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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $212.75/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$212.75

47 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$29.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	231.26	956	12thin
Medium and Large 2	519	210.74	1,093	18thin
Medium and Large 3	491	201.81	991	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.45/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale47 hd

212.75

—

AL average15 barns · 1,600 hd

207.40

+5.35

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	1,390	95.61	1,329	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	94.94	1,299	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	87.09	1,196	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	82.73	939	33

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)	—	$1,100	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,098	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$763	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	372	266.73/cwt	265.00–270.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	231.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	233.03/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	197.75/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	222.02/cwt	220.00–228.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	180.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	200.85/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	209.46/cwt	207.00–212.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	219.26/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	213.93/cwt	212.00–217.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	219.03/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	241.68/cwt	240.00–245.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	232.01/cwt	230.00–235.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	233.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,129	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	762.50/head	725.00–850.00	763	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,190.79/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,191	19
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	12
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	95.61/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,329	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	94.94/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,299	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	87.09/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,196	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	86.41/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,014	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	77.73/cwt	74.00–79.00	852	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	90.75/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,060	4

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 324Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 47Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 14Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	265.00–270.00	266.73
5	—	522	230.00–240.00	231.95
2	—	413	260.00–262.00	260.99
3	—	345	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	205.00	205.00
2	—	640	195.00	195.00
5	—	527	217.00–227.00	219.03
5	—	483	230.00–240.00	233.85
3	—	380	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	212.00	212.00
3	—	615	180.00	180.00
1	—	495	202.00	202.00
2	—	315	250.00–260.00	254.92
2	—	525	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	242.00	242.00
1	—	610	222.00	222.00
2	—	585	229.00–237.00	233.03
1	—	395	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	215.00	215.00
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	247.00	247.00
1	—	715	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	195.00–202.00	197.75
2	—	568	175.00–185.00	180.07
2	—	463	207.00–212.00	209.46
5	—	425	212.00–217.00	213.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	220.00–228.00	222.02
1	—	715	177.00	177.00
5	—	576	197.00–207.00	200.85
2	—	380	230.00	230.00
4	—	494	217.00–220.00	219.26
2	—	630	192.00–195.00	193.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	240.00–245.00	241.68
2	—	475	224.00	224.00
2	—	513	220.00–222.00	221.00
5	—	407	230.00–235.00	232.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	725.00–850.00	762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,190.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	94.00–98.00	95.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,368	91.00–96.00	94.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,373	85.00–89.00	87.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,173	85.00–88.00	86.41
16	—	1,096	74.00–79.00	77.73
4	—	1,168	90.00–93.00	90.75

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

Replacement Cattle

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