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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 30

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

457 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 394▲ 457 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 44▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 12▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.98/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$132.98

124 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.50

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	136.83	661	68
Medium and Large 3	439	132.77	582	19thin
Medium and Large 1	624	126.00	786	37

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about −$125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale124 hd

132.98

—

AL average14 barns · 1,245 hd

133.48

−0.50

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	1,630	74.33	1,212	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	59.49	914	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	54.57	631	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	44.26	441	17

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	163.32/cwt	157.50–167.50	523	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	481	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	140.83/cwt	137.50–145.00	535	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	134.97/cwt	130.00–137.50	587	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	139.68/cwt	139.00–145.00	610	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	138.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	673	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	130.20/cwt	129.00–132.00	661	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	119.04/cwt	117.00–121.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	136.12/cwt	134.00–138.00	721	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	124.39/cwt	122.00–127.50	724	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	124.88/cwt	123.00–126.00	779	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	118.20/cwt	117.50–119.00	759	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	829	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	902	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	227	136.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	310	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	381	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	133.68/cwt	132.00–135.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	342	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.50	431	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	477	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	122.82/cwt	122.00–124.00	468	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	120.05/cwt	117.50–122.50	521	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	117.20/cwt	115.00–118.00	543	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	125.74/cwt	124.00–127.50	609	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	120.23/cwt	117.00–123.00	619	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	104.66/cwt	104.00–106.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	110.77/cwt	110.00–112.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	114.76/cwt	113.00–116.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	123.10/cwt	123.10–123.10	732	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	110.94/cwt	110.00–111.00	687	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	106.66/cwt	106.00–107.00	709	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	716	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	766	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	212	171.85/cwt	170.00–175.00	364	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	228	158.68/cwt	157.50–160.00	362	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	289	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	455	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	159.83/cwt	157.00–162.50	516	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	152.16/cwt	147.50–154.00	514	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	344	143.12/cwt	142.50–145.00	492	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	553	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	134.79/cwt	132.50–137.50	516	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	143.04/cwt	137.50–147.50	555	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	141.66/cwt	140.00–143.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	124.34/cwt	122.50–126.00	532	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	130.44/cwt	128.00–132.50	573	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	462	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	123.98/cwt	122.50–126.00	590	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	118.75/cwt	118.00–120.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	124.32/cwt	123.00–125.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	117.32/cwt	117.00–118.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	40.39/cwt	40.00–41.00	368	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	45.87/cwt	44.00–48.00	473	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	49.65/cwt	48.00–50.00	566	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	54.45/cwt	52.00–57.00	622	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	58.55/cwt	58.00–60.00	703	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	59.49/cwt	56.00–61.00	914	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565.00/cwt	520.00–610.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007.00/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	766.67/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758.33/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	662.50/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	520.00/cwt	515.00–525.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962.50/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	8

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 394Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	114.00–115.00	114.49
5	—	381	122.00–124.00	122.82
5	—	342	125.00–127.50	126.01
3	—	518	104.00–106.00	104.66
3	—	227	135.00–140.00	136.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	117.50–122.50	120.05
6	—	377	125.00–128.00	126.50
5	—	463	115.00–118.00	117.20
4	—	520	110.00–112.00	110.77
3	—	342	132.00–135.00	133.68
3	—	268	140.00–144.00	142.02
2	—	723	95.00–97.00	95.99
2	—	678	102.00–103.00	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	595	123.10	123.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	107.00	107.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	110.00–111.00	110.94
9	—	484	124.00–127.50	125.74
7	—	515	117.00–123.00	120.23
4	—	578	113.00–116.00	114.76
3	—	665	106.00–107.00	106.66
1	—	890	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	122.50–126.00	124.34
5	—	383	132.50–137.50	134.79
4	—	344	142.50–145.00	143.12
3	—	462	118.00–120.00	119.34
2	—	228	157.50–160.00	158.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	388	137.50–147.50	143.04
7	—	439	128.00–132.50	130.44
6	—	476	122.50–126.00	123.98
6	—	338	147.50–154.00	152.16
4	—	528	118.00–120.00	118.75
4	—	289	155.00–160.00	157.55
1	—	825	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	140.00–143.00	141.66
6	—	364	150.00–155.00	151.97
4	—	323	157.00–162.50	159.83
3	—	632	117.00–118.00	117.32
3	—	572	123.00–125.00	124.32
3	—	212	170.00–175.00	171.85
2	—	658	113.00–115.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	130.00–137.50	134.97
3	—	465	125.00–130.00	128.33
3	—	380	137.50–145.00	140.83
3	—	328	145.00–150.00	146.70
2	—	578	112.00–115.00	113.53
2	—	525	117.00–121.00	119.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	487	135.00–140.00	138.15
19	—	437	139.00–145.00	139.68
7	—	582	122.00–127.50	124.39
5	—	642	117.50–119.00	118.20
5	—	508	129.00–132.00	130.20
3	—	363	150.00–154.00	151.99
3	—	320	157.50–167.50	163.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	624	123.00–126.00	124.88
10	—	530	134.00–138.00	136.12
8	—	692	119.75	119.75
2	—	820	108.00–112.00	109.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,032	44.00–48.00	45.87
5	—	910	40.00–41.00	40.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	56.00–61.00	59.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,143	52.00–57.00	54.45
8	—	1,200	58.00–60.00	58.55
6	—	1,140	48.00–50.00	49.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,740	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,235	66.00	66.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	520.00–610.00	565.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	650.00–700.00	662.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	750.00–800.00	766.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	515.00–525.00	520.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	825.00–925.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	925.00–1,250.00	1,007.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	725.00–800.00	758.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	962.50

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.