Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.79/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −143.71 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$244.79

6 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$15.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.77

vs AL average

−22.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	249.95	1,403	4thin
Medium and Large 3	590	234.46	1,383	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.49/cwt here — about $20 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 sale6 hd

244.79

—

AL average11 barns · 323 hd

251.56

−6.77

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−22.43

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−143.71

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	1,564	158.67	2,482	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	140.95	1,611	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	121.58	1,154	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,427	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,132	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,438	2thin

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	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	247.99/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	262.42/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	257.82/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	606	226.12/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,370	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	253.02/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	262.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	234.46/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	245.90/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	224.14/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,526	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	254.00/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	261.84/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,231	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	351.18/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	321.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	155.87/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	285.48/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	666	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,449	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	254.03/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,363	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,132.14/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,132	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	268.49/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	259.25/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,532	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	141.33/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,056	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	115.34/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,066	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	129.64/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,258	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	121.45/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,159	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	140.95/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,611	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	178.80/cwt	177.00–182.00	3,209	5

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 143Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 27Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 65

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	282.00–292.00	285.48
4	400–450	431	260.00–270.00	262.35
7	450–500	481	255.00–260.00	257.82
3	500–550	523	252.00–255.00	254.03
4	550–600	588	247.00–251.00	247.99
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	337.00	337.00
2	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	517	262.00–264.00	262.42
4	550–600	591	257.00–260.00	259.25
3	600–650	612	249.00–255.00	253.02
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	350.00–355.00	351.18
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	419	320.00–330.00	321.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	322.00	322.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	465	272.00	272.00
2	500–550	543	253.00–255.00	254.00
2	550–600	580	242.00–250.00	245.90
15	650–700	681	224.00–226.00	224.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	267.00–272.00	268.49
6	450–500	470	257.00–267.00	261.84
2	550–600	590	230.00–239.00	234.46
18	600–650	606	226.00–228.00	226.12
16	650–700	666	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	385	318.00	318.00
1	400–450	405	297.00	297.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	151.00–159.00	155.87
5	—	1,455	136.00–143.00	141.33
5	—	1,795	177.00–182.00	178.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	924	113.00–117.00	115.34
4	—	970	128.00–134.00	129.64
8	—	954	119.00–123.00	121.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	140.00–142.00	140.95

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,132.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,685.00	1,685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,437.50

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle