Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to weaker 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 $225.04/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −163.45 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$225.04

11 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

vs AL average

−15.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	236.03	1,352	2thin
Medium and Large 2	511	222.60	1,137	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.43/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

225.04

—

AL average14 barns · 444 hd

221.16

+3.88

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−15.05

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−163.45

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	1,945	160.00	3,112	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	128.51	1,979	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	127.11	1,602	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	113.86	1,259	12

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)	—	$840	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$650	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,120	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	222.60/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	247.53/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	228.21/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	215.51/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	291.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	236.34/cwt	235.00–237.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	268.48/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	224.36/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	197.55/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	230.11/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	253.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	212.04/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	255.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	224.75/cwt	222.00–230.00	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	236.03/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	110.13/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,216	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	116.52/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,290	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	127.11/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	265.59/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	221.47/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	186.66/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	271.59/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	213.22/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	262.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	316.63/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	244.64/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	205.44/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	231.83/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,131	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	285.98/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	198.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	261.02/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	247.05/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	840.00/head	800.00–900.00	840	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,120.00/head	1,060.00–1,180.00	1,120	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 275Year ago 409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 78Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 36Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	388	260.00–270.00	262.35
3	400–450	422	235.00–237.00	236.34
8	450–500	488	230.00–235.00	231.83
9	500–550	511	217.00–227.00	222.60
4	600–650	625	212.00–217.00	213.22
3	800–850	838	185.00–187.50	186.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	250.00–260.00	255.27
6	400–450	427	222.00–230.00	224.75
7	450–500	493	190.00–200.00	198.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	238.00	238.00
2	550–600	573	235.00–237.00	236.03
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	419	290.00–300.00	291.98
6	450–500	476	270.00–280.00	271.59
8	500–550	531	265.00–270.00	265.59
4	550–600	563	245.00–255.00	247.53
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	678	220.00–223.00	221.47
2	700–750	743	212.00–219.00	215.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	492	257.00–267.00	261.02
2	500–550	540	242.00–252.00	247.05
2	550–600	568	225.00–235.00	230.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	315.00–320.00	316.63
2	350–400	383	300.00–305.00	302.52
2	400–450	408	282.00–290.00	285.98
2	450–500	458	265.00–272.00	268.48
3	500–550	513	240.00–247.00	244.64
4	550–600	579	227.00–232.00	228.21
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
7	650–700	661	210.00–217.00	212.04
2	700–750	723	203.00–208.00	205.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	270.00–275.00	272.47
3	450–500	457	250.00–260.00	253.36
7	500–550	527	222.00–230.00	224.36
2	550–600	563	210.00–220.00	214.98
4	600–650	624	195.00–205.00	197.55
1	700–750	725	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	109.00–112.00	110.13
7	—	1,107	113.00–118.00	116.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	128.00–129.00	128.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	123.00–129.00	127.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	160.00	160.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–900.00	840.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,060.00–1,180.00	1,120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00

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