Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $284.67/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$284.67

27 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$94.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	295.09	1,566	16thin
Medium and Large 2	546	276.37	1,508	10thin
Medium and Large 3	655	201.00	1,317	1thin

One grade step is worth $94.09/cwt here — about $250 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 sale27 hd

284.67

—

AL average15 barns · 823 hd

282.15

+2.52

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	—	High	1,693	115.50	1,955	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	97.56	1,410	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	94.34	1,080	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,133	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,375	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,032	15

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 1	—	425	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	358.43/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	339.43/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	330.98/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	328.86/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	313.51/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	356.09/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	289.51/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	281.68/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	281.58/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	246.35/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	273.79/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	227.07/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	276.48/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	291.70/cwt	290.00–295.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	298.42/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,133	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,375	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,031.67/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,032	15
Bulls	—	—	1,675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,027	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,881	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	91.96/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,089	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	100.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,095	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	901	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,410	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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 229Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 153

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	332.00	332.00
2	—	320	357.00–360.00	358.43
2	—	375	337.00–342.00	339.43
1	—	520	280.00	280.00
2	—	465	295.00–302.00	298.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	260.00	260.00
2	—	388	315.00–320.00	317.48
2	—	493	270.00–280.00	274.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	215.00–217.00	216.01
2	—	573	222.00–232.00	227.07
1	—	345	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	347.00	347.00
5	—	425	325.00–335.00	328.86
1	—	755	212.00	212.00
2	—	333	352.00–360.00	356.09
2	—	558	287.00–292.00	289.51
2	—	740	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	330.00–332.00	330.98
3	—	745	210.00	210.00
2	—	443	312.00–315.00	313.51
3	—	527	275.00–285.00	281.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
3	—	465	245.00–247.00	246.35
4	—	371	270.00–275.00	273.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	280.00–287.00	281.68
2	—	413	273.00–280.00	276.48
3	—	328	290.00–295.00	291.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	222.00	222.00
1	—	320	272.00	272.00
1	—	560	205.00	205.00

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)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,133.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	925.00–1,125.00	1,031.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,710	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,184	90.00–95.00	91.96
5	—	1,085	100.00–105.00	100.96
1	—	1,060	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	95.00–100.00	97.56

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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Steers · 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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