Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 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 $221.82/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$221.82

93 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$4.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	223.68	998	47
Medium and Large 1	535	220.77	1,181	18thin
Medium and Large 3	389	219.39	853	28

One grade step is worth $4.30/cwt here — about $145 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 sale93 hd

221.82

—

AL average13 barns · 1,351 hd

220.24

+1.59

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	1,564	115.70	1,809	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	92.55	1,233	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	88.16	891	24

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,446	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,268	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,116	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$920	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,758	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,526	23
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$500	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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,115.63/head	1,095.00–1,150.00	1,116	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,663	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	224.39/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	268.76/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	213.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	233.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,009	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	253.70/cwt	247.00–257.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	180.96/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	227.63/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	233.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	207.13/cwt	202.00–212.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	186.88/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	255.73/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,092	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	219.38/cwt	217.00–222.00	818	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	225.97/cwt	225.00–227.00	978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	219.48/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	231.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	238.81/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	251.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	227.99/cwt	227.00–235.00	887	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	242.41/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	246.59/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	254.49/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	272.47/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	242.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,314	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	247.97/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	231.25/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	240.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	933	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,262	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	82.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	773	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	92.25/cwt	90.00–95.00	981	14
Bulls	—	—	1,428	110.86/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	91.47/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,228	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	120.53/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,049	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,446.15/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,446	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.00/head	850.00–950.00	920	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,133	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	500.00/head	450.00–550.00	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,267.86/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,268	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	215.91/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	223.08/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	245.97/cwt	245.00–250.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,146	6

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 211Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 26Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 36Year ago 86

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,095.00–1,150.00	1,115.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,446.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	850.00–950.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,267.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,133.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	450.00–550.00	500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	203.00	203.00
5	—	645	212.00	212.00
5	—	461	226.00–230.00	227.63
4	—	518	218.00–224.00	219.48
3	—	432	230.00–235.00	231.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	177.00–185.00	180.96
1	—	625	207.00	207.00
8	—	433	225.00–227.00	225.97
16	—	389	227.00–235.00	227.99
1	—	565	208.00	208.00
8	—	479	222.00–225.00	223.08
5	—	313	245.00–250.00	245.97
6	—	543	210.00–212.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	230.00–235.00	233.65
4	—	473	202.00–212.00	207.13
2	—	630	182.00–192.00	186.88
14	—	373	217.00–222.00	219.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	222.00–229.00	224.39
4	—	379	265.00–270.00	268.76
2	—	438	246.00–250.00	247.97
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
6	—	489	230.00–238.00	231.25
2	—	673	190.00–195.00	192.43
2	—	583	212.00–220.00	215.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	210.00–220.00	213.17
13	—	432	230.00–240.00	233.65
2	—	555	195.00	195.00
3	—	368	247.00–257.00	253.70
2	—	523	200.00–210.00	204.98
1	—	720	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	240.00–242.00	240.66
1	—	325	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	250.00–260.00	255.73
5	—	576	237.00–240.00	238.81
1	—	705	218.00	218.00
1	—	610	220.00	220.00
4	—	369	270.00–280.00	272.47
6	—	543	240.00–244.00	242.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	230.00	230.00
5	—	518	246.00–247.00	246.59
1	—	365	285.00	285.00
4	—	458	252.00–257.00	254.49
1	—	655	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	250.00–260.00	251.41
3	—	483	239.00–244.00	242.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	99.00	99.00
6	—	1,342	90.00–94.00	91.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	938	80.00–85.00	82.44
14	—	1,063	90.00–95.00	92.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	110.00–112.00	110.86
2	—	1,700	118.00–123.00	120.53

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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