Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.08/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −178.41 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$210.08

19 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$43.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.90

vs AL average

−36.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	232.97	1,237	5thin
Medium and Large 2	559	214.26	1,199	7thin
Medium and Large 3	546	189.56	1,034	7thin

One grade step is worth $43.41/cwt here — about $203 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 sale19 hd

210.08

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

220.98

−10.90

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−36.70

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−178.41

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	1,654	156.99	2,596	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	121.86	1,645	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	119.48	1,801	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	112.63	1,257	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	650–700	660	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	248.48/cwt	245.00–252.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	243.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	313.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	187.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	229.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	262.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	208.80/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,309	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	226.54/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,200	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	121.86/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,645	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	998	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	117.02/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,348	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	240.97/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	211.56/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	226.26/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	232.97/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	238.21/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	248.97/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,048	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	111.72/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	225.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	193.57/cwt	190.00–197.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	251.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	290.95/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,091	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 194Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 27Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	515	260.00–270.00	262.65
1	650–700	660	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	325.00–330.00	327.46
2	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	460	260.00–265.00	262.53
3	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	243.25
5	550–600	580	225.00–233.00	226.54
9	600–650	627	207.00–215.00	208.80
1	700–750	705	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	310.00–315.00	313.44
4	350–400	375	287.00–295.00	290.95
3	450–500	465	245.00–255.00	251.74
7	500–550	543	222.00–232.00	226.26
2	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	272.00	272.00
2	350–400	393	245.00–252.00	248.48
3	400–450	432	239.00–242.00	240.97
7	450–500	486	225.00–235.00	229.36
2	500–550	543	220.00–222.00	221.00
5	550–600	566	208.00–217.00	211.56
2	600–650	605	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	220.00–230.00	225.09
2	500–550	515	190.00–197.00	193.57
5	550–600	558	180.00–190.00	187.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	421	247.00–252.00	248.97
4	450–500	475	237.00–242.00	238.21
5	500–550	531	232.00–237.00	232.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	120.00–124.00	121.95
2	—	1,515	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	120.00–124.00	121.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,152	116.00–119.00	117.02
5	—	1,125	110.00–113.00	111.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	158.00–160.00	158.98
1	—	1,545	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Opp Stockyards

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