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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 24

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Sep 10Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 376 vs last sale 0▲ 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 0▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared week ago: No trend sale not reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.47/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$112.47

92 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$16.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	113.38	577	76
Medium and Large 2	390	113.19	441	11thin
Medium and Large 3	394	97.01	383	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.37/cwt here — about $194 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 sale92 hd

112.47

—

AL average15 barns · 1,753 hd

114.99

−2.52

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	1,612	66.91	1,079	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	50.05	592	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	48.80	669	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	42.14	399	15

Every lot

55 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	152.48/cwt	152.00–153.00	496	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	144.86/cwt	142.50–147.00	527	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	136.32/cwt	132.50–140.00	556	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	541	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	127.41/cwt	125.00–137.00	606	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	123.64/cwt	122.00–125.00	648	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	104.02/cwt	103.00–106.00	803	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	128.40/cwt	127.50–130.00	401	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	98.76/cwt	97.50–100.00	354	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	123.00/cwt	120.00–127.50	445	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	117.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	499	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	115.31/cwt	114.50–117.00	535	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	105.03/cwt	102.00–108.00	494	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	114.49/cwt	113.00–115.00	594	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	107.68/cwt	105.00–112.00	623	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	106.62/cwt	105.00–107.00	680	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	95.01/cwt	94.00–97.00	782	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	139.16/cwt	137.50–142.50	434	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	146.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	466	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	143.26/cwt	137.50–147.50	523	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	565	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	120.80/cwt	117.95–125.00	583	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	115.30/cwt	113.00–117.50	604	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	108.74/cwt	105.00–113.00	612	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	104.96/cwt	103.00–107.00	651	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	98.57/cwt	97.00–103.00	662	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	70.34/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,094	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	64.62/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,066	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	314	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	42.78/cwt	40.00–45.00	413	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	51.06/cwt	48.00–53.00	597	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	44.34/cwt	44.00–45.00	560	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,324	49.48/cwt	48.00–51.00	655	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	777	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	706.25/cwt	650.00–750.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	597.00/cwt	560.00–625.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 3	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	500.00/cwt	450.00–550.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	566.67/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1

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 Sep 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared week ago: No trend sale not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	94.00–97.00	95.01
2	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
19	—	426	115.00–120.00	117.11
11	—	579	105.00–112.00	107.68
10	—	638	105.00–107.00	106.62
9	—	464	114.50–117.00	115.31
8	—	519	113.00–115.00	114.49
6	—	362	120.00–127.50	123.00
6	—	312	127.50–130.00	128.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	97.50–100.00	98.76
1	—	540	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	102.00–108.00	105.03
3	—	418	110.00–115.00	111.65
2	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	122.50	122.50
1	—	245	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	312	137.50–142.50	139.16
1	—	240	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	419	130.00–140.00	134.96
10	—	563	105.00–113.00	108.74
10	—	524	113.00–117.50	115.30
10	—	483	117.95–125.00	120.80
6	—	620	103.00–107.00	104.96
6	—	365	137.50–147.50	143.26
6	—	317	145.00–152.00	146.99
5	—	672	97.00–103.00	98.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	125.00–137.00	127.41
8	—	364	142.50–147.00	144.86
4	—	524	122.00–125.00	123.64
4	—	408	132.50–140.00	136.32
4	—	325	152.00–153.00	152.48
3	—	772	103.00–106.00	104.02
1	—	585	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	965	40.00–45.00	42.78
2	—	825	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,324	48.00–51.00	49.48
1	—	1,850	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,169	48.00–53.00	51.06
3	—	1,263	44.00–45.00	44.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	64.00–65.00	64.62
2	—	1,555	68.00–74.00	70.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	560.00–625.00	597.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–550.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–750.00	706.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	500.00–700.00	566.67

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.