Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady on a light supply. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $252.09/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −136.40 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$252.09

13 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$14.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs AL average

−13.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	257.49	1,406	8thin
Medium and Large 3	526	243.46	1,282	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.03/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd

252.09

—

AL average14 barns · 378 hd

251.01

+1.08

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−13.28

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−136.40

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	1,343	150.00	2,015	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	155.00	2,170	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	143.02	1,669	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	118.04	1,196	9thin

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)	—	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,600	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,750	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	117.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,241	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	316.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	266.72/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	236.66/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	271.05/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	259.57/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	266.95/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,300	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	261.68/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	329.04/cwt	327.00–330.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	254.01/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	321.04/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	246.66/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,524	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	148.14/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	140.46/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	318.51/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	328.16/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,231	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	303.41/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	318.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	263.57/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	315.49/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	284.64/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,645	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 Jun 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 137Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 46Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,215	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	115.00–119.00	117.07
2	—	953	125.00–128.00	126.45
1	—	855	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	147.00–150.00	148.14
6	—	1,187	137.00–142.00	140.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	330.00–335.00	332.52
2	350–400	380	320.00–322.00	321.04
5	450–500	487	265.00–270.00	266.95
5	550–600	574	257.00–265.00	261.68
3	600–650	618	246.00–247.00	246.66
1	750–800	795	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
8	350–400	375	325.00–331.00	328.16
2	500–550	535	277.00	277.00
1	550–600	565	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	315.00–325.00	318.97
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	525	282.00	282.00
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	315.00–320.00	316.59
4	350–400	393	265.00–272.00	266.72
1	400–450	445	257.00	257.00
4	500–550	518	240.00–250.00	245.07
1	550–600	560	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	327.00–330.00	329.04
5	400–450	425	270.00–275.00	271.05
6	450–500	482	262.00–267.00	263.57
5	500–550	539	259.00–262.00	259.57
3	550–600	558	252.00–255.00	254.01
3	600–650	608	235.00–240.00	236.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	300.00–307.00	303.41
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	595	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	337.00	337.00
4	450–500	466	315.00–317.00	315.49
1	500–550	540	312.00	312.00
3	550–600	578	280.00–287.00	284.64
1	600–650	645	272.00	272.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	317.00–320.00	318.51
1	550–600	570	297.00	297.00

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)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

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Feeder Cattle

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