Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade moderate 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 $192.38/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −196.12 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$192.38

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.63

vs AL average

−66.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	204.87	1,178	6thin
Medium and Large 3	523	184.88	967	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.99/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale16 hd

192.38

—

AL average14 barns · 496 hd

224.01

−31.63

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−66.01

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−196.12

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	1,785	155.06	2,768	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	116.98	1,661	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	116.55	1,437	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	109.52	1,203	4thin

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)	—	$1,222	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	450–500	468	271.06/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	203.83/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,143	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	196.22/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	232.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	215.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	197.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	204.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	851	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	246.90/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	178.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	724	194.01/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	292.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	225.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	177.99/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	262.63/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,218	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	155.06/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	116.55/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,222.22/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,222	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	925	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	156.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	254.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	270.35/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	253.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	242.67/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	204.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	240.00/cwt	237.00–245.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	203.51/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	264.04/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	226.17/cwt	225.00–235.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	206.26/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,388	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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 199Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 28Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	319.00	319.00
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	468	267.00–275.00	271.06
3	500–550	530	262.00–265.00	264.04
3	550–600	583	250.00–260.00	253.20
3	600–650	643	240.00–244.00	242.67
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	780	202.00–205.00	203.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	242.00–252.00	246.90
3	650–700	685	177.00–180.00	177.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	275.00–280.00	277.48
5	350–400	379	237.00–245.00	240.00
8	400–450	431	225.00–235.00	226.17
11	450–500	481	210.00–220.00	215.33
6	550–600	575	200.00–210.00	204.87
2	600–650	605	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	680	189.00	189.00
2	700–750	705	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	250.00–260.00	254.69
5	350–400	387	220.00–230.00	225.97
9	400–450	416	200.00–210.00	204.59
5	450–500	467	190.00–200.00	197.88
10	500–550	523	180.00–190.00	184.88
6	600–650	617	175.00–180.00	178.27
6	700–750	712	150.00–160.00	156.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	290.00–295.00	292.35
3	350–400	393	267.00–272.00	270.35
4	400–450	428	255.00–265.00	262.63
4	450–500	464	225.00–235.00	232.36
11	550–600	561	202.00–212.00	203.83
4	600–650	620	195.00–200.00	196.22
5	700–750	724	190.00–195.00	194.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	415	270.00–272.00	271.01
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	247.00	247.00
4	650–700	673	205.00–210.00	206.26
3	700–750	705	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	106.00–108.00	107.01
2	—	1,058	110.00–114.00	112.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	116.00–118.00	116.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	116.00–117.00	116.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	154.00–156.00	155.06

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)	9	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,222.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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