Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.34/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −142.15 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$246.34

13 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$38.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.51

vs AL average

−29.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	260.97	1,386	5thin
Medium and Large 2	551	239.37	1,318	7thin
Medium and Large 3	515	222.00	1,143	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.97/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.98, low $313.19, median $388.49 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

246.34

—

AL average15 barns · 288 hd

252.85

−6.51

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−29.83

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−142.15

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	1,110	120.00	1,332	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	131.59	1,824	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,598	129.95	2,077	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	116.95	1,112	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$642	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	124.83/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,633	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,287	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	129.95/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,077	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	118.34/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,073	5
Bulls	—	—	1,110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	133.16/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	238.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	263.48/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	334.48/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	285.99/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	276.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	206.58/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	313.57/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	332.29/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	248.60/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	302.06/cwt	299.00–305.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	307.78/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	291.05/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	261.21/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	287.29/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	279.47/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	319.81/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	232.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,316	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,100	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	641.67/head	545.00–690.00	642	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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 288Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 36Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 50Year ago 33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	123.00–128.00	124.83
5	—	1,396	132.00–134.00	133.16
1	—	1,570	144.00	144.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	110.00	110.00
5	—	907	116.00–119.00	118.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	129.00–131.00	129.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	383	332.00–337.00	334.48
3	400–450	432	315.00–322.00	319.81
2	500–550	535	299.00–305.00	302.06
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	740	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	372.00	372.00
3	350–400	393	340.00–350.00	346.69
3	400–450	428	327.00–335.00	332.29
2	450–500	493	320.00–322.00	321.01
2	500–550	520	310.00–317.00	313.57
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	322.00	322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	565	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	630	247.00	247.00
3	650–700	683	235.00–240.00	238.32
3	750–800	782	204.00–212.00	206.58
4	850–900	870	195.00–200.00	197.49
1	900–950	925	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	633	230.00–235.00	232.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	282.00–287.00	285.99
5	400–450	439	270.00–280.00	276.08
2	450–500	473	260.00–267.00	263.48
3	500–550	530	247.00–252.00	248.60
4	550–600	566	230.00–240.00	232.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	240.00–250.00	244.97
1	500–550	515	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	307.00–310.00	307.78
4	350–400	378	290.00–292.00	291.05
6	400–450	413	282.00–290.00	287.29
2	450–500	460	277.00–282.00	279.47
4	500–550	524	260.00–265.00	261.21
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	545.00–690.00	641.67

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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