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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 7

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jun 23Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

286 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 414▼ 94 vs year ago 380 · −24.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 112▲ 65 vs year ago 93 · +69.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

236 head

▲ 179 vs last sale 57▲ 48 vs year ago 188 · +25.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady with several replacement cows that sold up to 1400.00, and several replacement pairs that sold up to 1875.00. There were not enough feeder classes reported for an adequate market test.

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 $121.57/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$121.57

20 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

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

$22.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	386	127.81	493	12thin
Medium and Large 1	542	116.10	629	5thin
Medium and Large 3	515	105.69	545	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.13/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale20 hd

121.57

—

AL average6 barns · 634 hd

118.50

+3.07

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	—	Low	1,514	77.56	1,174	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	62.72	917	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	62.51	770	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	53.71	542	13

Every lot

49 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	123.13/cwt	120.00–126.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	131.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	644	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	134.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	439	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	123.78/cwt	122.50–125.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	111.97/cwt	111.00–113.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	158.39/cwt	157.00–160.00	436	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	106.92/cwt	104.00–110.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	74.80/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,117	5
Bulls	—	—	1,541	81.00/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,248	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	539	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	483	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	55.03/cwt	52.00–56.00	573	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	57.90/cwt	55.00–59.00	683	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	62.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	767	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	66.49/cwt	66.00–68.00	887	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	64.09/cwt	62.00–66.00	913	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	996	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	55.95/cwt	55.00–57.00	881	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,770.83/cwt	1,675.00–1,875.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,500.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081.56/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	—	64
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	842.86/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,346.88/cwt	1,275.00–1,400.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,119.83/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	—	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012.14/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	941.00/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906.58/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	867.50/cwt	860.00–875.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	772.14/cwt	700.00–810.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727.63/cwt	640.00–825.00	—	19
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	869.17/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545.63/cwt	420.00–630.00	—	8

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 Jul 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 414Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 112Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 236Last week 57Year ago 188

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,575	55.00–57.00	55.95
6	—	1,425	62.00–66.00	64.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,224	60.00–65.00	62.70
13	—	1,179	55.00–59.00	57.90
12	—	1,334	66.00–68.00	66.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	58.00	58.00
4	—	965	50.00	50.00
8	—	1,042	52.00–56.00	55.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,493	74.00–78.00	74.80
4	—	1,541	80.00–84.00	81.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	157.00–160.00	158.39
2	—	475	124.00–128.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	580	104.00–110.00	106.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	109.00	109.00
2	—	475	122.50–125.00	123.78
2	—	573	111.00–113.00	111.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	104.00	104.00
2	—	383	127.50–128.00	127.75
3	—	427	120.00–125.00	122.98
6	—	327	130.00–138.00	134.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
2	—	418	114.00–116.00	115.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
2	—	330	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	152.50	152.50
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	139.00	139.00
4	—	491	130.00–135.00	131.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–126.00	123.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,770.83

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	64	—	—	925.00–1,225.00	1,081.56

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	14	—	—	725.00–900.00	842.86

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	941.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,346.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,119.83

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)	19	—	—	640.00–825.00	727.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	975.00–1,050.00	1,012.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	850.00–975.00	906.58

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	860.00–875.00	867.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–810.00	772.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	869.17

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	8	—	—	420.00–630.00	545.63

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.