Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $249.11/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$249.11

38 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

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

$69.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	334	292.27	976	10thin
Medium and Large 2	490	239.00	1,170	19thin
Medium and Large 3	458	222.50	1,020	9thin

One grade step is worth $69.77/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale38 hd

249.11

—

AL average14 barns · 964 hd

220.58

+28.54

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	1,835	104.00	1,908	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	106.61	1,474	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	102.81	1,234	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	95.06	984	16

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)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,055	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$840	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,084	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$650	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$550	22

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	311	296.71/cwt	292.00–300.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	287.82/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	276.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	223.43/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,195	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	238.95/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	183.58/cwt	180.00–187.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	227.57/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	240.26/cwt	237.00–245.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	197.79/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	215.31/cwt	210.00–218.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	237.66/cwt	237.00–238.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	211.70/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	194.46/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	258.07/cwt	255.00–265.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	209.84/cwt	205.00–215.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,103	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,055.00/head	1,025.00–1,085.00	1,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	840.00/head	780.00–900.00	840	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	550.00/head	450.00–650.00	550	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	650.00/head	600.00–675.00	650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	925.00–1,100.00	1,000	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,377.50/head	1,375.00–1,380.00	1,378	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,908	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	107.84/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,301	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	96.10/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,146	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	106.61/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,474	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	95.90/cwt	93.00–98.00	916	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	101.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	991	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	89.11/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,060	5

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 339Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 69Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 49Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	311	292.00–300.00	296.71
5	—	357	287.00–291.00	287.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	343	275.00–285.00	276.95
6	—	535	220.00–227.00	223.43
5	—	477	237.00–247.00	238.95
1	—	795	192.00	192.00
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
1	—	630	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	192.00–197.00	194.46
3	—	332	255.00–265.00	258.07
4	—	470	205.00–215.00	209.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	180.00–187.00	183.58
5	—	319	237.00–245.00	240.26
1	—	625	180.00	180.00
3	—	427	210.00–218.00	215.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
3	—	408	237.00–238.00	237.66
3	—	622	209.00–213.00	211.70
1	—	560	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	197.00–201.00	197.79
1	—	415	222.00	222.00
2	—	513	210.00–220.00	214.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	225.00–230.00	227.57
2	—	540	240.00–245.00	242.48
2	—	560	235.00–237.00	236.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	242.00	242.00
1	—	640	217.00	217.00
2	—	530	230.00–235.00	232.57
1	—	680	210.00	210.00
1	—	325	247.00	247.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,085.00	1,055.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	780.00–900.00	840.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	450.00–650.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	600.00–675.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,380.00	1,377.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	104.00–109.00	107.84
3	—	1,192	93.00–98.00	96.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	106.00–108.00	106.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	955	93.00–98.00	95.90
4	—	981	100.00–104.00	101.03
5	—	1,190	88.00–91.00	89.11

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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