Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $243.03/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −145.46 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$243.03

17 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$36.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs AL average

−27.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	251.46	1,355	10thin
Medium and Large 2	539	243.23	1,310	4thin
Medium and Large 3	532	214.65	1,141	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.82/cwt here — about $213 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 sale17 hd

243.03

—

AL average13 barns · 337 hd

247.27

−4.24

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−27.16

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−145.46

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	1,670	140.40	2,344	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	126.00	1,720	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	121.68	1,472	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	109.47	1,072	17

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)	—	$1,630	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,512	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,068	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,731	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,867	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,171	25
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	14

Every lot, as filed

66 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	600–650	640	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	205.30/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	247.79/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	281.51/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	245.31/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	275.48/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	315.66/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	307.52/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	254.61/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,209	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	266.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	233.38/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	272.48/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	244.51/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	286.90/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	280.07/cwt	275.00–285.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	308.48/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	284.62/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	220.97/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,149	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	146.74/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,462	6
Bulls	—	—	1,653	127.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,111	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	104.22/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,032	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	115.37/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,117	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,381	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,762.50/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,763	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,731.25/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,731	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,134.09/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,134	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,866.67/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,867	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,716.67/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,717	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,562.50/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,563	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	750.00–950.00	850	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,620.00/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,620	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,333.33/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,333	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,534.09/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,534	11
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,067.50/head	985.00–1,150.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	241.90/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	249.56/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	265.68/cwt	265.00–267.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	123.52/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	232.39/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	247.25/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	253.27/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	230.80/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	282.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	299.63/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	226.62/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	366.49/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,184	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 Apr 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 333Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 74Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 77Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	360.00–370.00	366.49
5	400–450	420	295.00–307.00	299.63
5	450–500	479	285.00–290.00	286.90
4	500–550	538	280.00–282.00	281.51
4	550–600	574	270.00–280.00	272.48
2	600–650	640	242.00	242.00
3	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	226.62
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	335.00–340.00	337.54
3	350–400	378	305.00–315.00	308.48
2	400–450	425	282.00–287.00	284.62
3	450–500	487	260.00–270.00	266.64
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	272.00–282.00	275.48
6	450–500	475	252.00–260.00	254.61
3	500–550	533	242.00–247.00	245.31
1	550–600	555	237.00	237.00
2	650–700	678	220.00–222.00	221.02
3	700–750	727	202.00–212.00	205.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	275.00–285.00	280.07
3	350–400	363	265.00–267.00	265.68
3	400–450	422	247.00–255.00	249.56
4	450–500	480	237.00–247.00	241.90
2	500–550	520	220.00–222.00	220.97
1	550–600	555	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	297.00	297.00
2	400–450	425	280.00–285.00	282.41
7	500–550	521	252.00–255.00	253.27
3	550–600	580	245.00–252.00	247.25
2	600–650	635	235.00–237.00	236.01
5	650–700	689	230.00–234.00	230.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	462	315.00–317.00	315.66
4	500–550	506	305.00–315.00	307.52
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
5	600–650	644	246.00–255.00	247.79
4	650–700	693	243.00–245.00	244.51
7	700–750	731	230.00–238.00	233.38
2	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
3	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	837	227.00–235.00	232.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,678	142.00–149.00	146.74
3	—	1,653	124.00–129.00	127.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	990	100.00–106.00	104.22
8	—	968	114.00–117.00	115.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,230	122.00–124.00	123.52

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)	8	—	—	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,620.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,333.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,534.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	985.00–1,150.00	1,067.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,731.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,134.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,562.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,866.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	750.00–950.00	850.00

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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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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