Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.80/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$241.80

63 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$192

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

$7.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	245.85	1,230	24
Medium and Large 3	410	240.64	985	17thin
Medium and Large 1	597	238.27	1,422	22

One grade step is worth $7.58/cwt here — about −$192 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 sale63 hd

241.80

—

AL average14 barns · 1,825 hd

252.54

−10.75

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	1,712	115.14	1,971	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	114.57	1,499	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,573	104.37	1,642	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	101.21	1,136	12

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)	—	$1,479	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,295	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,043	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,636	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$740	18

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	523	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	268.55/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	283.69/cwt	280.00–287.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	257.84/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	248.92/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	203.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	218.99/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	240.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	283.01/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	306.01/cwt	304.00–308.00	1,493	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	92.49/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,085	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	110.22/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,132	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	105.34/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,190	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	104.37/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,452	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	109.58/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,488	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,127	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,637	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.00/head	700.00–780.00	740	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,295.00/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,295	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,478.95/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,479	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,043.33/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,043	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,417	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	289.63/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	302.30/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	346.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	298.31/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	355.13/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	231.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	238.72/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	187.52/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	235.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	882	189.56/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,672	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	313.19/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	250.10/cwt	245.00–255.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	201.33/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	266.50/cwt	260.00–270.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	259.84/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,123	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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 231Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 12Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 14Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	200.00–210.00	205.02
8	—	435	230.00–240.00	235.11
4	—	363	245.00–255.00	250.10
3	—	328	260.00–270.00	266.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	208.00	208.00
2	—	335	300.00	300.00
5	—	479	255.00–262.00	257.84
1	—	355	295.00	295.00
2	—	530	245.00–253.00	248.92
2	—	745	203.00	203.00
2	—	420	270.00–280.00	274.94
4	—	830	198.00	198.00
3	—	775	201.00–202.00	201.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	267.00–275.00	268.55
2	—	323	280.00–287.00	283.69
2	—	685	190.00–195.00	192.54
3	—	562	230.00–235.00	231.71
3	—	523	237.00–242.00	238.72
2	—	890	184.00–191.00	187.52
7	—	432	259.00–262.00	259.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	250.00	250.00
1	—	555	297.00	297.00
5	—	929	200.00–210.00	203.90
1	—	520	311.00	311.00
2	—	770	230.00	230.00
1	—	330	370.00	370.00
3	—	860	217.00–220.00	218.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	222.00	222.00
1	—	590	270.00	270.00
2	—	373	327.00–330.00	328.51
2	—	740	225.00–227.00	226.01
1	—	485	315.00	315.00
3	—	690	240.00–242.00	240.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	185.00	185.00
1	—	355	315.00	315.00
2	—	670	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	220.00	220.00
1	—	525	300.00	300.00
1	—	425	322.00	322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	250.00–255.00	252.51
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
3	—	437	300.00–307.00	302.30
6	—	488	295.00–300.00	298.31
6	—	330	352.00–362.00	355.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	282.00–285.00	283.01
4	—	488	304.00–308.00	306.01
6	—	532	287.00–295.00	289.63
3	—	373	340.00–350.00	346.52
11	—	882	185.00–195.00	189.56
7	—	408	312.00–320.00	313.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	90.00–94.00	92.49
3	—	1,027	109.00–113.00	110.22
4	—	1,130	103.00–106.00	105.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	102.00–107.00	104.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	120.00–124.00	122.05
3	—	1,388	108.00–113.00	109.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	132.00	132.00
1	—	2,045	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,458	110.00–115.00	112.28

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	18	—	—	700.00–780.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,295.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,478.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,043.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,416.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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