Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.04/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −171.28 against this barn's trailing median of $438.32.

Average price

$267.04

35 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$39.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.19

vs AL average

−2.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	275.20	1,456	24
Medium and Large 2	527	265.91	1,401	5thin
Medium and Large 3	573	235.34	1,348	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.86/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale35 hd

267.04

—

AL average9 barns · 248 hd

257.85

+9.19

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−2.36

This barn, trailing median16 sales

438.32

−171.28

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	1,827	172.17	3,145	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	130.38	1,608	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	113.19	1,208	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$954	8

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	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	343.21/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	281.68/cwt	280.00–285.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	311.97/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	363.28/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	275.20/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,456	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	352.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,098	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,211	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	234.08/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	235.34/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,370.00/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,370	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	954.38/head	900.00–1,045.00	954	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	251.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	237.28/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	220.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	293.65/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	232.52/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	276.71/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	325.99/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	287.35/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,238	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	265.91/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	252.37/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	308.22/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,322	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	210.54/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,396	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	175.25/cwt	172.00–178.00	3,353	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	134.96/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,746	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	121.39/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	128.74/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,500	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	108.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,202	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	218.29/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	292.07/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	211.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	279.47/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	256.78/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,189	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 239Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 0

No trends available:

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	317	340.00–345.00	343.21
1	350–400	360	312.00	312.00
5	400–450	408	292.00–300.00	293.65
1	500–550	530	247.00	247.00
2	600–650	628	215.00–225.00	220.06
2	650–700	663	207.00–214.00	210.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	287.00–297.00	292.07
4	400–450	410	277.00–282.00	279.47
4	450–500	463	255.00–262.00	256.78
4	500–550	514	225.00–235.00	232.52
1	600–650	625	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	655	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	350.00–360.00	352.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	280.00–285.00	281.68
3	400–450	408	250.00–257.00	252.37
3	450–500	465	235.00–242.00	237.28
6	500–550	537	217.00–225.00	218.29
3	550–600	585	210.00–215.00	211.70
2	600–650	625	207.00	207.00
2	650–700	680	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	267.00	267.00
6	350–400	382	250.00–260.00	251.70
7	400–450	436	230.00–237.00	234.08
2	450–500	470	222.00	222.00
2	550–600	575	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	325.00–335.00	329.96
2	350–400	388	307.00–317.00	311.97
8	400–450	431	285.00–295.00	287.35
6	450–500	477	275.00–280.00	276.71
5	500–550	527	262.00–272.00	265.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	360.00–365.00	363.28
2	350–400	360	325.00–327.00	325.99
5	400–450	429	302.00–312.00	308.22
2	450–500	465	285.00–290.00	287.47
24	500–550	529	275.00–280.00	275.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	232.00–236.00	235.34
1	600–650	625	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,035	115.00–119.00	116.99
8	—	1,104	105.00–110.00	108.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	133.00–138.00	134.96
2	—	1,185	119.00–124.00	121.39
3	—	1,165	126.00–130.00	128.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	172.00–178.00	175.25
1	—	1,655	166.00	166.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,370.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–1,045.00	954.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,662.50

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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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