Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 Higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.60/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −139.72 against this barn's trailing median of $438.32.

Average price

$298.60

25 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$20.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs AL average

−0.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	312.49	1,587	8thin
Medium and Large 2	547	292.06	1,599	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about −$11 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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.22, low $377.80, median $438.32 across 16 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 sale25 hd

298.60

—

AL average13 barns · 298 hd

292.55

+6.04

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−0.66

This barn, trailing median16 sales

438.32

−139.72

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	—	High	1,780	187.15	3,331	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,340	149.33	2,001	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	145.84	1,673	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	130.37	1,388	22

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)	—	$1,617	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,538	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,088	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,680	19
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$885	11

Every lot, as filed

55 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	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	245.95/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	245.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,165	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	260.82/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	355.39/cwt	352.00–357.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	240.09/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	248.70/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,278	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	250.61/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	325.16/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	243.48/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	263.27/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	284.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	246.05/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	260.90/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	268.33/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	233.65/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	256.02/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,459	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	136.83/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,556	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	149.33/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,001	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	145.84/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,673	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	128.44/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,291	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	120.20/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,245	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	187.15/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,331	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.45/head	840.00–940.00	885	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,537.50/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,538	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,616.67/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,617	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,665.63/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,666	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,950	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	207.92/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	239.01/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	297.77/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	289.52/cwt	287.00–292.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	334.02/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	316.42/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,478	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,587	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	362.42/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	242.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	228.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	315.47/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	278.65/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	342.38/cwt	338.00–347.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,636	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 211Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 15Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	370	338.00–347.00	342.38
2	400–450	415	315.00–320.00	317.44
3	450–500	473	277.00–282.00	278.65
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	570	254.00–257.00	256.02
5	600–650	637	245.00–250.00	245.95
4	650–700	668	242.00–245.00	243.48
2	750–800	770	227.00–230.00	228.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	267.00–272.00	268.33
5	500–550	517	258.00–265.00	260.90
6	550–600	563	242.00–250.00	246.05
3	600–650	612	227.00–237.00	233.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	360.00–365.00	362.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	352.00–357.00	355.39
1	350–400	360	342.00	342.00
7	400–450	424	312.00–320.00	315.47
4	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
10	500–550	538	295.00–300.00	297.53
7	550–600	561	280.00–290.00	284.24
6	600–650	618	260.00–265.00	260.82
2	650–700	680	240.00–245.00	242.56
1	700–750	705	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	785	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	332.00–337.00	334.02
5	450–500	481	295.00–302.00	297.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	367.00	367.00
1	400–450	415	343.00	343.00
11	450–500	467	315.00–320.00	316.42
8	500–550	508	310.00–315.00	312.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	287.00–292.00	289.52
7	400–450	416	250.00–252.00	250.61
10	450–500	475	240.00–250.00	245.16
3	500–550	513	237.00–240.00	239.01
5	550–600	571	205.00–210.00	207.92
1	650–700	660	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	322.00–332.00	325.16
4	450–500	466	261.00–270.00	263.27
14	500–550	514	247.00–255.00	248.70
5	550–600	563	236.00–246.00	240.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,137	135.00–139.00	136.83
9	—	1,005	126.00–130.00	128.44
4	—	1,036	117.00–121.00	120.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	149.00–150.00	149.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,147	143.00–147.00	145.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	183.00–189.00	187.15

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)	Open	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,665.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	840.00–940.00	885.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,537.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,616.67
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,087.50

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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Steers · 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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