Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $229.65/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$229.65

45 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$15.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	236.49	1,165	9thin
Medium and Large 2	463	235.32	1,089	18thin
Medium and Large 3	471	220.55	1,039	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $127 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

229.65

—

AL average13 barns · 782 hd

203.00

+26.64

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	1,657	96.67	1,601	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	83.92	1,060	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	75.56	825	26

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)	—	$840	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$763	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$635	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$388	6

Every lot, as filed

49 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 3	—	468	183.56/cwt	180.00–187.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	222.80/cwt	222.00–227.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	262.03/cwt	257.00–267.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	228.54/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	211.64/cwt	205.00–215.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	218.52/cwt	215.00–222.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	248.53/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	188.46/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	261.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	255.69/cwt	252.00–257.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	233.68/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	77.27/cwt	74.00–78.00	818	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	87.30/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,041	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	82.23/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,067	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	70.07/cwt	68.00–72.00	797	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	81.86/cwt	80.00–85.00	878	6
Bulls	—	—	1,450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/head	750.00–775.00	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	387.50/head	300.00–475.00	388	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	635.00/head	600.00–670.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	211.10/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,110	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	190.39/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	251.60/cwt	245.00–255.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	239.45/cwt	237.00–242.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	231.79/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	489	222.60/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	229.43/cwt	227.00–232.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	219.01/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	194.69/cwt	190.00–200.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	188.45/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,178	2

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 222Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 24Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	180.00–187.00	183.56
4	—	325	190.00–200.00	194.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	197.00	197.00
6	—	432	222.00–227.00	222.80
7	—	526	210.00–218.00	211.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	205.00–215.00	211.64
2	—	383	215.00–222.00	218.52
1	—	555	192.00	192.00
2	—	625	187.00–190.00	188.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	205.00	205.00
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
1	—	375	240.00	240.00
2	—	630	187.00–190.00	188.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	257.00–267.00	262.03
2	—	620	227.00–230.00	228.54
2	—	560	235.00	235.00
1	—	705	195.00	195.00
1	—	670	207.00	207.00
2	—	520	237.00	237.00
6	—	418	242.00–252.00	248.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	250.00	250.00
3	—	483	260.00–265.00	261.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	240.00–250.00	244.94
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
4	—	361	252.00–257.00	255.69
1	—	325	262.00	262.00
4	—	464	230.00–237.00	231.79
1	—	615	197.00	197.00
3	—	577	217.00–220.00	219.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	232.00–240.00	233.68
4	—	470	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	175.00	175.00
1	—	605	182.00	182.00
3	—	580	187.00–197.00	190.39
3	—	323	245.00–255.00	251.60
2	—	373	237.00–242.00	239.45
4	—	489	215.00–225.00	222.60
4	—	433	227.00–232.00	229.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,058	74.00–78.00	77.27
10	—	1,138	68.00–72.00	70.07
6	—	1,072	80.00–85.00	81.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	85.00–90.00	87.30
4	—	1,298	80.00–84.00	82.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,760	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–775.00	762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	840.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–670.00	635.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	300.00–475.00	387.50

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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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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