Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $225.16/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −182.97 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$225.16

13 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	244.90	1,261	2thin
Medium and Large 3	526	221.57	1,166	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $96 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.70, low $347.74, median $408.12 across 19 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

225.16

—

AL average14 barns · 276 hd

243.56

−18.40

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−182.97

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	1,430	167.50	2,395	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	147.87	1,984	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	145.88	1,851	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	126.30	1,385	23

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)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$898	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	221.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	241.76/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	244.48/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	327.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	278.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	314.32/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	222.35/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	222.58/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,142	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	329.20/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	238.05/cwt	237.00–240.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	147.87/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,984	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	117.26/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,137	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	134.50/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,544	8
Bulls	—	—	1,285	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,001	2
Bred Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	830.00/head	760.00–900.00	830	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	239.64/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	234.05/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,130	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	139.07/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,755	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	153.45/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,958	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,456	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	394.42/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	251.82/cwt	250.00–257.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	311.31/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	245.44/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	317.39/cwt	315.00–322.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	387.56/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	367.53/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	244.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	283.55/cwt	282.00–285.00	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	224.45/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	325.24/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	200.98/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	258.91/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	235.35/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,226	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 168Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 28Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 11Year ago 49

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	282.00–285.00	283.55
5	350–400	384	270.00–280.00	278.02
5	450–500	492	240.00–249.00	241.76
5	500–550	521	232.00–240.00	235.35
4	550–600	571	222.00–232.00	224.45
1	650–700	665	211.00	211.00
2	700–750	708	195.00–207.00	200.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	250.00–257.00	251.82
6	400–450	415	237.00–240.00	238.05
6	450–500	483	232.00–235.00	234.05
3	500–550	507	220.00–227.00	222.35
4	550–600	573	200.00–210.00	204.89
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	315.00–322.00	317.39
4	500–550	528	244.00–250.00	245.44
1	550–600	560	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	365.00–372.00	367.53
3	350–400	365	322.00–332.00	325.24
8	400–450	411	310.00–317.00	314.32
4	450–500	488	257.00–265.00	258.91
2	500–550	515	240.00–250.00	244.90
8	600–650	609	220.00–225.00	221.24
1	650–700	675	217.00	217.00
2	700–750	745	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	795	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	327.00–330.00	329.20
3	350–400	387	310.00–314.00	311.31
2	400–450	428	295.00–300.00	297.46
4	450–500	488	235.00–240.00	237.54
9	500–550	513	217.00–227.00	222.58
2	550–600	585	217.00	217.00
1	600–650	630	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	390.00–399.00	394.42
1	300–350	335	387.00	387.00
1	350–400	355	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	267.00	267.00
2	550–600	555	257.00	257.00
2	600–650	610	242.00–247.00	244.48
2	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	780	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	325.00–330.00	327.55
3	550–600	587	237.00–245.00	239.64
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	385.00–390.00	387.56
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,342	147.00–149.00	147.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	970	116.00–119.00	117.26
8	—	1,148	133.00–137.00	134.50
8	—	1,155	125.00–127.00	126.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,262	138.00–142.00	139.07
9	—	1,276	150.00–156.00	153.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,025	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,705	176.00	176.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	760.00–900.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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