Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $232.44/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −156.05 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$232.44

29 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$40.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.58

vs AL average

−20.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	238.28	1,346	20
Medium and Large 2	553	225.72	1,249	7thin
Medium and Large 3	560	197.52	1,106	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.76/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

232.44

—

AL average14 barns · 578 hd

225.86

+6.58

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−20.24

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−156.05

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	1,720	155.00	2,666	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	119.25	1,851	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	118.20	1,529	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	110.27	1,155	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,399	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$967	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,188	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	350–400	392	301.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,182	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	247.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	195.87/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	293.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	233.55/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	207.13/cwt	205.00–210.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	256.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	226.26/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	216.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	238.28/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,346	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	229.45/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,526	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	230.52/cwt	230.00–232.00	982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	222.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	185.95/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,233	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,221.67/head	1,200.00–1,265.00	1,222	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,531.25/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,531	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,187.50/head	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,188	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	966.67/head	925.00–1,050.00	967	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	112.04/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,045	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	122.31/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,592	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	119.25/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,851	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	109.40/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,105	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	115.55/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,249	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 150Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	392	300.00–310.00	301.60
1	400–450	425	297.00	297.00
1	450–500	470	292.00	292.00
2	500–550	520	275.00–280.00	277.52
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	256.75
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	357	290.00–300.00	293.36
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	488	240.00–250.00	247.46
2	500–550	528	230.00–237.00	233.55
2	600–650	625	192.00–200.00	195.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	220.00–230.00	222.77
5	350–400	364	210.00–220.00	216.10
7	400–450	418	205.00–210.00	207.13
2	550–600	560	195.00–200.00	197.52
2	650–700	663	182.00–190.00	185.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
20	550–600	565	235.00–240.00	238.28
9	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
20	650–700	665	226.00–233.00	229.45
9	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	230.00–232.00	230.52
4	500–550	541	225.00–230.00	226.26
3	550–600	570	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	620	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,265.00	1,221.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	966.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,531.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	111.00–113.00	112.04
3	—	1,302	122.00–123.00	122.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,010	108.00–110.00	109.40
4	—	1,081	114.00–116.00	115.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,552	118.00–121.00	119.25

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

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Replacement Cattle

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