Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. There were no slaughter bulls recorded. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $226.95/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$226.95

77 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$21.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	241.77	1,142	13thin
Medium and Large 2	492	225.72	1,112	44
Medium and Large 3	465	220.01	1,022	20

One grade step is worth $21.77/cwt here — about $120 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 sale77 hd

226.95

—

AL average16 barns · 1,385 hd

219.87

+7.07

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	102.00	1,408	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	88.57	1,195	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	976	73.75	720	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$886	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$536	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	215.67/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	217.78/cwt	217.00–222.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	185.98/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	243.59/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	224.14/cwt	222.00–230.00	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	221.18/cwt	220.00–222.00	938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	188.90/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	198.13/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	208.66/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	194.45/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	229.75/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	261.16/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	236.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	767	171.02/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	257.14/cwt	252.00–262.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	208.69/cwt	202.00–212.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	251.70/cwt	245.00–255.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	225.35/cwt	225.00–228.00	983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	173.52/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	216.58/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	208.24/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	198.58/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	236.76/cwt	235.00–240.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	215.57/cwt	210.00–217.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	227.30/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,084	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	220.60/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,149	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	242.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,142	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	232.62/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	256.64/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	224.65/cwt	217.00–227.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,123	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.71/head	800.00–950.00	886	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	536.36/head	450.00–640.00	536	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	82.63/cwt	80.00–85.00	863	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	67.14/cwt	65.00–70.00	567	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	95.39/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,166	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	85.16/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,203	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	75.94/cwt	75.00–77.00	797	7

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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 302Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 38Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	215.00–217.00	215.67
8	—	436	225.00–228.00	225.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	310	217.00–222.00	217.78
2	—	588	182.00–190.00	185.98
5	—	407	210.00–217.00	215.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	222.00–230.00	224.14
2	—	333	232.00–235.00	233.49
12	—	424	220.00–222.00	221.18
5	—	637	187.00–197.00	188.90
7	—	559	197.00–205.00	198.13
3	—	528	207.00–212.00	208.66
2	—	675	172.00–175.00	173.52
5	—	476	215.00–219.00	216.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	240.00–247.00	243.59
3	—	512	230.00–240.00	236.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	250.00–255.00	252.45
2	—	668	192.00–197.00	194.45
3	—	615	227.00–235.00	229.75
2	—	428	257.00–265.00	261.16
2	—	510	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	170.00–173.00	171.02
3	—	463	202.00–212.00	208.69
3	—	333	245.00–255.00	251.70
6	—	385	230.00–240.00	235.06
4	—	431	217.00–227.00	224.65
1	—	570	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	252.00–262.00	257.14
1	—	660	195.00	195.00
3	—	577	205.00–215.00	208.24
1	—	325	275.00	275.00
5	—	623	197.00–205.00	198.58
6	—	422	235.00–240.00	236.76
15	—	477	225.00–232.00	227.30
9	—	521	215.00–225.00	220.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	240.00–245.00	242.01
5	—	509	232.00–235.00	232.62
3	—	412	255.00–260.00	256.64

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–950.00	885.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	450.00–640.00	536.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	102.00	102.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	80.00–85.00	82.63
5	—	845	65.00–70.00	67.14
7	—	1,050	75.00–77.00	75.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	94.00–98.00	95.39
6	—	1,413	83.00–88.00	85.16

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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