Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $214.59/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −173.90 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$214.59

18 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$31.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs AL average

−24.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	237.00	1,315	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	218.10	1,177	8thin
Medium and Large 3	565	205.49	1,160	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.51/cwt here — about $155 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

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 sale18 hd

214.59

—

AL average13 barns · 528 hd

219.09

−4.50

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−24.02

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−173.90

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	1,698	166.33	2,825	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	134.23	1,715	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	132.46	1,935	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	113.58	1,317	32

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	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,463	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,328	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,904	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,135	8

Every lot, as filed

64 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	650–700	665	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	262.71/cwt	260.00–267.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	220.17/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	288.49/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	238.01/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	286.61/cwt	285.00–290.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	221.36/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,306	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	238.28/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	222.26/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	222.81/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	246.61/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	261.63/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	208.68/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	248.15/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	232.28/cwt	230.00–237.00	999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	214.64/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	231.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	246.13/cwt	242.00–250.00	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	211.30/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	261.03/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	228.38/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	245.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,123	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	284.18/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,032	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	982	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	118.78/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,456	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	111.55/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,283	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	132.46/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,935	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	138.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,803	16
Bulls	—	—	1,575	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,993.75/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,994	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,725	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/head	1,070.00–1,200.00	1,135	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,328.13/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,328	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	127.22/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,608	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	149.46/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,828	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,718	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	222.20/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	210.51/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	228.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	281.69/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	307.58/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	261.62/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	190.10/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	336.90/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	205.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,250	8

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 202Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 38Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	335.00–345.00	336.90
4	350–400	364	305.00–315.00	307.58
2	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	458	255.00–265.00	261.62
2	500–550	520	240.00–250.00	244.95
7	550–600	590	220.00–230.00	221.36
2	650–700	665	217.00	217.00
2	750–800	780	185.00–195.00	190.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	363	282.00–292.00	284.18
3	400–450	440	260.00–265.00	261.63
7	450–500	457	240.00–250.00	245.69
3	500–550	508	225.00–235.00	228.38
3	600–650	628	202.00–212.00	208.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	285.00–290.00	286.61
8	350–400	368	260.00–267.00	262.71
4	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	467	230.00–235.00	231.64
5	500–550	517	219.00–225.00	220.17
3	550–600	578	210.00–217.00	214.64
8	600–650	608	205.00–210.00	205.65
2	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	260.00–265.00	262.46
4	350–400	383	242.00–250.00	246.13
12	400–450	430	230.00–237.00	232.28
3	450–500	482	220.00–227.00	222.20
3	500–550	522	210.00–212.00	211.30
5	550–600	590	202.00	202.00
2	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	237.00	237.00
5	600–650	611	225.00–235.00	228.96
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
4	700–750	726	210.00–212.00	210.51
2	800–850	830	205.00–210.00	207.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	287.00–290.00	288.49
3	450–500	468	280.00–285.00	281.69
3	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	586	245.00–255.00	246.61
5	600–650	606	237.00–242.00	238.01
6	650–700	672	222.00–227.00	222.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	443	275.00–280.00	277.51
2	450–500	483	260.00–262.00	261.03
4	500–550	533	246.00–255.00	248.15
8	550–600	575	237.00–242.00	238.28
3	600–650	625	220.00–227.00	222.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	725	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	100.00–105.00	102.52
14	—	1,226	116.00–120.00	118.78
14	—	1,150	110.00–113.00	111.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	132.00–134.00	132.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,298	135.00–140.00	138.89
15	—	1,264	125.00–128.00	127.22
2	—	1,223	148.00–151.00	149.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,720	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,800	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,993.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,070.00–1,200.00	1,135.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,328.13

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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