Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 Lower. Feeder classes sold steady. 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 $217.05/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$217.05

99 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	222.98	1,170	21
Medium and Large 2	499	218.24	1,089	55
Medium and Large 3	387	208.81	808	23

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $362 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 sale99 hd

217.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,935 hd

220.91

−3.85

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	1,363	105.50	1,437	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	97.60	1,207	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	88.99	901	30

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)	—	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,276	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$935	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$740	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,492	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,044	8

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	465	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	220.68/cwt	215.00–225.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	233.23/cwt	232.00–235.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	233.70/cwt	232.00–236.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	237.70/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,474	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	241.04/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	200.80/cwt	195.00–205.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	254.33/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	247.68/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	226.13/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	240.10/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,388	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	248.21/cwt	245.00–250.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	291.23/cwt	286.00–296.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	217.21/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,116	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	238.94/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	266.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	965	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	96.91/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,223	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	86.54/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,167	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	83.32/cwt	81.00–85.00	868	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	93.32/cwt	90.00–95.00	923	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	105.19/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,193	5
Bulls	—	—	1,100	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,111	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,491.67/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,492	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	740.00/head	680.00–800.00	740	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.71/head	1,250.00–1,310.00	1,276	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	935.00/head	885.00–985.00	935	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	249.73/cwt	245.00–255.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	232.30/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	204.55/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	247.36/cwt	245.00–250.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	215.74/cwt	210.00–220.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	208.91/cwt	205.00–212.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	209.67/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	211.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	238.93/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	219.56/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,047	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	213.94/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,102	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,196	8

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 404Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 42Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 113Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 Lower. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	227.00	227.00
7	—	427	232.00–235.00	233.23
4	—	655	211.00	211.00
4	—	615	215.00	215.00
4	—	505	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	215.00–225.00	220.68
7	—	414	195.00–205.00	200.80
2	—	585	195.00	195.00
7	—	364	205.00–212.00	208.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	202.00	202.00
1	—	690	208.00	208.00
5	—	371	232.00–236.00	233.70
1	—	315	240.00	240.00
7	—	444	225.00–229.00	226.13
3	—	615	209.00–210.00	209.67
15	—	477	218.00–222.00	219.56
14	—	515	211.00–217.00	213.94
8	—	568	210.00–211.00	210.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	200.00	200.00
2	—	515	202.00–207.00	204.55
2	—	323	245.00–250.00	247.36
7	—	408	210.00–220.00	215.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	200.00	200.00
18	—	514	215.00–225.00	217.21
4	—	375	245.00–255.00	249.73
3	—	465	231.00–235.00	232.30
1	—	740	196.00	196.00
3	—	570	210.00–215.00	211.70
6	—	330	265.00–270.00	267.46
4	—	430	237.00–245.00	238.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	286.00–296.00	291.23
1	—	595	221.00	221.00
4	—	470	237.00–245.00	238.94
3	—	362	260.00–270.00	266.64
1	—	605	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	620	235.00–241.00	237.70
1	—	390	275.00	275.00
1	—	435	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	232.00	232.00
7	—	481	237.00–244.00	241.04
3	—	317	245.00–250.00	248.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	252.00–262.00	254.33
1	—	395	267.00	267.00
9	—	523	245.00–250.00	247.68
10	—	578	237.00–245.00	240.10
1	—	685	228.00	228.00
2	—	725	212.00	212.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,262	95.00–100.00	96.91
3	—	1,348	85.00–90.00	86.54
5	—	1,134	104.00–107.00	105.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,042	81.00–85.00	83.32
17	—	989	90.00–95.00	93.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,100	101.00	101.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,491.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,187.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,250.00–1,310.00	1,275.71
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	680.00–800.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	885.00–985.00	935.00

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

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

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