Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $251.70/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −136.80 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$251.70

24 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$44.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs AL average

−28.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	272.40	1,479	5thin
Medium and Large 2	537	256.72	1,378	12thin
Medium and Large 3	534	228.30	1,219	7thin

One grade step is worth $44.10/cwt here — about $260 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 sale24 hd

251.70

—

AL average15 barns · 613 hd

252.95

−1.25

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−28.60

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−136.80

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	1,875	144.50	2,709	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	124.06	1,796	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	118.28	1,515	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	107.25	1,236	13

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)	—	$1,188	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,202	9

Every lot, as filed

60 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	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	244.64/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	296.16/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,143	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	279.65/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,365	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	269.93/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	305.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	288.24/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	238.22/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	220.95/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	266.90/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	366.97/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	346.80/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	311.75/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,294	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	293.13/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,378	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	309.43/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	277.03/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	238.69/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,415	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,813	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	102.79/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,198	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	110.04/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,260	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	124.06/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,796	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	118.28/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,515	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,201.67/head	1,175.00–1,235.00	1,202	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	251.41/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	228.30/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	280.53/cwt	275.00–285.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	708	176.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	220.04/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	246.14/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	250.49/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	304.54/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	295.51/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	297.03/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,390	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	326.66/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	307.37/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	289.83/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	323.52/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	342.40/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	327.91/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	333.37/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	275.99/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	368.28/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,234	3

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 310Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	365.00–370.00	368.28
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
6	400–450	423	332.00–340.00	333.37
7	450–500	471	325.00–330.00	327.91
7	500–550	526	300.00–310.00	305.60
5	600–650	614	275.00–280.00	275.99
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	825	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	478	272.00–282.00	277.03
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	636	250.00–257.00	251.41
1	650–700	660	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	337.00	337.00
3	500–550	508	325.00–330.00	326.66
4	550–600	575	295.00–296.00	295.51
6	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	365.00–375.00	366.97
2	350–400	375	340.00–345.00	342.40
2	400–450	425	322.00–325.00	323.52
3	450–500	463	305.00–312.00	307.37
2	500–550	523	285.00–295.00	289.83
6	550–600	589	265.00–277.00	266.90
3	600–650	608	240.00–247.00	244.64
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	340.00–350.00	346.80
2	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
9	400–450	415	310.00–315.00	311.75
5	450–500	470	287.00–297.00	293.13
3	550–600	593	232.00–242.00	238.69
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	518	302.00–307.00	304.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	305.00–315.00	309.43
8	350–400	386	290.00–300.00	296.16
6	400–450	417	285.00–290.00	288.24
18	450–500	488	277.00–285.00	279.65
7	500–550	512	265.00–272.00	269.93
5	550–600	571	237.00–240.00	238.22
2	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	663	217.00–225.00	220.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	275.00–285.00	280.53
7	500–550	534	227.00–230.00	228.30
2	600–650	610	215.00–225.00	220.04
3	700–750	708	170.00–180.00	176.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	390	312.00	312.00
3	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
9	450–500	468	295.00–298.00	297.03
3	500–550	515	287.00	287.00
2	550–600	585	250.00–251.00	250.49
7	600–650	623	246.00–247.00	246.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,755	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,165	102.00–104.00	102.79
8	—	1,145	108.00–112.00	110.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	123.00–125.00	124.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	118.00–119.00	118.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,175.00–1,235.00	1,201.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50

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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