Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $264.72/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$264.72

70 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$461

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$63.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	384	310.66	1,193	19thin
Medium and Large 1	649	252.00	1,635	9thin
Medium and Large 2	671	246.67	1,654	42

One grade step is worth $63.98/cwt here — about −$461 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 sale70 hd

264.72

—

AL average15 barns · 1,260 hd

276.94

−12.21

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	—	Average	1,533	114.00	1,747	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	113.03	1,500	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	111.12	1,626	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	96.87	1,055	11

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)	—	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$925	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,453	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$630	14

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	605	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	320.75/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,148	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	302.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	221.44/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	248.46/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	769	204.90/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	259.42/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	249.33/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	292.43/cwt	290.00–297.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	279.58/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	214.68/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	271.22/cwt	265.00–275.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	274.42/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	221.35/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	280.66/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	355.96/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,096	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,550	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	116.58/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,720	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	105.38/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,323	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	119.60/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,720	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	98.71/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,036	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	109.60/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,583	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	112.89/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,454	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	87.18/cwt	85.00–90.00	914	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	107.32/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,286	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,434	1
Bulls	—	—	1,020	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,112	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,461.00/head	1,385.00–1,575.00	1,461	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	630.00/head	535.00–725.00	630	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,933.33/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	958.33/head	900.00–1,075.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	193.00/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,718	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	322.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	234.57/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	275.91/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	238.05/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	311	331.69/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,032	6

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 417Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 34Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 84Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	222.00	222.00
7	—	358	315.00–325.00	320.75
4	—	431	300.00–310.00	302.52
1	—	595	235.00	235.00
6	—	311	330.00–340.00	331.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	769	202.00–212.00	204.90
2	—	358	340.00–350.00	344.97
5	—	308	352.00–362.00	355.96
16	—	890	188.00–198.00	193.00
1	—	660	230.00	230.00
4	—	424	320.00–330.00	322.39
2	—	623	232.00–237.00	234.57
5	—	537	272.00–282.00	275.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	280.00–282.00	280.66
1	—	520	292.00	292.00
1	—	740	222.00	222.00
2	—	770	215.00	215.00
2	—	670	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	220.00–227.00	221.44
4	—	478	247.00–250.00	248.46
3	—	317	290.00–297.00	292.43
3	—	608	210.00–217.00	214.68
4	—	371	272.00–282.00	274.42
4	—	519	237.00–241.00	238.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
1	—	615	197.00	197.00
3	—	730	180.00	180.00
5	—	323	265.00–275.00	271.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	257.00–267.00	259.42
3	—	532	249.00–250.00	249.33
3	—	428	277.00–285.00	279.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	272.00	272.00
1	—	555	267.00	267.00
1	—	625	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	263.00	263.00
3	—	783	220.00–222.00	221.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	222.00	222.00
1	—	540	262.00	262.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,475	115.00–118.00	116.58
5	—	1,444	109.00–110.00	109.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	103.00–107.00	105.38
6	—	1,438	118.00–123.00	119.60
8	—	1,288	111.00–115.00	112.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	96.00–101.00	98.71
4	—	1,048	85.00–90.00	87.18
3	—	1,198	106.00–108.00	107.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,020	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,385.00–1,575.00	1,461.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,933.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	958.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	535.00–725.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,462.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,250.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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