Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. 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 $255.71/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −132.78 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$255.71

7 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

vs AL average

−11.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	262.00	1,454	1thin
Medium and Large 2	546	259.19	1,416	5thin
Medium and Large 3	595	232.00	1,380	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale7 hd

255.71

—

AL average13 barns · 518 hd

259.34

−3.63

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−11.16

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−132.78

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	1,604	151.97	2,438	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	139.96	1,920	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	133.00	2,108	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,146	116.06	1,331	7thin

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)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,120	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$642	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	348.34/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	325.91/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,769	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	136.94/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,842	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,081	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	336.54/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	293.37/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	268.58/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	324.89/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	346.84/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	308.68/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,185	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	274.56/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	245.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	303.45/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	318.52/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	302.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	352.28/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	291.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	410.04/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,201	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	143.94/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,127	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,145	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	115.88/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	310.07/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,039	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,575	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	641.67/head	600.00–725.00	642	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,120.00/head	1,040.00–1,200.00	1,120	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 Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 281Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 31Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 56Year ago 149

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,050	109.00	109.00
5	—	1,184	114.00–119.00	115.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	135.00–139.00	136.94
1	—	1,425	146.00	146.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,685	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,478	141.00–146.00	143.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	345.00–352.00	348.34
2	450–500	483	320.00–322.00	320.99
1	550–600	570	282.00	282.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	875	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	350.00–357.00	352.28
4	450–500	485	325.00–330.00	327.45
4	500–550	523	317.00–320.00	318.52
2	550–600	563	300.00–307.00	303.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	345.00–352.00	346.84
3	400–450	428	330.00–340.00	336.54
2	450–500	465	322.00–330.00	325.91
1	500–550	515	297.00	297.00
1	550–600	555	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	405.00–415.00	410.04
2	500–550	523	300.00–305.00	302.44
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	515	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	320.00–330.00	324.89
11	350–400	384	307.00–317.00	308.68
3	400–450	440	290.00–295.00	293.37
4	450–500	479	272.00–282.00	274.56
3	500–550	532	267.00–272.00	268.58
2	550–600	568	240.00–250.00	245.11
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	305.00–315.00	310.07
3	350–400	378	290.00–295.00	291.65
1	550–600	595	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	470	287.00	287.00
1	550–600	555	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	610	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,040.00–1,200.00	1,120.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	600.00–725.00	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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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