Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $280.60/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −127.52 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$280.60

7 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	282.79	1,536	5thin
Medium and Large 3	525	275.14	1,444	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.65/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.70, low $347.74, median $408.12 across 19 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

280.60

—

AL average8 barns · 80 hd

273.15

+7.45

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−127.52

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	1,867	158.28	2,955	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,290	140.54	1,813	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	138.47	1,632	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	120.68	1,203	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,485	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$844	9

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	308.49/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	394	326.01/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,284	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	293.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	266.87/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	273.46/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	233.43/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	275.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	319.88/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	309.61/cwt	307.00–315.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	331.77/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	256.51/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,342	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	135.29/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,583	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	110.57/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,001	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	127.35/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,322	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	120.74/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,229	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	140.54/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	292.23/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	331.68/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	234.46/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	247.41/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	288.13/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,401	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,422	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	167.05/cwt	166.00–168.00	3,241	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,175	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	844.44/head	800.00–900.00	844	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	787.50/head	675.00–900.00	788	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 May 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 155Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 52Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 51Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	410	337.00	337.00
2	500–550	535	307.00–310.00	308.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	327.00–337.00	331.77
7	350–400	394	320.00–327.00	326.01
3	450–500	458	280.00–285.00	283.35
2	500–550	525	270.00–280.00	275.14
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	380	330.00–337.00	331.68
2	400–450	420	315.00–325.00	319.88
4	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	525	290.00–295.00	293.40
2	550–600	570	262.00–272.00	266.87
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	740	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	398.00	398.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	307.00–315.00	309.61
3	350–400	387	290.00–297.00	292.23
2	450–500	465	270.00–277.00	273.46
2	500–550	523	255.00–258.00	256.51
4	600–650	635	232.00–238.00	233.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	302.00	302.00
2	350–400	365	277.00	277.00
3	450–500	478	245.00–252.00	247.41
2	550–600	580	232.00–237.00	234.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	285.00–295.00	288.13
2	550–600	558	250.00–252.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,170	132.00–137.00	135.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	905	109.00–115.00	110.57
6	—	1,038	126.00–130.00	127.35
6	—	1,018	118.00–123.00	120.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	139.00–142.00	140.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	140.00–145.00	142.66
2	—	1,940	166.00–168.00	167.05
1	—	2,060	172.00	172.00

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)	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,485.00	1,485.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	800.00–900.00	844.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	675.00–900.00	787.50

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

Bulls · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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