Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. 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 $262.11/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −146.01 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$262.11

7 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$22.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	271.95	1,387	4thin
Medium and Large 3	547	248.99	1,362	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.96/cwt here — about $25 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

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

262.11

—

AL average10 barns · 184 hd

270.76

−8.65

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−146.01

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	1,685	160.00	2,696	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	146.00	2,066	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	138.69	1,636	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	122.16	1,273	27

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	111.63/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,140	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	123.19/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,233	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	141.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	263.51/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	234.05/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	269.61/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	295.00/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	204.49/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	271.95/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	253.48/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	303.44/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	221.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	338.47/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	276.19/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	260.43/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	318.03/cwt	317.00–320.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	327.08/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,194	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,066	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	130.13/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,412	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	253.49/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,229	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	312.65/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,016	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	820.00–1,030.00	925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 88Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,021	109.00–114.00	111.63
7	—	1,001	122.00–124.00	123.19
11	—	1,085	129.00–132.00	130.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,128	140.00–145.00	141.31
7	—	1,195	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	146.00	146.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	640	262.00–265.00	263.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	317.00–320.00	318.03
5	350–400	379	292.00–300.00	295.00
2	400–450	423	280.00–285.00	282.57
3	450–500	465	267.00–275.00	269.61
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	572	232.00–238.00	234.05
2	650–700	688	202.00–207.00	204.49
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	272.00–282.00	276.19
5	450–500	485	250.00–259.00	253.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	290.00–295.00	292.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	355.00–360.00	357.52
10	300–350	338	337.00–345.00	338.47
5	350–400	365	325.00–330.00	327.08
2	400–450	413	300.00–307.00	303.44
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	510	267.00–277.00	271.95
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	775	220.00–225.00	221.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	310.00–315.00	312.65
3	450–500	477	257.00–267.00	260.43
2	500–550	533	250.00–257.00	253.48
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	820.00–1,030.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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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

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