Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.58/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$230.58

73 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	235.77	1,043	17thin
Medium and Large 3	349	232.76	812	16thin
Medium and Large 2	468	227.50	1,066	40

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale73 hd

230.58

—

AL average14 barns · 1,942 hd

227.19

+3.38

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	—	High	1,494	114.23	1,707	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	99.39	1,178	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	97.00	1,334	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	92.11	1,019	47

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)	—	$1,203	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,320	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$555	11

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	385	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	307.41/cwt	305.00–312.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	258.90/cwt	257.00–265.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	239.54/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	227.96/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	238.97/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	252.42/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	257.85/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	246.94/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,254	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	243.81/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	218.52/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	228.49/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	239.35/cwt	237.00–241.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	242.98/cwt	242.00–245.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	208.07/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	222.69/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	759	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	233.47/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,023	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	217.61/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,158	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	235.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	236.01/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	208.52/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,289	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,320.00/head	1,260.00–1,350.00	1,320	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,178.57/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,179	14
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	825.00/head	800.00–900.00	825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,313.33/head	1,300.00–1,360.00	1,313	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,005.00/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,005	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	554.55/head	500.00–600.00	555	11
Bulls	—	—	1,623	120.46/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,955	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,474	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	104.08/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,337	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	97.30/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,110	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,334	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	90.74/cwt	87.00–91.00	990	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,110	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	83.36/cwt	80.00–84.00	932	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 325Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 105Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 62Year ago 30

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	277.00	277.00
3	—	310	305.00–312.00	307.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	214.00	214.00
4	—	374	257.00–265.00	258.90
4	—	438	237.00–247.00	239.54
4	—	490	224.00–232.00	227.96
5	—	532	217.00–220.00	217.61
1	—	630	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	230.00–240.00	235.07
1	—	555	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	237.00–245.00	238.97
5	—	465	252.00–254.00	252.42
11	—	432	257.00–267.00	257.85
11	—	508	245.00–252.00	246.94
1	—	620	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	263.00	263.00
1	—	405	270.00	270.00
1	—	660	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	487	242.00–250.00	243.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	260.00	260.00
1	—	505	226.00	226.00
4	—	405	240.00	240.00
3	—	367	242.00–245.00	242.98
6	—	457	235.00–238.00	236.01
2	—	618	207.00–210.00	208.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	541	218.00–223.00	218.52
2	—	330	250.00	250.00
2	—	478	227.00–230.00	228.49
7	—	384	237.00–241.00	239.35
5	—	565	206.00–216.00	208.07
14	—	438	232.00–235.00	233.47
1	—	605	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	220.00–224.00	222.69
13	—	323	230.00–240.00	235.08

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	—	—	1,260.00–1,350.00	1,320.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,178.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,300.00–1,360.00	1,313.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–900.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	975.00–1,050.00	1,005.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	500.00–600.00	554.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	120.00–121.00	120.46
2	—	1,365	108.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	101.00–105.00	104.08
9	—	1,141	95.00–98.00	97.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,091	87.00–91.00	90.74
14	—	1,133	96.00–100.00	97.99
5	—	1,118	80.00–84.00	83.36

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle