Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.95/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$224.95

64 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$10.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	230.75	1,204	8thin
Medium and Large 2	488	226.06	1,103	37
Medium and Large 3	417	220.33	919	19thin

One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about $285 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 sale64 hd

224.95

—

AL average15 barns · 1,765 hd

221.66

+3.29

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	1,454	104.88	1,525	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	97.29	1,126	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	89.09	819	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	86.51	1,339	2thin

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)	—	$1,644	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,406	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,192	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$863	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,399	20

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	308	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	216.26/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	214.42/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	228.61/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	208.21/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	224.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	238.58/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	221.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	245.76/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,322	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	230.80/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	180.24/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	281.17/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,071	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,009	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	85.56/cwt	84.00–86.00	792	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	91.23/cwt	90.00–93.00	822	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	86.51/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,339	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	93.57/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,151	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	106.74/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,190	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	98.84/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,074	7
Bulls	—	—	1,412	107.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,515	6
Bulls	—	—	1,580	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,541	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,405.77/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,406	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.50/head	800.00–950.00	863	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,643.75/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,644	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,191.67/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,192	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,255.00/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,255	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	211.42/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	190.79/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	227.48/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	202.32/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	297.18/cwt	295.00–300.00	993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	242.02/cwt	241.00–245.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	233.45/cwt	230.00–237.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	214.54/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	232.12/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,012	9

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 291Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 77Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 32Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	245.00–250.00	247.48
6	—	565	212.00–219.00	214.42
5	—	472	227.00–231.00	228.61
4	—	639	207.00–212.00	208.21
7	—	522	220.00–225.00	221.41
4	—	388	241.00–245.00	242.02
9	—	436	231.00–241.00	232.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	215.00–220.00	216.26
1	—	520	236.00	236.00
2	—	458	240.00–245.00	242.49
1	—	315	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	170.00	170.00
12	—	381	220.00–230.00	224.26
2	—	320	230.00–237.00	233.45
4	—	488	207.00–217.00	214.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	234.00–241.00	238.58
2	—	470	260.00	260.00
1	—	660	227.00	227.00
5	—	538	245.00–249.00	245.76
5	—	638	230.00–232.00	230.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	257.00	257.00
1	—	320	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	237.00	237.00
1	—	420	240.00	240.00
1	—	330	260.00	260.00
1	—	530	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	257.00	257.00
1	—	345	285.00	285.00
1	—	385	262.00	262.00
2	—	615	205.00–210.00	207.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	172.00	172.00
3	—	680	177.00–187.00	180.24
5	—	527	210.00–217.00	211.42
4	—	628	187.00–192.00	190.79
4	—	479	225.00–235.00	227.48
3	—	568	200.00–207.00	202.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	280.00–288.00	281.17
7	—	334	295.00–300.00	297.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	926	84.00–86.00	85.56
2	—	980	96.00	96.00
10	—	901	90.00–93.00	91.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	85.00–88.00	86.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	92.00–95.00	93.57
2	—	1,115	104.00–109.00	106.74
7	—	1,087	98.00–100.00	98.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,412	105.00–110.00	107.33
2	—	1,580	95.00–100.00	97.53

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)	13	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,405.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	800.00–950.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,643.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,191.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,255.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,712.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Opp Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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