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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 22

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

354 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 535▲ 354 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 43▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 30▲ 41 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 sold steady to 5.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

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 $116.91/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$116.91

100 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$17.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	126.36	502	39
Medium and Large 2	476	112.49	536	37
Medium and Large 3	443	108.38	480	24

One grade step is worth $17.97/cwt here — about $22 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 sale100 hd

116.91

—

AL average16 barns · 2,025 hd

111.77

+5.14

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	1,940	68.00	1,319	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	46.98	712	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	41.51	503	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	37.14	374	5thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	153.31/cwt	150.00–156.00	445	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	146.66/cwt	145.00–148.00	455	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.50	496	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	530	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	143.32/cwt	142.00–145.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	138.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	607	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	134.48/cwt	133.00–136.00	640	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	130.12/cwt	127.50–132.50	623	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	484	121.04/cwt	117.50–122.50	586	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	126.84/cwt	125.00–128.00	676	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	128.19/cwt	127.00–130.00	729	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	123.35/cwt	122.00–125.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	121.68/cwt	120.00–123.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	920	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	280	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	132.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	354	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	139.07/cwt	138.00–140.00	382	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	135.30/cwt	132.00–137.50	429	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	127.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	405	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	120.74/cwt	118.00–123.00	446	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	127.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	483	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	112.25/cwt	110.00–114.00	436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	115.60/cwt	114.00–117.00	489	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	461	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	515	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	106.85/cwt	104.00–108.00	503	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	116.23/cwt	114.00–119.00	559	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	509	102.81/cwt	100.00–104.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	107.79/cwt	107.50–109.00	565	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	110.89/cwt	109.00–112.50	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	104.99/cwt	102.50–107.50	615	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	83.50/cwt	81.00–86.00	760	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	148.70/cwt	147.50–150.00	349	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	153.15/cwt	152.00–155.00	414	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	141.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	381	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	528	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	140.80/cwt	138.00–142.50	525	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	148.50/cwt	145.00–154.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	130.26/cwt	129.00–132.00	541	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	528	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	137.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	116.36/cwt	115.00–118.00	549	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.04/cwt	124.00–126.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	119.22/cwt	116.00–121.00	613	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	125.35/cwt	124.00–127.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	111.71/cwt	110.00–114.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	112.68/cwt	112.00–113.00	659	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	99.18/cwt	97.50–100.00	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	763	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	732	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,940	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,319	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	39.23/cwt	38.00–41.00	371	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	373	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	39.86/cwt	38.00–42.00	474	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	45.31/cwt	44.00–49.00	571	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	775	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	45.97/cwt	44.00–48.00	699	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581.67/cwt	575.00–585.00	—	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444.38/cwt	375.00–500.00	—	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–725.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587.50/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	562.50/cwt	550.00–575.00	—	6

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 Oct 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 535Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	120.00–125.00	122.27
2	—	560	105.00–107.50	106.24
2	—	235	147.50–150.00	148.70
4	—	315	135.00–140.00	137.46
4	—	270	140.00–145.00	141.18
3	—	635	97.50–100.00	99.18
3	—	528	110.00–114.00	111.71
3	—	472	115.00–118.00	116.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	116.00–121.00	119.22
4	—	415	129.00–132.00	130.26
4	—	373	138.00–142.50	140.80
3	—	585	112.00–113.00	112.68
3	—	270	152.00–155.00	153.15
2	—	763	95.00–97.00	95.99
2	—	475	124.00–126.00	125.04
1	—	705	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	135.00–140.00	137.69
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	131.72
4	—	380	145.00–154.00	148.50
4	—	338	155.00–157.50	156.24
3	—	568	115.00–117.00	115.67
3	—	528	124.00–127.00	125.35
2	—	610	112.00–113.00	112.50
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	127.50–132.50	130.12
4	—	640	121.00–122.00	121.50
4	—	439	135.00–140.00	138.17
3	—	573	122.00–125.00	123.35
3	—	310	145.00–148.00	146.66
3	—	290	150.00–156.00	153.31
11	—	533	125.00–128.00	126.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	127.00–130.00	128.19
4	—	476	133.00–136.00	134.48
3	—	672	120.00–123.00	121.68
3	—	518	130.00–132.00	130.66
3	—	427	142.00–145.00	143.32
2	—	773	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	633	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	910	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	123.00–127.00	125.00
5	—	484	117.50–122.50	121.04
3	—	372	130.00–137.50	133.45
2	—	508	112.00–115.00	113.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	104.00–108.00	106.85
5	—	509	100.00–104.00	102.81
5	—	423	108.00–110.00	109.03
4	—	388	110.00–114.00	112.25
2	—	580	98.00–99.00	98.51
2	—	220	125.00–130.00	127.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	107.50–109.00	107.79
7	—	468	109.00–111.00	110.01
6	—	586	102.50–107.50	104.99
5	—	423	114.00–117.00	115.60
4	—	369	118.00–123.00	120.74
3	—	317	125.00–130.00	127.70
3	—	268	130.00–135.00	132.12
2	—	910	81.00–86.00	83.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	317	132.00–137.50	135.30
9	—	378	125.00–132.00	127.67
4	—	575	109.00–112.50	110.89
4	—	481	114.00–119.00	116.23
3	—	525	111.00–113.00	112.01
3	—	435	120.00–122.00	120.68
2	—	275	138.00–140.00	139.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	38.00–41.00	39.23
2	—	1,098	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	44.00–48.00	45.97
1	—	1,490	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,189	38.00–42.00	39.86
10	—	1,260	44.00–49.00	45.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	68.00	68.00

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	8	—	—	375.00–500.00	444.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	575.00–585.00	581.67

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)	6	—	—	550.00–575.00	562.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00

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)	6	—	—	675.00–725.00	712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	525.00–600.00	587.50

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.