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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Feb 11

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 253▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 42▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 145▲ 30 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 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.27/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$158.27

56 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$12.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.44

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	163.43	650	30
Medium and Large 3	325	154.28	501	11thin
Medium and Large 2	437	150.89	659	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.54/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale56 hd

158.27

—

AL average12 barns · 855 hd

138.83

+19.44

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	1,648	77.81	1,282	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	61.36	723	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	60.39	883	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	43.67	413	4thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	178.55/cwt	177.50–183.00	591	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	173.00/cwt	172.00–174.00	657	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	154.25/cwt	150.00–157.50	421	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	139.95/cwt	137.00–142.50	392	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	163.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	475	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	128.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	334	165.69/cwt	164.00–167.50	553	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	148.75/cwt	145.00–152.50	586	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.50	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	131.77/cwt	131.00–132.50	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	228	166.61/cwt	165.00–167.50	380	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	281	158.95/cwt	155.00–162.50	447	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	291	176.75/cwt	174.00–178.00	514	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	293	169.98/cwt	167.50–172.50	498	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	172.25/cwt	170.00–174.00	582	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	170.04/cwt	168.00–172.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	158.95/cwt	158.00–160.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	163.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	155.50/cwt	152.50–160.00	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	143.25/cwt	142.50–145.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	130.24/cwt	128.00–132.50	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,522	73.47/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,118	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	82.14/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,456	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	302	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	45.56/cwt	44.00–48.00	454	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	52.90/cwt	50.00–55.00	604	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	60.95/cwt	58.00–64.00	730	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	70.13/cwt	68.00–72.00	842	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	63.06/cwt	62.00–65.00	860	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	56.39/cwt	54.00–58.00	908	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477.50/cwt	455.00–500.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739.29/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	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 Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 253Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 145Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	343	155.00–160.00	157.50
3	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.44
2	—	480	131.00–132.50	131.77
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
10	—	291	160.00–166.00	163.15
4	—	394	145.00–152.50	148.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
4	—	420	125.00–127.50	125.66
4	—	273	150.00–157.50	154.25
2	—	873	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	315	127.50–130.00	128.71
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
3	—	280	137.00–142.50	139.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	164.00–167.50	165.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	172.00–174.00	173.00
5	—	331	177.50–183.00	178.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	152.50–160.00	155.50
4	—	523	142.50–145.00	143.25
4	—	416	160.00–165.00	163.47
1	—	710	117.50	117.50
3	—	375	168.00–172.00	170.04
7	—	291	174.00–178.00	176.75
6	—	338	170.00–174.00	172.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	145.00–148.00	146.50
2	—	563	128.00–132.50	130.24
1	—	445	157.50	157.50
4	—	293	167.50–172.50	169.98
2	—	375	158.00–160.00	158.95
2	—	313	162.50–165.00	163.76
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
1	—	635	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	281	155.00–162.50	158.95
3	—	228	165.00–167.50	166.61
1	—	575	117.50	117.50
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00

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	—	—	455.00–500.00	477.50

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)	7	—	—	700.00–800.00	739.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	610.00	610.00

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	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	72.00–76.00	73.47
3	—	1,773	80.00–84.00	82.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	54.00–58.00	56.39
3	—	1,363	62.00–65.00	63.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	68.00–72.00	70.13
8	—	1,142	50.00–55.00	52.90
6	—	1,198	58.00–64.00	60.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	44.00–48.00	45.56
1	—	795	38.00	38.00

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.