Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $243.61/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$243.61

66 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$22.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	257.18	1,079	22
Medium and Large 3	434	239.21	1,039	19thin
Medium and Large 2	494	235.02	1,160	25

One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about −$82 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 sale66 hd

243.61

—

AL average13 barns · 1,223 hd

229.42

+14.19

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	1,808	108.50	1,961	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	96.96	1,255	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	91.54	1,318	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	80.18	845	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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$970	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$464	9

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	218.64/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	208.98/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	304.81/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	243.63/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	250.77/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	255.95/cwt	252.00–257.00	970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	274.51/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	207.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	225.33/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	263.05/cwt	262.00–272.00	992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	290.04/cwt	285.00–295.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	218.57/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	265.75/cwt	262.00–272.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	258.51/cwt	257.00–260.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	282.24/cwt	280.00–287.00	898	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	72.52/cwt	70.00–74.00	788	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	91.60/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,192	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	103.21/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,328	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	87.06/cwt	85.00–90.00	912	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	79.06/cwt	77.00–80.00	801	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	91.54/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,318	3
Bulls	—	—	2,235	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,832	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	464.44/head	400.00–545.00	464	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	970.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	970	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,042.86/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,043	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	232.19/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	257.69/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,219	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	248.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	305.90/cwt	302.00–310.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	231.93/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	191.90/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	246.02/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	257.79/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	223.43/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	240.31/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,125	3

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 Jan 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 134Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 20Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 122Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	215.00	215.00
2	—	363	290.00–300.00	295.03
5	—	473	255.00–262.00	257.69
2	—	313	302.00–310.00	305.90
2	—	563	227.00–237.00	231.93
1	—	655	207.00	207.00
7	—	516	245.00–252.00	246.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	332.00	332.00
1	—	370	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	217.00–222.00	218.64
3	—	615	207.00–210.00	208.98
4	—	525	227.00–237.00	232.19
3	—	480	245.00–250.00	248.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	300.00–310.00	304.81
3	—	623	242.00–247.00	243.63
2	—	695	217.00	217.00
1	—	755	210.00	210.00
2	—	478	272.00–277.00	274.51
1	—	705	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	230.00	230.00
2	—	565	235.00–240.00	237.54
2	—	343	285.00–295.00	290.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	254.00	254.00
1	—	340	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	247.00–252.00	250.77
2	—	618	205.00–210.00	207.55
6	—	543	225.00–227.00	225.33
3	—	573	212.00–222.00	218.57
5	—	331	262.00–272.00	265.75
2	—	670	200.00	200.00
3	—	468	237.00–247.00	240.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	252.00–257.00	255.95
2	—	333	257.00–260.00	258.51
2	—	633	187.00–197.00	191.90
6	—	485	220.00–227.00	223.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	262.00–272.00	263.05
3	—	318	280.00–287.00	282.24
6	—	431	257.00–262.00	257.79
3	—	563	225.00–227.00	225.66
1	—	605	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,087	70.00–74.00	72.52
11	—	1,048	85.00–90.00	87.06
6	—	1,013	77.00–80.00	79.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	90.00–94.00	91.60
6	—	1,287	100.00–104.00	103.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	90.00–94.00	91.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,235	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,665	110.00	110.00

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	9	—	—	400.00–545.00	464.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	970.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,042.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,150.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle