Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.64/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$222.64

84 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$7.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	225.19	1,163	46
Medium and Large 2	480	221.04	1,060	19thin
Medium and Large 3	395	218.09	861	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.09/cwt here — about $302 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 sale84 hd

222.64

—

AL average13 barns · 1,660 hd

224.02

−1.37

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	—	Low	1,617	106.96	1,729	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	92.23	1,184	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	86.66	1,295	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	84.89	903	28

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,162	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$506	9

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	271.98/cwt	270.00–276.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	216.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	213.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	239.72/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,043	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	210.66/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	203.88/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	219.53/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	236.24/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	220.76/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,166	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	242.92/cwt	242.00–247.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	199.05/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	243.42/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	221.41/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	277.48/cwt	277.00–278.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	258.61/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	237.82/cwt	235.00–242.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	208.32/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	250.19/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,188	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	289.07/cwt	287.00–290.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	241.03/cwt	237.00–247.00	993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	272.87/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	203.52/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,258	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	76.42/cwt	74.00–78.00	715	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	91.76/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,076	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	874	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	86.66/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,295	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	92.23/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,184	15
Bulls	—	—	1,485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,544	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	112.89/cwt	112.00–114.00	2,122	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	505.56/head	450.00–575.00	506	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,161.54/head	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,162	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	800.00–950.00	850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	226.07/cwt	222.00–230.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	196.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	234.65/cwt	230.00–237.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	253.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	977	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	193.40/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	231.01/cwt	230.00–237.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	189.56/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	238.34/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	215.03/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,245	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	201.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,079	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	212.19/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	223.41/cwt	222.00–230.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	212.37/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	230.06/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,107	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 408Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 135Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 49Year ago 151

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	270.00–276.00	271.98
6	—	622	210.00–220.00	216.60
6	—	523	240.00–247.00	243.42
5	—	586	220.00–227.00	221.41
3	—	423	257.00–262.00	258.61
5	—	663	202.00–210.00	208.32
6	—	475	247.00–257.00	250.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	210.00–220.00	213.43
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
5	—	509	195.00–205.00	199.05
1	—	770	187.00	187.00
5	—	392	235.00–242.00	237.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	217.00–222.00	219.53
1	—	615	232.00	232.00
4	—	579	235.00–240.00	236.24
2	—	370	277.00–278.00	277.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	255.00	255.00
1	—	665	210.00	210.00
8	—	435	239.00–242.00	239.72
6	—	615	210.00–212.00	210.66
9	—	528	220.00–227.00	220.76
5	—	387	242.00–247.00	242.92
3	—	462	238.00–239.00	238.34
13	—	579	212.00–220.00	215.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	202.00–212.00	203.88
1	—	575	192.00	192.00
1	—	320	242.00	242.00
6	—	410	235.00–237.00	236.01
1	—	670	180.00	180.00
5	—	481	227.00–235.00	230.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	311	230.00–237.00	231.01
2	—	533	187.00–192.00	189.56
6	—	364	222.00–230.00	223.41
1	—	610	170.00	170.00
3	—	487	207.00–215.00	212.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	287.00–290.00	289.07
5	—	412	237.00–247.00	241.03
5	—	385	250.00–260.00	253.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	297.00	297.00
2	—	375	268.00–278.00	272.87
1	—	535	220.00	220.00
2	—	618	202.00–205.00	203.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	222.00–230.00	226.07
3	—	568	195.00–200.00	196.74
3	—	392	230.00–237.00	234.65
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
3	—	632	190.00–195.00	193.40
8	—	536	200.00–210.00	201.27
7	—	474	210.00–215.00	212.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	936	74.00–78.00	76.42
12	—	1,173	90.00–94.00	91.76
7	—	1,040	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,494	86.00–90.00	86.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,284	90.00–94.00	92.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,880	112.00–114.00	112.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	450.00–575.00	505.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,161.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–950.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,112.50

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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle