Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold sharply 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 $255.65/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −132.84 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$255.65

29 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$35.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

vs AL average

−27.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	282.00	1,438	2thin
Medium and Large 2	557	258.74	1,440	16thin
Medium and Large 3	550	246.38	1,356	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.62/cwt here — about $82 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 sale29 hd

255.65

—

AL average10 barns · 374 hd

250.11

+5.55

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−27.67

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−132.84

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	—	Low	1,642	154.21	2,532	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	122.00	1,623	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	110.96	1,783	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	106.99	1,251	6thin

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)	—	$1,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,213	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,013	6

Every lot, as filed

68 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	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	373.37/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	238.49/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	382.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	283.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	308.63/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	319.13/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	363.38/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	293.28/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	341.28/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	306.08/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	285.82/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	271.66/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	236.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	246.23/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	271.24/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,334	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	286.69/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	338.47/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	110.96/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,783	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,623	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	113.33/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,368	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	98.48/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,086	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	152.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,436	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,012.50/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	341.75/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	282.60/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,156	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	274.24/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,458	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	158.26/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	301.24/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,003	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	357.38/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	331.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	323.92/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	298.02/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	302.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	343.27/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	235.99/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	317.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	233.63/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	396.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,081	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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 193Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 26Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	380.00–390.00	382.47
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	365	320.00–330.00	324.86
4	400–450	433	310.00–320.00	317.46
2	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	528	280.00–285.00	283.41
2	550–600	578	265.00–270.00	267.53
1	600–650	610	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	335.00–345.00	338.47
3	450–500	488	285.00–290.00	286.69
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	387.00	387.00
3	350–400	377	340.00–345.00	343.27
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	390.00–400.00	396.04
3	300–350	307	370.00–380.00	373.37
3	350–400	380	360.00–365.00	363.38
4	400–450	409	340.00–345.00	341.28
5	450–500	473	315.00–322.00	319.13
4	500–550	525	305.00–312.00	308.63
4	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	773	238.00–239.00	238.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	335.00–345.00	341.75
4	450–500	478	300.00–310.00	305.08
3	550–600	593	270.00–275.00	271.66
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	355.00–360.00	357.38
10	450–500	484	330.00–340.00	331.90
4	500–550	538	322.00–330.00	323.92
2	550–600	568	300.00–305.00	302.44
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	655	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	300.00–302.00	301.24
7	350–400	368	292.00–295.00	293.28
9	400–450	409	282.00–287.00	282.60
8	450–500	470	270.00–277.00	274.24
6	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	255.02
5	550–600	583	230.00–240.00	236.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	335.00–340.00	337.45
3	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
7	350–400	365	305.00–312.00	306.08
2	400–450	445	292.00	292.00
6	450–500	478	285.00–290.00	285.82
8	500–550	519	270.00–275.00	271.24
8	550–600	594	245.00–255.00	246.23
3	600–650	638	232.00–237.00	233.63
2	700–750	728	225.00–230.00	227.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	412	297.00–302.00	298.02
2	500–550	510	282.00	282.00
2	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	687	235.00–238.00	235.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	107.00–113.00	110.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	113.00–114.00	113.33
2	—	1,103	98.00–99.00	98.48
1	—	1,190	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,593	150.00–154.00	152.95
5	—	1,610	157.00–163.00	158.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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