Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $254.69/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −153.43 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$254.69

11 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	566	254.69	1,442	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.70, low $347.74, median $408.12 across 19 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

254.69

—

AL average16 barns · 304 hd

252.17

+2.52

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−153.43

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	1,683	144.00	2,423	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	119.00	1,821	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	113.98	1,438	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	102.57	1,120	8thin

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)	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,360	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,082	16

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	105.43/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,215	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	223.65/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	284.44/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	657	208.65/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	291.12/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	240.82/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	237.02/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	217.74/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	247.54/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	238.29/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	263.10/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,142	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,360.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,360	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,081.56/head	1,000.00–1,145.00	1,082	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	269.25/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	302.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,017	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	118.46/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,451	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	110.24/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	332.07/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	309.08/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	295.06/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	273.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	288.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	231.90/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	326.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	298.66/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	271.34/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	314.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,194	5

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 218Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,815	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,152	102.00–106.00	105.43
1	—	960	98.00	98.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	116.00–120.00	118.46
6	—	1,292	109.00–111.00	110.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
8	400–450	434	260.00–265.00	263.10
4	450–500	483	245.00–255.00	247.54
4	500–550	510	237.00–242.00	238.29
5	550–600	573	227.00–235.00	231.90
3	600–650	637	222.00–227.00	223.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	385	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	285.00–290.00	288.27
8	400–450	412	270.00–280.00	273.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	320.00–330.00	326.07
5	350–400	380	310.00–320.00	314.16
4	400–450	423	287.00–295.00	291.12
2	450–500	483	282.00–287.00	284.44
5	500–550	534	270.00–277.00	271.34
6	550–600	593	240.00–245.00	240.82
2	600–650	610	235.00–239.00	237.02
4	650–700	669	217.00–218.00	217.74
1	700–750	710	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	300.00–310.00	302.53
2	350–400	390	290.00–300.00	295.06
5	450–500	464	265.00–272.00	269.25
4	600–650	620	220.00–225.00	222.44
3	650–700	657	202.00–212.00	208.65
1	700–750	730	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	327.00–337.00	332.07
2	450–500	465	300.00–310.00	304.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	332.00	332.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	485	305.00–313.00	309.08
3	500–550	513	297.00–302.00	298.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,360.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,000.00–1,145.00	1,081.56

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

Bulls · 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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