Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady on a light supply. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $223.85/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −164.64 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$223.85

36 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$31.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs AL average

−36.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	236.56	1,279	9thin
Medium and Large 2	538	221.40	1,190	24
Medium and Large 3	533	205.34	1,094	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.22/cwt here — about $184 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 sale36 hd

223.85

—

AL average14 barns · 551 hd

224.05

−0.20

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−36.61

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−164.64

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	1,798	147.50	2,651	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	122.13	1,642	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	118.02	1,965	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	109.85	1,217	10

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)	—	$1,373	16

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
Bulls	—	—	1,835	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,826	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,482	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,965	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,281	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	102.51/cwt	101.00–105.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	227.10/cwt	225.00–230.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	213.46/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	263.15/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,368	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	222.98/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,151	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	191.98/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	236.80/cwt	230.00–240.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	203.48/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	251.58/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,442	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	213.65/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	218.23/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,268	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	227.79/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,125	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	243.73/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	233.44/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	271.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	232.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	245.67/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	172.41/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	257.37/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	239.05/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	120.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,636	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	236.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	205.34/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	237.39/cwt	235.00–242.00	914	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,581.25/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,581	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,304.17/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,304	12

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 195Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 26Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 17Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,760	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	116.00–120.00	118.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	110.00–112.00	110.49
3	—	1,187	116.00–117.00	116.34
3	—	960	101.00–105.00	102.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	118.00–123.00	120.48
1	—	1,265	132.00	132.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	235.00–242.00	237.39
5	400–450	424	225.00–230.00	227.10
8	450–500	480	210.00–217.00	213.46
3	500–550	533	202.00–207.00	205.34
3	650–700	672	170.00–177.00	172.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	428	242.00–247.00	243.73
10	450–500	494	227.00–235.00	227.79
16	500–550	516	222.00–225.00	222.98
8	550–600	581	217.00–222.00	218.23
3	600–650	612	212.00–217.00	213.65
2	650–700	658	185.00–190.00	187.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	237.00–242.00	239.05
4	550–600	575	230.00–237.00	233.44
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	405	297.00	297.00
5	450–500	487	270.00–280.00	271.87
11	500–550	520	260.00–265.00	263.15
10	550–600	573	250.00–258.00	251.58
7	600–650	636	230.00–240.00	232.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	607	245.00–247.00	245.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	262.00	262.00
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	581	230.00–240.00	236.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	230.00–240.00	236.80
2	600–650	623	202.00–205.00	203.48
2	650–700	658	187.00–197.00	191.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	477	252.00–260.00	257.37
3	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00

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	—	—	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,581.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,304.17

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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