Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady while feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $225.11/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$225.11

78 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$27.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	244.23	1,167	9thin
Medium and Large 2	511	229.96	1,175	30
Medium and Large 3	490	216.97	1,064	39

One grade step is worth $27.26/cwt here — about $103 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 sale78 hd

225.11

—

AL average15 barns · 1,113 hd

207.74

+17.37

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	1,600	103.00	1,648	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	82.00	1,312	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,405	80.06	1,125	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	75.60	796	22

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)	—	$1,062	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$825	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$596	5

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	534	215.63/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	268.46/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	237.03/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	211.41/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	185.99/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	231.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	224.45/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	249.05/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	257.99/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	242.43/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	240.65/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	238.22/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,122	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	188.26/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	194.65/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	247.61/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,129	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	70.66/cwt	68.00–73.00	705	8
Bulls	—	—	1,600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	85.12/cwt	82.00–87.00	896	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	76.60/cwt	74.00–79.00	836	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,312	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	80.06/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,125	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	596.00/head	550.00–665.00	596	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,061.67/head	1,025.00–1,135.00	1,062	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	221.93/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	193.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,014	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	229.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	993	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	721	180.87/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	246.05/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	261.30/cwt	260.00–265.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	207.08/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	250.76/cwt	250.00–255.00	938	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	261.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	273.35/cwt	270.00–275.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	227.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	194.05/cwt	192.00–202.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	1

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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 409Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 178Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 19Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	215.00–219.00	215.63
8	—	575	208.00–215.00	211.41
2	—	758	182.00–190.00	185.99
5	—	411	230.00–235.00	231.97
6	—	470	222.00–227.00	224.45
1	—	690	198.00	198.00
1	—	635	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	236.00–238.00	237.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	190.00	190.00
5	—	317	225.00–230.00	227.98
5	—	508	192.00–202.00	194.05
1	—	670	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	267.00–270.00	268.46
2	—	525	255.00	255.00
2	—	483	257.00–259.00	257.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	250.00	250.00
2	—	490	250.00	250.00
1	—	630	235.00	235.00
3	—	578	240.00–242.00	240.65
1	—	385	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	247.00–250.00	249.05
3	—	530	237.00–245.00	242.43
2	—	575	235.00	235.00
1	—	375	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	230.00–235.00	232.49
8	—	471	237.00–242.00	238.22
4	—	676	187.00–192.00	188.26
3	—	618	192.00–200.00	194.65
2	—	568	217.00–227.00	221.93
2	—	425	242.00–250.00	246.05
3	—	368	260.00–265.00	261.74
3	—	323	270.00–275.00	273.35
1	—	765	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	240.00	240.00
5	—	456	247.00–250.00	247.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	185.00	185.00
5	—	523	190.00–200.00	193.86
9	—	433	225.00–235.00	229.36
5	—	721	175.00–185.00	180.87
4	—	309	260.00–265.00	261.30
4	—	483	202.00–212.00	207.08
7	—	374	250.00–255.00	250.76
2	—	775	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	998	68.00–73.00	70.66
3	—	1,053	82.00–87.00	85.12
11	—	1,092	74.00–79.00	76.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,405	78.00–82.00	80.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	103.00	103.00

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	5	—	—	550.00–665.00	596.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,135.00	1,061.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	825.00	825.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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