Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with active demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.34/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$217.34

73 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$14.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	223.75	1,136	4thin
Medium and Large 2	505	220.80	1,116	47
Medium and Large 3	437	208.76	913	22

One grade step is worth $14.99/cwt here — about $223 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

217.34

—

AL average16 barns · 2,303 hd

218.24

−0.91

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	1,574	104.73	1,648	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	94.93	1,372	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	88.89	1,166	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	83.41	886	46

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,267	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$945	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$695	11

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	85.61/cwt	82.00–87.00	972	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	94.93/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,372	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	90.13/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,113	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	84.77/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,168	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	95.81/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,224	10
Bulls	—	—	1,465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	105.38/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	208.70/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	228.34/cwt	225.00–233.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	228.96/cwt	228.00–232.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	218.40/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,127	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	248.19/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	204.11/cwt	200.00–207.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	233.61/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,007	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	224.90/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	260.94/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	192.54/cwt	185.00–195.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	240.15/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	230.99/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	265.67/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	209.48/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	244.19/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	219.53/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	234.36/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	282.38/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,067	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	90.08/cwt	89.00–92.00	948	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	76.48/cwt	74.00–79.00	714	14
Bulls	—	—	1,805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,076	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	695.45/head	650.00–750.00	695	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	945.00/head	825.00–1,025.00	945	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,266.67/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	197.10/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	197.73/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,147	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	233.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	231.71/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	267.52/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	175.32/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	237.65/cwt	237.00–242.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	270.68/cwt	267.00–272.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	224.22/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,067	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	215.01/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,230	6

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 325Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 111Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 53Year ago 25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,135	82.00–87.00	85.61
6	—	1,052	89.00–92.00	90.08
14	—	933	74.00–79.00	76.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	94.00–96.00	94.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,235	88.00–92.00	90.13
21	—	1,378	82.00–86.00	84.77
10	—	1,278	95.00–98.00	95.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,590	104.00–108.00	105.38
1	—	1,805	115.00	115.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	207.00–214.00	208.70
4	—	425	228.00–232.00	228.96
11	—	516	217.00–220.00	218.40
1	—	685	195.00	195.00
8	—	372	237.00–242.00	237.65
1	—	710	190.00	190.00
1	—	780	182.00	182.00
11	—	476	220.00–228.00	224.22
6	—	572	214.00–217.00	215.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	225.00–233.00	228.34
5	—	465	200.00–207.00	204.11
4	—	513	185.00–195.00	192.54
4	—	423	210.00–215.00	212.43
2	—	640	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	230.00	230.00
1	—	410	237.00	237.00
1	—	710	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	245.00–255.00	248.19
1	—	365	272.00	272.00
3	—	470	255.00–264.00	260.94
5	—	579	239.00–242.00	240.15
3	—	637	230.00–233.00	230.99
2	—	660	215.00–217.00	216.01
3	—	442	265.00–267.00	265.67
2	—	720	207.00–212.00	209.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	270.00	270.00
1	—	325	300.00	300.00
2	—	515	260.00–265.00	262.52
1	—	605	242.00	242.00
1	—	405	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	195.00	195.00
8	—	431	230.00–240.00	233.61
2	—	528	222.00–228.00	224.90
1	—	595	217.00	217.00
1	—	705	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	252.00	252.00
2	—	538	217.00–222.00	219.53
1	—	375	257.00	257.00
1	—	325	282.00	282.00
2	—	618	192.00–202.00	197.10
4	—	481	230.00–237.00	231.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	243.00–250.00	244.19
5	—	529	232.00–238.00	234.36
1	—	335	290.00	290.00
2	—	378	280.00–285.00	282.38
4	—	411	265.00–275.00	267.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	212.00	212.00
7	—	580	195.00–205.00	197.73
6	—	435	230.00–240.00	233.26
3	—	708	172.00–182.00	175.32
4	—	321	267.00–272.00	270.68

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	11	—	—	650.00–750.00	695.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	945.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,266.67

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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