Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower on a lightly tested market. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.49/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −140.83 against this barn's trailing median of $438.32.

Average price

$297.49

6 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.62

vs AL average

−7.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	297.49	1,600	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.22, low $377.80, median $438.32 across 16 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 sale6 hd

297.49

—

AL average13 barns · 145 hd

293.87

+3.62

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−7.98

This barn, trailing median16 sales

438.32

−140.83

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	1,274	132.50	1,688	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	129.69	1,742	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	124.56	1,718	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	116.41	1,193	47

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)	—	$1,625	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,329	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,030	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$845	23

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,190	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,135	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,781	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	126.79/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,663	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	123.35/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	260.20/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	296.18/cwt	292.00–300.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	248.48/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	318.56/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	324.53/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	260.35/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	281.94/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	288.10/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	239.57/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	309.53/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	251.28/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	369.01/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	337.84/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	298.52/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	309.03/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	325.95/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,222	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	117.22/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,105	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	125.28/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,393	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	107.58/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,154	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	133.81/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	235.15/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	253.26/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,102	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	950.00–1,000.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,487.50/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,488	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,230.00/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,230	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,658.33/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,658	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	845.00/head	785.00–900.00	845	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,480.56/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,481	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,190.91/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,191	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,558.33/head	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,558	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 Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 291Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,525	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	130.00	130.00
9	—	1,381	122.00–125.00	123.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	139.00	139.00
16	—	1,312	125.00–128.00	126.79
9	—	1,420	132.00–136.00	133.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	943	114.00–119.00	117.22
12	—	1,112	124.00–127.00	125.28
14	—	1,073	106.00–109.00	107.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	295.00–302.00	298.52
3	450–500	485	257.00–267.00	260.20
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00–350.00	345.07
2	350–400	375	322.00–330.00	325.95
2	400–450	413	310.00–315.00	312.55
2	450–500	460	300.00–310.00	304.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	292.00–300.00	296.18
3	400–450	435	250.00–260.00	253.26
3	450–500	482	232.00–242.00	235.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	307.00–315.00	309.53
9	350–400	359	287.00–297.00	288.10
6	400–450	410	277.00–287.00	281.94
3	450–500	485	250.00–254.00	251.28
3	500–550	535	237.00–245.00	239.57
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	312.00–322.00	318.56
4	450–500	463	307.00–315.00	309.03
2	600–650	625	247.00–250.00	248.48
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	367.00–370.00	369.01
9	350–400	377	337.00–345.00	337.84
3	450–500	468	320.00–327.00	324.53
6	500–550	538	295.00–300.00	297.49
3	600–650	612	257.00–267.00	260.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,487.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,230.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,658.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,480.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,190.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,558.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	785.00–900.00	845.00

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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Steers · 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

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Feeder Cattle

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