Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.33/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$205.33

49 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$35.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	217.52	1,039	19thin
Medium and Large 2	469	210.93	989	16thin
Medium and Large 3	552	182.39	1,008	14thin

One grade step is worth $35.13/cwt here — about $31 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 sale49 hd

205.33

—

AL average14 barns · 1,475 hd

206.70

−1.37

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	1,800	96.01	1,728	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,431	82.00	1,174	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	72.99	859	8thin

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)	—	$992	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$838	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$550	8

Every lot, as filed

43 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 3	—	411	224.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	210.65/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,081	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.23/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	232.25/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	186.65/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	245.94/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	201.23/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	232.38/cwt	230.00–237.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	194.33/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	195.96/cwt	192.00–200.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	232.04/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	153.92/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	188.01/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	231.37/cwt	230.00–237.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	206.20/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	278.68/cwt	277.00–285.00	903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	192.04/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	212.98/cwt	212.00–215.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	171.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	278.49/cwt	277.00–280.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	262.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	216.06/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	246.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,077	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	991.67/head	975.00–1,000.00	992	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	550.00/head	500.00–600.00	550	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/head	725.00–875.00	838	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	96.01/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,728	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,216	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	75.97/cwt	74.00–78.00	904	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,025	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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 177Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 45Year ago 163

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	220.00–230.00	224.38
2	—	540	197.00–200.00	198.49
2	—	580	187.00–197.00	192.04
2	—	468	212.00–220.00	216.06
3	—	378	240.00–250.00	246.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	177.00	177.00
6	—	513	208.00–212.00	210.65
3	—	675	182.00–192.00	185.23
2	—	588	200.00–205.00	202.49
5	—	324	277.00–285.00	278.68
2	—	628	195.00–200.00	197.45
4	—	381	260.00–270.00	262.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	277.00–280.00	278.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	230.00–237.00	232.25
3	—	712	185.00–190.00	186.65
2	—	538	242.00–250.00	245.94
2	—	590	227.00–237.00	232.04
1	—	610	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	260.00–265.00	262.45
1	—	635	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	200.00–205.00	201.23
1	—	370	240.00	240.00
5	—	418	230.00–237.00	231.37
6	—	508	205.00–212.00	206.20
1	—	310	250.00	250.00
2	—	485	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	230.00–237.00	232.38
5	—	529	190.00–197.00	194.33
3	—	612	187.00–190.00	188.01
2	—	435	220.00–225.00	222.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	192.00–200.00	195.96
4	—	735	152.00–160.00	153.92
3	—	420	212.00–215.00	212.98
3	—	538	170.00–175.00	171.69

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	991.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–875.00	837.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	94.00–98.00	96.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,165	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,190	74.00–78.00	75.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,165	88.00	88.00

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

Slaughter Cattle