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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Mar 10

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 252▲ 231 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 96▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 62▲ 27 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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower.

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 $126.62/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$126.62

100 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$8.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	133.13	645	19thin
Medium and Large 2	460	125.25	576	49
Medium and Large 3	391	124.84	488	32

One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $157 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

126.62

—

AL average15 barns · 1,537 hd

124.74

+1.88

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	1,740	84.00	1,462	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	64.00	895	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	55.87	633	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	41.71	388	10

Every lot

82 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	410	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	170.00/cwt	165.00–172.50	476	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	148.33/cwt	147.50–150.00	512	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	583	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	150.00/cwt	147.50–152.50	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	140.88/cwt	137.00–145.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	779	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	124.16/cwt	122.50–125.00	698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	847	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	908	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	213	160.03/cwt	157.50–162.50	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	152.45/cwt	148.00–155.00	328	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	218	141.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	309	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	153.77/cwt	152.50–155.00	400	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	264	138.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	365	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	144.01/cwt	142.50–147.50	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	129.62/cwt	128.00–130.00	411	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	137.62/cwt	137.50–138.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	134.13/cwt	130.00–137.50	500	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	124.44/cwt	122.50–127.50	474	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	578	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	120.78/cwt	118.00–122.50	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	128.30/cwt	127.50–130.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	123.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	586	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	487	114.98/cwt	112.50–117.50	560	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	110.81/cwt	110.00–112.50	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	119.00/cwt	115.00–122.50	631	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	109.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	703	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	781	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	743	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	743	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	829	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	925	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	282	178.55/cwt	175.00–183.00	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.50	488	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	312	170.31/cwt	167.50–172.50	531	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	159.87/cwt	157.50–162.50	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	153.74/cwt	152.50–155.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	626	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	135.86/cwt	135.00–137.50	727	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	118.74/cwt	118.00–120.00	748	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,462	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	38.93/cwt	38.00–40.00	348	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	45.89/cwt	44.00–48.00	451	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	53.40/cwt	52.00–54.00	580	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	728	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	57.96/cwt	56.00–60.00	689	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	816	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	877	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	996	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	650.00/cwt	625.00–675.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	562.50/cwt	550.00–575.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068.75/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565.00/cwt	550.00–580.00	—	2

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 Mar 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 252Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 62Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
1	—	345	152.50	152.50
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
2	—	495	132.50–135.00	133.75
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
1	—	795	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	118.00–120.00	118.74
4	—	439	140.00–145.00	142.66
2	—	568	122.50–125.00	123.77
2	—	328	157.50–162.50	159.87
2	—	285	170.00–172.50	171.29
1	—	900	91.00	91.00
1	—	360	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	135.00–137.50	135.86
3	—	388	160.00–161.00	160.34
3	—	312	167.50–172.50	170.31
3	—	282	175.00–183.00	178.55
2	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	435	152.50–155.00	153.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	122.50–127.50	124.44
5	—	317	128.00–130.00	129.62
4	—	429	118.00–122.50	120.78
3	—	528	110.00–112.50	110.81
3	—	487	112.50–117.50	114.98
3	—	218	140.00–145.00	141.87
1	—	925	83.00	83.00
1	—	829	89.00	89.00
7	—	264	135.00–140.00	138.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	120.00–126.00	123.65
9	—	373	130.00–137.50	134.13
5	—	567	105.00–115.00	109.45
5	—	530	115.00–122.50	119.00
4	—	326	137.50–138.00	137.62
3	—	435	127.50–130.00	128.30
3	—	282	142.50–147.50	144.01
3	—	215	148.00–155.00	152.45
2	—	790	94.00	94.00
2	—	725	102.50	102.50
2	—	670	104.00–106.00	104.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	139.00	139.00
2	—	375	142.00–145.00	143.46
2	—	260	152.50–155.00	153.77
2	—	213	157.50–162.50	160.03
1	—	715	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	122.50–125.00	124.16
3	—	345	147.50–150.00	148.33
2	—	423	137.00–145.00	140.88
2	—	375	145.00–147.50	146.28
1	—	490	132.50	132.50
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
1	—	245	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	147.50–152.50	150.00
3	—	280	165.00–172.50	170.00
2	—	640	123.00	123.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	157.50	157.50
1	—	200	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	738	123.00	123.00
4	—	523	149.00	149.00
1	—	810	116.00	116.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	138.00	138.00
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	625.00–675.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–575.00	562.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00

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	—	—	775.00	775.00

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	8	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,068.75

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	—	—	550.00–580.00	565.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	38.00–40.00	38.93
4	—	983	44.00–48.00	45.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,370	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,360	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,087	52.00–54.00	53.40
11	—	1,188	56.00–60.00	57.96
1	—	1,120	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	84.00	84.00

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.