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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jan 21

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

337 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 292▲ 337 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 23▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 38▲ 105 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 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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 $131.88/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$131.88

103 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	440	133.43	588	45
Medium and Large 1	542	130.80	708	41
Medium and Large 3	403	130.37	525	17thin

One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about $63 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 sale103 hd

131.88

—

AL average15 barns · 1,960 hd

133.77

−1.89

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	1,633	74.91	1,223	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	60.95	708	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	54.00	818	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	40.52	403	8thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	230	166.22/cwt	165.00–167.50	382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	143.95/cwt	142.00–145.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	164.09/cwt	162.50–165.00	612	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	174.04/cwt	172.50–176.00	658	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	169.30/cwt	165.00–171.00	701	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	158.65/cwt	158.00–160.00	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	153.52/cwt	152.50–155.00	718	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	606	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	144.30/cwt	143.00–145.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	151.79/cwt	147.00–154.00	798	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	831	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	857	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	913	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	218	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	344	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	273	145.88/cwt	145.00–147.50	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	157.75/cwt	157.50–158.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	316	140.76/cwt	140.00–142.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	145.89/cwt	144.00–147.50	474	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	143.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	148.75/cwt	147.50–150.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.50	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	134.51/cwt	130.00–137.50	566	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	125.73/cwt	124.00–127.50	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	131.07/cwt	127.50–133.00	676	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	114.74/cwt	112.50–117.50	597	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	124.01/cwt	122.50–126.00	655	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	127.40/cwt	124.00–128.00	740	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	118.59/cwt	117.00–120.00	744	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	168.96/cwt	168.00–170.00	448	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	181.58/cwt	180.00–183.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	336	173.67/cwt	172.50–176.00	584	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	163.31/cwt	162.50–165.00	552	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	167.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	639	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	155.17/cwt	154.00–157.00	605	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	140.22/cwt	138.00–142.50	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	159.41/cwt	158.00–161.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	145.34/cwt	145.00–146.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	134.37/cwt	129.00–137.00	634	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	156.17/cwt	155.00–157.50	757	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	725	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	147.11/cwt	145.00–148.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	801	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.50	805	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	111.66/cwt	109.00–114.00	804	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	74.91/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,223	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	37.08/cwt	35.00–38.00	368	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	42.58/cwt	40.00–45.00	425	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	578	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	64.08/cwt	62.00–66.00	742	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	58.25/cwt	57.00–60.00	690	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	818	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,255.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965.00/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	—	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941.67/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733.33/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636.67/cwt	575.00–680.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	566.67/cwt	500.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	442.50/cwt	435.00–450.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447.50/cwt	440.00–470.00	—	4

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 Jan 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 292Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	114.00–116.00	115.00
2	—	218	155.00–160.00	157.64
7	—	528	122.50–126.00	124.01
7	—	325	144.00–147.50	145.89
5	—	573	118.00–120.00	119.00
10	—	421	130.00–137.50	134.51
7	—	364	140.00–145.00	143.53
4	—	484	126.00–129.00	127.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	145.00–147.50	145.88
2	—	430	124.00–127.50	125.73
2	—	370	132.50–135.00	133.73
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	495	120.00–122.50	121.25
4	—	316	140.00–142.00	140.76
3	—	520	112.50–117.50	114.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	117.00	117.00
4	—	500	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	140.00–142.50	140.65
2	—	385	147.50–150.00	148.75
2	—	280	157.50–158.00	157.75
10	—	581	124.00–128.00	127.40
5	—	627	117.00–120.00	118.59
5	—	516	127.50–133.00	131.07
4	—	490	134.00–136.00	135.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	143.00–145.00	144.30
4	—	468	152.50–155.00	153.52
5	—	373	162.50–165.00	164.09
3	—	618	130.00–133.00	131.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	135.00–137.00	135.65
3	—	468	158.00–160.00	158.65
2	—	575	144.00–145.00	144.49
1	—	745	122.50	122.50
8	—	378	172.50–176.00	174.04
7	—	414	165.00–171.00	169.30
5	—	526	147.00–154.00	151.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	142.00–145.00	143.95
2	—	470	128.00–130.00	128.97
2	—	230	165.00–167.50	166.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	172.50–176.00	173.67
5	—	441	158.00–161.00	159.41
4	—	625	130.00–132.00	131.02
4	—	530	145.00–148.00	147.11
3	—	575	138.00–140.00	139.31
2	—	280	180.00–183.00	181.58
9	—	381	165.00–170.00	167.70
6	—	485	155.00–157.50	156.17
1	—	765	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	162.50–165.00	163.31
4	—	575	132.00–135.00	133.53
7	—	529	136.00–138.00	137.01
6	—	390	154.00–157.00	155.17
5	—	665	120.00–122.50	121.01
4	—	265	168.00–170.00	168.96
3	—	720	109.00–114.00	111.66
3	—	468	145.00–146.00	145.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	127.50–130.00	128.75
3	—	472	129.00–137.00	134.37
2	—	675	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	630	112.00–115.00	113.46
2	—	390	138.00–142.50	140.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00

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	30	—	—	850.00–1,125.00	965.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,255.00

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)	3	—	—	500.00–650.00	566.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	435.00–450.00	442.50

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)	18	—	—	700.00–775.00	733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–975.00	941.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	575.00–680.00	636.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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	4	—	—	440.00–470.00	447.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	74.00–76.00	74.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	62.00–66.00	64.08
1	—	1,090	53.00	53.00
4	—	1,184	57.00–60.00	58.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	40.00–45.00	42.58
3	—	993	35.00–38.00	37.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	54.00	54.00

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.