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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 16

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 142▼ 122 vs year ago 382 · −31.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 18▼ 19 vs year ago 55 · −34.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 10▲ 105 vs year ago 36 · +291.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower, bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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 $126.80/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$126.80

74 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$26.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.07

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	145.18	597	9thin
Medium and Large 2	487	128.09	623	38
Medium and Large 3	488	118.86	580	27

One grade step is worth $26.32/cwt here — about $17 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 sale74 hd

126.80

—

AL average12 barns · 1,057 hd

124.74

+2.07

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	1,774	95.77	1,699	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	62.98	840	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	57.33	633	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	877	44.55	391	5thin

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 2	288	161.28/cwt	160.00–162.50	464	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	149.77/cwt	147.50–152.00	469	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	510	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.50	491	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	653	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	134.63/cwt	134.00–136.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	132.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	415	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	118.03/cwt	117.50–119.00	378	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	129.07/cwt	127.00–130.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	120.05/cwt	118.00–124.00	504	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	109.95/cwt	109.00–111.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	112.37/cwt	111.00–115.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	116.37/cwt	115.00–118.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	107.21/cwt	106.00–108.00	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	98.55/cwt	97.00–100.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	88.52/cwt	87.00–90.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	96.85/cwt	94.00–101.00	658	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	92.06/cwt	90.00–94.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	714	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	422	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	135.80/cwt	134.00–137.50	441	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	339	148.17/cwt	145.00–150.00	502	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	148.49/cwt	147.50–149.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	142.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	136.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	552	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	130.24/cwt	126.00–134.00	608	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	121.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	568	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	120.95/cwt	118.00–123.00	631	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	132.07/cwt	130.00–134.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	569	108.20/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	110.98/cwt	109.00–114.00	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	103.20/cwt	100.00–106.00	694	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,774	95.77/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,699	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	47.47/cwt	45.00–50.00	403	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	42.61/cwt	40.00–44.00	381	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	564	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	58.04/cwt	55.00–60.00	648	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	62.98/cwt	62.00–64.00	840	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457.22/cwt	300.00–550.00	—	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706.25/cwt	700.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	637.50/cwt	625.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	456.25/cwt	425.00–525.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	437.50/cwt	400.00–475.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920.59/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	694.17/cwt	625.00–800.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	672.00/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	50

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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 142Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 18Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 10Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower, bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
3	—	358	147.50–149.00	148.49
2	—	523	130.00–134.00	132.07
2	—	408	145.00–147.00	146.01
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	118.00–125.00	121.64
5	—	569	105.00–110.00	108.20
5	—	435	126.00–128.00	127.00
3	—	395	130.00	130.00
2	—	530	114.00–116.00	115.02
2	—	325	134.00–137.50	135.80
1	—	735	94.00	94.00
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	118.00–123.00	120.95
6	—	467	126.00–134.00	130.24
5	—	339	145.00–150.00	148.17
4	—	672	100.00–106.00	103.20
4	—	626	109.00–114.00	110.98
4	—	426	135.00–140.00	136.48
4	—	378	140.00–145.00	142.25
2	—	575	115.00–118.00	116.50
2	—	268	155.00–160.00	157.48
1	—	765	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	110.00–111.00	110.49
2	—	360	135.00–137.50	136.27
1	—	695	101.00	101.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	128.00–130.00	129.32
3	—	478	134.00–136.00	134.63
2	—	658	111.00–115.00	113.01
2	—	425	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	355	142.50–145.00	143.75
2	—	313	147.50–152.00	149.77
2	—	288	160.00–162.50	161.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	138.00–140.00	139.01
1	—	540	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	89.00	89.00
2	—	725	90.00–94.00	92.06
1	—	850	84.00	84.00
1	—	845	87.00	87.00
7	—	679	94.00–101.00	96.85
6	—	420	118.00–124.00	120.05
5	—	571	106.00–108.00	107.21
5	—	480	111.00–115.00	112.37
4	—	314	130.00–136.00	132.25
3	—	382	127.00–130.00	129.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	121.00–125.00	122.99
3	—	567	110.00–114.00	112.01
3	—	525	115.00–118.00	116.37
2	—	415	129.00–130.00	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	117.50–119.00	118.03
2	—	670	87.00–90.00	88.52
2	—	575	97.00–100.00	98.55
2	—	505	104.00	104.00
2	—	475	106.00–107.00	106.52
2	—	425	109.00–111.00	109.95
1	—	715	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	40.00–44.00	42.61
2	—	850	45.00–50.00	47.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	62.00–64.00	62.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,116	55.00–60.00	58.04
3	—	1,045	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,774	95.00–98.00	95.77

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	9	—	—	300.00–550.00	457.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	425.00–525.00	456.25

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	—	—	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–650.00	637.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	400.00–475.00	437.50

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)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–725.00	706.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	—	—	550.00–750.00	672.00

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	12	—	—	625.00–800.00	694.17

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	34	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	920.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.