Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.78/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −147.71 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$240.78

12 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$22.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.08

vs AL average

−17.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	244.46	1,323	10thin
Medium and Large 3	575	222.41	1,279	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.05/cwt here — about $44 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 sale12 hd

240.78

—

AL average15 barns · 616 hd

253.87

−13.08

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−17.02

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−147.71

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	1,791	175.36	3,140	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	143.60	1,798	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	123.33	1,211	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$962	9

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,543	168.67/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,603	2
Bulls	—	—	2,038	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	142.41/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,740	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	150.18/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,850	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	136.26/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,771	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	123.10/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	247.97/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	288.85/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,375	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	275.41/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	282.76/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	255.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	325.99/cwt	323.00–327.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	303.94/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	240.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	299.65/cwt	297.00–307.00	947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	314.18/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	277.38/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	296.01/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	234.01/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	333.38/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	345.92/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	254.13/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,215	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	265.29/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	346.98/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,263	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	309.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	262.05/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	347.65/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	269.37/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	366.79/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	130.68/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,384	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	114.56/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	251.76/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,037	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	265.78/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	270.97/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,051	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,375	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.22/head	900.00–1,040.00	962	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 299Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 56Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 43Year ago 113

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	167.00–170.00	168.67
2	—	2,038	180.00–184.00	182.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	141.00–143.00	142.41
5	—	1,232	148.00–153.00	150.18
4	—	1,300	134.00–138.00	136.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	952	121.00–125.00	123.10
5	—	1,059	129.00–133.00	130.68
4	—	939	111.00–116.00	114.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	297.00–307.00	299.65
5	350–400	381	280.00–287.00	282.76
4	400–450	428	267.00–277.00	269.37
12	450–500	478	252.00–257.00	254.13
5	500–550	521	247.00–252.00	247.97
5	550–600	561	235.00–245.00	240.94
1	650–700	665	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	232.00–235.00	234.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	267.00–275.00	270.97
15	400–450	412	247.00–257.00	251.76
2	550–600	575	220.00–225.00	222.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	345.00–355.00	347.65
8	350–400	368	327.00–337.00	333.38
4	400–450	433	295.00–297.00	296.01
11	450–500	476	285.00–291.00	288.85
4	500–550	536	275.00–285.00	277.38
3	550–600	572	260.00–266.00	262.05
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	265.00–267.00	265.78
2	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	255.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	322	365.00–370.00	366.79
5	350–400	364	345.00–355.00	346.98
4	400–450	425	305.00–315.00	309.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	342.00–350.00	345.92
4	400–450	441	323.00–327.00	325.99
6	450–500	488	310.00–315.00	314.18
4	500–550	525	302.00–310.00	303.94
4	550–600	575	272.00–279.00	275.41
3	600–650	623	262.00–267.00	265.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	325.00–335.00	330.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	900.00–1,040.00	962.22

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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