Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. 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 $247.31/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −141.18 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$247.31

15 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs AL average

−17.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	260.00	1,326	1thin
Medium and Large 2	534	250.52	1,338	9thin
Medium and Large 3	537	239.00	1,283	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $43 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 sale15 hd

247.31

—

AL average15 barns · 550 hd

247.67

−0.36

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−17.32

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−141.18

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	—	Low	1,674	152.17	2,547	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	132.64	1,625	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	117.80	1,148	11

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)	—	$825	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	6

Every lot, as filed

51 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	400–450	417	318.68/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	237.02/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	252.10/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,306	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	275.98/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	282.26/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	291.16/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	303.29/cwt	297.00–307.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	300.14/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	349.04/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,176	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	274.68/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	254.73/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	220.12/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	120.72/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,193	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	132.64/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,625	4
Bulls	—	—	1,359	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,934	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,872	2
Bulls	—	—	2,046	156.83/cwt	156.00–160.00	3,209	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	825.00/head	775.00–850.00	825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	825.00–1,025.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	253.54/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	316.70/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	389.96/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	274.99/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	297.99/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	315.01/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	287.74/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	314.40/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	255.73/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,220	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	290.92/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	314.43/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,324	4

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 251Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 35Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	417	317.00–322.00	318.68
4	450–500	476	307.00–317.00	314.40
5	500–550	519	297.00–305.00	300.14
4	550–600	573	287.00–290.00	287.74
2	600–650	615	275.00–277.00	275.98
1	650–700	655	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	735	239.00	239.00
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	327.00	327.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
6	500–550	513	312.00–318.00	315.01
3	550–600	558	297.00–300.00	297.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	297.00–307.00	303.29
4	350–400	368	287.00–295.00	290.92
6	400–450	435	262.00	262.00
10	450–500	477	255.00–262.00	255.73
7	500–550	518	245.00–255.00	252.10
2	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	633	235.00–241.00	237.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	282.00	282.00
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
8	400–450	420	250.00–257.00	253.54
2	500–550	510	242.00	242.00
3	550–600	555	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	630	215.00–225.00	220.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	315.00–320.00	316.70
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	250.00–252.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	421	312.00–322.00	314.43
5	450–500	476	290.00–296.00	291.16
6	500–550	537	280.00–287.00	282.26
2	550–600	573	272.00–278.00	274.99
1	600–650	605	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	345.00–355.00	349.04
4	400–450	420	290.00–295.00	292.47
3	450–500	458	270.00–277.00	274.68
3	550–600	572	250.00–257.00	254.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	385.00–395.00	389.96
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	110.00	110.00
8	—	988	117.00–124.00	120.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	129.00–134.00	132.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,359	140.00–145.00	142.32
2	—	1,715	167.00–168.00	167.49
4	—	2,046	156.00–160.00	156.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–850.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	925.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle