Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $243.61/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −144.88 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$243.61

21 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$18.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.73

vs AL average

−26.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	252.97	1,331	5thin
Medium and Large 2	560	245.73	1,376	9thin
Medium and Large 3	514	234.21	1,204	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.76/cwt here — about $127 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 sale21 hd

243.61

—

AL average13 barns · 324 hd

250.34

−6.73

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−26.98

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−144.88

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	1,810	150.44	2,723	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	136.00	1,992	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	128.26	1,654	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	113.02	1,180	24

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)	—	$1,679	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,320	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,020	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$723	22

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	550–600	587	273.24/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	299.72/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	249.49/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	333.30/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,437	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	311.99/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	309.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	323.04/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	293.64/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	244.13/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	256.85/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,212	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	295.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	247.73/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,340	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	123.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,426	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,992	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	125.42/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,677	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,614	6
Bulls	—	—	1,695	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,678	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	143.90/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,518	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,756.67/head	1,700.00–1,785.00	1,757	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	722.50/head	695.00–750.00	723	22
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,320.00/head	1,275.00–1,410.00	1,320	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,020.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	249.94/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	234.21/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,204	7
Bulls	—	—	2,018	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	3,289	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	116.27/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,302	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	102.15/cwt	101.00–104.00	888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	312.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	235.71/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	321.84/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	306.62/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	252.97/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	222.93/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	298.25/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	372.08/cwt	367.00–377.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	333.60/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	286.72/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	319.57/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,307	4

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 120Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 16Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 7Year ago 148

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	317.00–327.00	319.57
3	450–500	485	297.00–305.00	299.72
6	500–550	512	292.00–297.00	293.64
3	550–600	587	270.00–280.00	273.24
2	600–650	628	247.00–252.00	249.49
1	650–700	655	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	290.00–300.00	295.12
1	500–550	540	277.00	277.00
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	367.00–377.00	372.08
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	437	332.00–337.00	333.60
4	450–500	468	310.00–320.00	312.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	431	327.00–337.00	333.30
5	450–500	469	320.00–325.00	323.04
2	500–550	543	310.00–314.00	311.99
1	550–600	560	307.00	307.00
1	600–650	625	272.00	272.00
1	650–700	685	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	300.00–310.00	306.62
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	317.00–327.00	321.84
2	350–400	390	305.00–315.00	309.94
3	400–450	432	285.00–290.00	286.72
11	450–500	472	255.00–265.00	256.85
4	500–550	541	247.00–250.00	247.73
5	550–600	575	240.00–247.00	244.13
2	650–700	693	207.00–210.00	208.51
2	750–800	760	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	245.00–255.00	249.94
7	500–550	514	230.00–240.00	234.21
2	650–700	668	180.00–190.00	185.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	295.00–300.00	298.25
5	500–550	526	252.00–257.00	252.97
5	600–650	631	233.00–240.00	235.71
2	650–700	668	219.00–227.00	222.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	120.00–124.00	123.28
11	—	1,120	112.00–117.00	116.27
8	—	869	101.00–104.00	102.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	136.00	136.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,337	122.00–127.00	125.42
6	—	1,218	131.00–134.00	132.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	158.00	158.00
5	—	1,750	142.00–147.00	143.90
2	—	2,018	162.00–164.00	163.00

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)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,785.00	1,756.67
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,275.00–1,410.00	1,320.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	695.00–750.00	722.50

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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Slaughter Cattle

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