Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with a good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.13/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$220.13

74 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$14.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	229.66	1,049	11thin
Medium and Large 2	455	222.04	1,011	32
Medium and Large 3	447	214.78	959	31

One grade step is worth $14.88/cwt here — about $90 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 sale74 hd

220.13

—

AL average13 barns · 1,286 hd

209.16

+10.97

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	—	Average	2,002	98.73	1,977	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	87.69	1,248	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	81.42	896	19

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)	—	$960	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$713	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$536	11

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	635	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	220.11/cwt	217.00–225.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	224.23/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	193.47/cwt	190.00–197.00	987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	229.37/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	243.53/cwt	242.00–245.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	204.65/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	238.56/cwt	237.00–240.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	207.79/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,091	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	251.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	265.96/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	261.54/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,122	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	272.56/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,033	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	244.67/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,309	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	289.47/cwt	287.00–297.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	281.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,064	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	92.62/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,260	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	82.90/cwt	82.00–84.00	902	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	76.39/cwt	74.00–78.00	841	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,107	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	87.26/cwt	87.00–88.00	983	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,235	4
Bulls	—	—	2,024	95.91/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,941	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	536.36/head	500.00–600.00	536	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/head	920.00–1,000.00	960	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	712.50/head	675.00–750.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	238.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	247.15/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	206.61/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	209.57/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	213.54/cwt	210.00–217.00	982	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	895	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	243.74/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	270.11/cwt	265.00–275.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	241.06/cwt	240.00–245.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	236.20/cwt	235.00–242.00	976	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 Oct 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 266Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 123Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 47Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	197.00	197.00
7	—	471	222.00–230.00	224.23
3	—	557	200.00–207.00	204.65
2	—	370	237.00–240.00	238.56
10	—	525	207.00–215.00	207.79
9	—	331	240.00–245.00	241.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	217.00–225.00	220.11
6	—	510	190.00–197.00	193.47
2	—	585	182.00	182.00
8	—	460	210.00–217.00	213.54
10	—	385	230.00–235.00	232.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	242.00–245.00	243.53
2	—	610	205.00	205.00
1	—	560	212.00	212.00
6	—	413	235.00–242.00	236.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	204.00	204.00
9	—	429	260.00–267.00	261.54
8	—	379	270.00–277.00	272.56
2	—	535	235.00–237.00	236.01
3	—	625	205.00–210.00	206.61
7	—	488	242.00–248.00	243.74
2	—	560	230.00	230.00
1	—	745	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	241.00–247.00	244.67
4	—	339	287.00–297.00	289.47
2	—	555	237.00	237.00
3	—	378	280.00–285.00	281.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	235.00–240.00	238.32
4	—	423	242.00–252.00	247.15
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
4	—	586	205.00–211.00	209.57
2	—	333	265.00–275.00	270.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	220.00	220.00
1	—	435	270.00	270.00
1	—	380	272.00	272.00
5	—	526	250.00–260.00	251.94
2	—	478	265.00–267.00	265.96
1	—	560	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	221.00–238.00	229.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	90.00–94.00	92.62
4	—	1,470	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,088	82.00–84.00	82.90
7	—	1,101	74.00–78.00	76.39
4	—	1,126	87.00–88.00	87.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	110.00	110.00
4	—	2,024	95.00–100.00	95.91

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	—	—	500.00–600.00	536.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	920.00–1,000.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	675.00–750.00	712.50

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle