Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $225.47/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$225.47

45 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$252

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

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	418	230.71	963	32
Medium and Large 2	572	212.58	1,215	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale45 hd

225.47

—

AL average13 barns · 966 hd

206.17

+19.31

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	1,945	100.67	1,958	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	88.11	1,119	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	80.53	868	11

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)	—	$1,038	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$828	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$540	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 2	—	532	225.17/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	208.01/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,221	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	262.96/cwt	257.00–267.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	190.32/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	240.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	239.68/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	186.36/cwt	185.00–187.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	218.63/cwt	217.00–227.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	252.95/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	190.97/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	246.82/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,155	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	233.96/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	223.48/cwt	222.00–225.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	208.89/cwt	205.00–215.00	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	181.05/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	198.69/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	217.38/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,039	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	244.45/cwt	242.00–252.00	887	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	229.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	174.54/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	203.95/cwt	202.00–207.00	993	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	828.33/head	785.00–850.00	828	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	540.00/head	480.00–570.00	540	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,096	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	91.74/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,094	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	84.48/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,139	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	83.15/cwt	80.00–85.00	989	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	992	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	73.02/cwt	71.00–75.00	670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,697	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	222.00–232.00	225.17
5	—	587	207.00–212.00	208.01
1	—	420	240.00	240.00
1	—	460	237.00	237.00
3	—	673	187.00–197.00	190.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	257.00–267.00	262.96
3	—	523	192.00–202.00	198.69
4	—	478	215.00–225.00	217.38
12	—	363	242.00–252.00	244.45
5	—	424	225.00–235.00	229.06
3	—	582	172.00–180.00	174.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	222.00–225.00	223.51
4	—	538	238.00–245.00	239.68
5	—	439	252.00–257.00	252.95
8	—	468	245.00–250.00	246.82
2	—	568	232.00–236.00	233.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	240.00–242.00	240.66
1	—	605	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	197.00	197.00
2	—	580	190.00–192.00	190.97
2	—	360	222.00–225.00	223.48
2	—	715	177.00	177.00
5	—	617	180.00–185.00	181.05
5	—	487	202.00–207.00	203.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	185.00–187.00	186.36
6	—	333	217.00–227.00	218.63
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
5	—	422	205.00–215.00	208.89
8	—	465	190.00–200.00	194.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	785.00–850.00	828.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	480.00–570.00	540.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,015	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,805	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	90.00–94.00	91.74
2	—	1,348	84.00–85.00	84.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,190	80.00–85.00	83.15
2	—	1,115	89.00	89.00
4	—	918	71.00–75.00	73.02

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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