	1,153	30
Medium and Large 1	572	222.32	1,272	9thin
Medium and Large 3	461	221.65	1,021	14thin

One grade step is worth $3.55/cwt here — about $131 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 sale53 hd

223.77

—

AL average11 barns · 1,057 hd

221.41

+2.36

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	1,520	102.67	1,561	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	116.48	1,541	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	92.29	1,071	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	83.78	1,051	11

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)	—	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$930	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$465	18

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	—	629	207.05/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,302	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	216.29/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	223.53/cwt	222.00–228.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	198.73/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	212.36/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	182.04/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	204.51/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	254.59/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	232.42/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	246.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	206.33/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	204.55/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	256.13/cwt	252.00–260.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	220.97/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	228.50/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	248.48/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	213.55/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	219.55/cwt	217.00–225.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	216.02/cwt	212.00–217.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	203.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	247.47/cwt	245.00–255.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	252.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	223.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	218.77/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	240.80/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	213.52/cwt	210.00–217.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	238.75/cwt	232.00–242.00	907	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	675.00/head	650.00–700.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	930.00/head	825.00–1,000.00	930	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	465.00/head	420.00–510.00	465	18
Bulls	—	—	2,020	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,270	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	92.29/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,071	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	116.48/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,541	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	83.78/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,051	11

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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 358Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 62Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 92Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	204.00–211.00	207.05
1	—	455	225.00	225.00
6	—	528	212.00–215.00	213.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	222.00–228.00	223.53
4	—	588	195.00–200.00	198.73
4	—	481	210.00–220.00	212.36
2	—	690	177.00–187.00	182.04
2	—	543	202.00–207.00	204.51
1	—	325	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	217.00–225.00	219.55
5	—	438	212.00–217.00	216.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	207.00	207.00
7	—	582	215.00–218.00	216.29
2	—	633	210.00–212.00	211.02
4	—	371	250.00–260.00	252.63
5	—	472	220.00–230.00	223.90
5	—	526	218.00–220.00	218.77
1	—	765	185.00	185.00
5	—	424	235.00–245.00	240.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	195.00	195.00
2	—	573	220.00–222.00	220.97
2	—	535	228.00–229.00	228.50
1	—	605	217.00	217.00
1	—	755	193.00	193.00
2	—	430	247.00–250.00	248.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	200.00–210.00	203.31
4	—	329	245.00–255.00	247.47
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
1	—	775	175.00	175.00
2	—	468	210.00–217.00	213.52
3	—	380	232.00–242.00	238.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	282.00	282.00
2	—	638	220.00–230.00	224.98
1	—	420	257.00	257.00
3	—	565	230.00–237.00	232.42
5	—	489	240.00–250.00	246.07
3	—	662	205.00–207.00	206.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	252.00–260.00	254.59
1	—	515	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	202.00–207.00	204.55
2	—	383	252.00–260.00	256.13
1	—	745	201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,412.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	420.00–510.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,270	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,160	90.00–94.00	92.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	116.00–117.00	116.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,255	81.00–84.00	83.78

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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