Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $239.11/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −149.38 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$239.11

12 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$2.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs AL average

−28.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	240.98	1,405	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	238.74	1,277	10thin

One grade step is worth $2.24/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 sale12 hd

239.11

—

AL average13 barns · 355 hd

246.71

−7.60

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−28.48

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−149.38

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	1,537	133.33	2,049	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	119.60	1,558	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	115.51	1,829	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	110.28	1,184	15

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)	—	$1,558	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,534	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,458	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,172	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$847	7

Every lot, as filed

54 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	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	281.76/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	355.08/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	232.27/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	259.65/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	305.37/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	241.51/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	280.53/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,055	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	292.55/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,208	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	494	285.26/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	306.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,144	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	102.13/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,116	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,194	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	111.94/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,290	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,478	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,540.00/head	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,075	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	847.14/head	750.00–920.00	847	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,705.56/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,706	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,296.43/head	2,225.00–2,350.00	2,296	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,314.29/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,314	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,458.33/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,558.33/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	245.41/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,129	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,662	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	287.17/cwt	282.00–290.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	332.04/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	330.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	293.52/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	224.45/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,533	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 →

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Tue May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 266Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 117Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	350.00–360.00	355.08
2	350–400	360	325.00–335.00	330.07
2	400–450	405	307.00	307.00
1	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
4	500–550	511	280.00–287.00	281.76
2	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	300.00–310.00	306.61
6	400–450	413	290.00–295.00	292.55
4	450–500	494	280.00–287.00	285.26
1	600–650	635	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	345.00–350.00	347.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	470	312.00	312.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	327.00–337.00	332.04
1	350–400	355	297.00	297.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	302.00–312.00	305.37
5	350–400	376	279.00–287.00	280.53
1	400–450	425	272.00	272.00
3	450–500	458	257.00–265.00	259.65
7	500–550	515	240.00–250.00	241.51
3	550–600	582	230.00–237.00	232.27
1	650–700	675	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	282.00–290.00	287.17
2	350–400	383	265.00–270.00	267.48
3	450–500	460	242.00–252.00	245.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	292.00–295.00	293.52
2	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	583	240.00–242.00	240.98
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	683	222.00–227.00	224.45
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	100.00–103.00	102.13
6	—	1,015	115.00–120.00	117.60
3	—	1,152	110.00–113.00	111.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	114.00–117.00	115.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,155	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,385	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,890	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,225.00–2,350.00	2,296.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	750.00–920.00	847.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,705.56
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,314.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,458.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,558.33

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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