Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 $215.79/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$215.79

69 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	218.72	1,158	44
Medium and Large 3	468	210.63	986	25

One grade step is worth $8.09/cwt here — about $172 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 sale69 hd

215.79

—

AL average15 barns · 2,052 hd

217.68

−1.88

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	1,415	108.75	1,539	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	93.45	1,103	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	85.25	868	40

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)	—	$974	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$725	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,065	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$558	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	256.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	211.73/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,209	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	223.69/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,080	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	238.03/cwt	237.00–242.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	233.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	244.29/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	209.43/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,317	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	284.41/cwt	277.00–287.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	197.32/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	238.55/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	245.96/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	231.97/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	263.64/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	246.33/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	241.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	283.45/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	242.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,229	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	78.87/cwt	77.00–80.00	763	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	94.18/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,076	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	87.38/cwt	84.00–89.00	865	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	87.30/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,056	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	103.98/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,274	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	97.35/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,110	14
Bulls	—	—	1,195	105.62/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,262	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,133	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	557.50/head	515.00–600.00	558	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	973.75/head	925.00–1,120.00	974	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	600.00–775.00	725	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	916.67/head	800.00–975.00	917	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	213.57/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	199.60/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	268.45/cwt	265.00–275.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	234.02/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	198.35/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,075	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	217.86/cwt	215.00–222.00	926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	207.60/cwt	205.00–215.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	203.38/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	224.38/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	234.59/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	230.45/cwt	230.00–233.00	986	7

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 323Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	250.00–260.00	256.02
4	—	329	277.00–287.00	284.41
7	—	634	228.00–235.00	231.97
2	—	528	240.00–245.00	242.54
2	—	423	260.00–267.00	263.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	300.00	300.00
1	—	510	260.00	260.00
1	—	420	277.00	277.00
1	—	395	297.00	297.00
6	—	580	243.00–247.00	244.29
1	—	490	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	195.00–202.00	197.32
2	—	480	237.00–240.00	238.55
2	—	423	245.00–247.00	245.96
1	—	510	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	190.00	190.00
4	—	334	230.00–235.00	233.82
9	—	542	195.00–200.00	198.35
7	—	425	215.00–222.00	217.86
4	—	471	205.00–215.00	207.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	210.00–218.00	211.73
9	—	483	222.00–230.00	223.69
5	—	363	237.00–242.00	238.03
9	—	629	209.00–210.00	209.43
5	—	668	202.00–209.00	203.38
7	—	428	230.00–233.00	230.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	185.00	185.00
6	—	415	240.00–250.00	241.77
4	—	563	197.00–207.00	199.60
3	—	372	265.00–275.00	268.45
3	—	535	219.00–227.00	224.38
3	—	478	230.00–237.00	234.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	245.00–247.00	246.33
3	—	382	280.00–290.00	283.45
1	—	425	257.00	257.00
4	—	508	240.00–244.00	242.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	177.00	177.00
2	—	515	210.00–217.00	213.57
3	—	483	220.00–225.00	221.62
3	—	435	232.00–235.00	234.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	967	77.00–80.00	78.87
10	—	1,143	93.00–97.00	94.18
12	—	990	84.00–89.00	87.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	85.00–90.00	87.30
3	—	1,225	103.00–106.00	103.98
14	—	1,140	95.00–100.00	97.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	105.00–107.00	105.62
2	—	1,855	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	515.00–600.00	557.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	925.00–1,120.00	973.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–775.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–975.00	916.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,287.50

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