Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. 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 $216.96/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$216.96

57 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$14.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	227.00	1,146	1thin
Medium and Large 3	419	218.52	916	39
Medium and Large 2	576	212.81	1,225	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.19/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale57 hd

216.96

—

AL average13 barns · 1,550 hd

219.46

−2.50

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	1,738	116.64	2,027	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	99.01	1,279	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	84.00	1,210	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	81.17	814	13

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	2thin

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	—	405	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	288.51/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	291.70/cwt	290.00–295.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	258.76/cwt	252.00–262.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	248.38/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	234.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	222.87/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	293.45/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	232.73/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	236.31/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	215.52/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	198.96/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	211.36/cwt	207.00–217.00	915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	256.71/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	225.97/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	196.71/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	232.75/cwt	232.00–242.00	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	203.37/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	202.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,149	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	215.80/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,098	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	218.02/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	186.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,150	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	228.74/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,109	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	260.91/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	224.06/cwt	222.00–232.00	856	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	875.00/head	800.00–950.00	875	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	85.06/cwt	84.00–88.00	929	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	76.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	690	6
Bulls	—	—	1,738	116.64/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,027	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	99.01/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,279	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,210	2

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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 288Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 66Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 104Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	282.00	282.00
2	—	388	287.00–290.00	288.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	270.00	270.00
3	—	338	290.00–295.00	291.70
3	—	468	245.00–255.00	248.38
2	—	425	257.00–265.00	260.91
2	—	505	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	252.00–262.00	258.76
9	—	568	200.00–210.00	202.27
8	—	509	212.00–222.00	215.80
9	—	618	185.00–195.00	186.09
11	—	485	227.00–237.00	228.74
2	—	323	265.00–270.00	267.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	230.00–240.00	234.81
1	—	780	180.00	180.00
2	—	315	260.00–265.00	262.42
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	240.00–250.00	244.91
2	—	678	218.00–228.00	222.87
4	—	613	229.00–234.00	232.73
5	—	581	234.00–240.00	236.31
1	—	705	217.00	217.00
4	—	486	255.00–262.00	256.71
1	—	755	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	290.00–297.00	293.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	215.00–216.00	215.52
5	—	680	197.00–202.00	198.96
2	—	480	225.00–227.00	225.97
1	—	755	187.00	187.00
3	—	510	217.00–220.00	218.02
2	—	385	235.00–240.00	237.44
2	—	610	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	207.00–217.00	211.36
3	—	578	195.00–200.00	196.71
12	—	337	232.00–242.00	232.75
6	—	538	200.00–205.00	203.37
9	—	382	222.00–232.00	224.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	227.00	227.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	800.00–950.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,092	84.00–88.00	85.06
6	—	900	74.00–78.00	76.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	97.00–100.00	99.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	115.00–118.00	116.64

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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