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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 5

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 166▲ 36 vs year ago 305 · +11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 91▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 270▲ 22 vs year ago 40 · +55.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 5.00 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 $113.05/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$113.05

78 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

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

$7.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	382	118.59	453	14thin
Medium and Large 2	504	112.46	567	42
Medium and Large 1	572	110.66	632	22

One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale78 hd

113.05

—

AL average13 barns · 1,103 hd

112.76

+0.29

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	1,640	76.06	1,247	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	60.67	875	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	54.83	619	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	40.71	370	6thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	154.31/cwt	152.50–156.00	440	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	153.18/cwt	152.50–154.00	493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	545	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	132.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	635	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	219	137.11/cwt	132.50–140.00	300	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	258	128.32/cwt	127.50–130.00	331	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	392	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	133.79/cwt	132.50–135.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	112.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	545	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	112.66/cwt	111.00–115.00	584	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	108.74/cwt	107.00–110.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	105.17/cwt	103.00–107.00	610	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	718	87.98/cwt	87.00–89.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	763	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	427	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	146.11/cwt	142.50–149.00	489	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	133.10/cwt	130.00–137.50	519	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	551	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	118.47/cwt	115.00–122.50	513	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	125.62/cwt	124.00–129.00	556	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	621	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	544	116.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	632	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	109.79/cwt	107.00–113.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	98.20/cwt	96.00–102.00	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	688	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	722	90.66/cwt	90.00–92.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	72.11/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,071	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,436	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	37.24/cwt	35.00–39.00	336	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	42.45/cwt	40.00–44.00	387	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	50.38/cwt	50.00–52.00	532	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	56.42/cwt	54.00–59.00	652	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	60.67/cwt	60.00–62.00	875	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160.77/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556.00/cwt	500.00–595.00	—	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785.71/cwt	725.00–850.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	733.33/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 166Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 91Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 270Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	90.00–92.00	90.66
3	—	483	119.00–120.00	119.67
2	—	770	90.00	90.00
2	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	215	157.50	157.50
8	—	443	124.00–129.00	125.62
5	—	335	142.50–149.00	146.11
4	—	673	96.00–102.00	98.20
4	—	623	107.00–113.00	109.79
4	—	544	115.00–118.00	116.25
4	—	390	130.00–137.50	133.10
4	—	280	150.00–155.00	152.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	130.00–135.00	132.46
4	—	495	125.00–126.00	125.50
3	—	572	118.00–119.00	118.66
2	—	618	116.00–117.00	116.49
2	—	368	140.00–144.00	141.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	115.00–122.50	118.47
2	—	688	90.00–93.00	91.52
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	436	125.00	125.00
3	—	295	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	130.00–134.00	132.09
2	—	523	125.00–126.00	125.48
2	—	415	137.50–140.00	138.77
2	—	285	152.50–156.00	154.31
1	—	355	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	123.00	123.00
2	—	565	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	505	131.00–135.00	133.00
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
3	—	322	152.50–154.00	153.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	219	132.50–140.00	137.11
3	—	258	127.50–130.00	128.32
2	—	718	87.00–89.00	87.98
2	—	323	118.00–120.00	118.96
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	110.00–116.00	112.70
6	—	580	103.00–107.00	105.17
6	—	288	135.00–137.50	136.22
4	—	530	107.00–110.00	108.74
3	—	615	100.00–102.00	100.67
3	—	430	118.00–120.00	118.99
3	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.00
3	—	322	132.50–135.00	133.79
2	—	835	83.00	83.00
2	—	778	84.00–86.00	85.00
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
1	—	660	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	111.00–115.00	112.66
4	—	765	94.00	94.00
2	—	630	104.00–106.00	105.02
2	—	565	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	430	122.00–123.00	122.52
2	—	398	129.00	129.00
2	—	310	140.00–142.50	141.27
1	—	930	82.00	82.00
1	—	810	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	26	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,160.77

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	—	—	900.00	900.00

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	5	—	—	500.00–595.00	556.00

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)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	733.33

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	—	—	725.00–850.00	785.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–725.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	40.00–44.00	42.45
2	—	903	35.00–39.00	37.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	60.00–62.00	60.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,155	54.00–59.00	56.42
5	—	1,055	50.00–52.00	50.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,485	70.00–74.00	72.11

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.