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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 22

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

402 head

▲ 301 vs last sale 101▲ 26 vs year ago 376 · +6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 28▲ 6 vs year ago 58 · +10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

213 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 21▲ 183 vs year ago 30 · +610.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

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 $111.31/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$111.31

132 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$9.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	115.76	583	28
Medium and Large 2	493	111.99	552	70
Medium and Large 3	484	106.25	514	34

One grade step is worth $9.51/cwt here — about $69 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 sale132 hd

111.31

—

AL average11 barns · 1,125 hd

112.96

−1.65

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	1,644	84.88	1,395	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	66.83	970	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	61.64	688	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	44.61	444	5thin

Every lot

75 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 2	367	148.32/cwt	147.00–150.00	544	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	140.71/cwt	136.00–144.00	599	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	657	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	598	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	135.52/cwt	134.50–137.00	695	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	665	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	116.68/cwt	114.00–119.00	671	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.00	743	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	133.54/cwt	132.50–135.00	371	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	131.04/cwt	130.00–132.50	410	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	414	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	433	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	120.33/cwt	119.00–122.00	463	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	115.45/cwt	114.00–117.00	491	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	107.06/cwt	106.00–108.00	503	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	533	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	557	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	103.80/cwt	103.00–105.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	108.11/cwt	107.00–110.00	571	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	110.65/cwt	110.00–111.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	99.74/cwt	98.00–101.00	574	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	107.09/cwt	105.00–108.50	619	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	612	95.67/cwt	95.00–96.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	102.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	692	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	98.67/cwt	98.00–100.00	663	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	664	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	100.99/cwt	99.00–103.00	728	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	153.78/cwt	152.50–155.00	369	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	276	143.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	396	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	148.27/cwt	147.50–150.00	423	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	293	158.76/cwt	157.50–160.00	465	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	154.70/cwt	150.00–157.50	500	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	132.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	436	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	145.69/cwt	142.00–147.50	479	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	139.14/cwt	137.50–140.00	508	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	144.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	605	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	124.06/cwt	122.00–125.00	536	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	126.45/cwt	124.00–128.00	608	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	484	118.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	572	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	595	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	632	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	119.75/cwt	118.00–121.00	683	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	108.66/cwt	108.00–110.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	671	102.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	687	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,238	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	87.75/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,560	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	40.69/cwt	40.00–42.00	390	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	50.49/cwt	50.00–51.00	532	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	57.11/cwt	55.00–59.00	617	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	61.80/cwt	60.00–65.00	682	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	66.44/cwt	66.00–67.00	790	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	69.99/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,015	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	64.73/cwt	63.00–67.50	941	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112.74/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	—	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	813.75/cwt	750.00–885.00	—	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593.75/cwt	450.00–685.00	—	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030.00/cwt	950.00–1,110.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881.15/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	52
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	786.67/cwt	725.00–810.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753.64/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	666.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	550.00/cwt	525.00–575.00	—	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 Sep 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 101Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 28Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 213Last week 21Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	240	152.50–155.00	153.78
3	—	613	108.00–110.00	108.66
3	—	285	147.50–150.00	148.27
7	—	531	118.00–120.00	118.99
7	—	481	124.00–128.00	126.45
7	—	329	142.00–147.50	145.69
6	—	365	137.50–140.00	139.14
5	—	671	100.00–105.00	102.39
4	—	433	130.00–135.00	132.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	150.00–157.50	154.70
4	—	570	118.00–121.00	119.75
4	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.53
4	—	420	142.00–145.00	144.01
4	—	385	145.00–148.00	146.46
2	—	293	157.50–160.00	158.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	115.00–120.00	118.16
7	—	276	140.00–145.00	143.43
6	—	432	122.00–125.00	124.06
5	—	527	110.00–115.00	112.99
4	—	575	104.00–106.00	104.98
3	—	328	132.00–135.00	132.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	124.00–125.00	124.49
3	—	572	110.00–112.00	110.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	125.00–127.00	125.98
10	—	426	136.00–144.00	140.71
7	—	575	114.00–119.00	116.68
6	—	367	147.00–150.00	148.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	134.50–137.00	135.52
5	—	613	120.00–122.00	121.19
5	—	463	140.00–144.00	141.98
4	—	588	124.00–125.00	124.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	106.00–108.00	107.06
7	—	575	98.00–101.00	99.74
5	—	519	103.00–105.00	103.80
5	—	381	112.50–115.00	113.73
4	—	428	110.00–111.00	110.51
3	—	612	95.00–96.00	95.67
2	—	315	120.00–121.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	105.00–108.50	107.09
11	—	425	114.00–117.00	115.45
10	—	480	110.00–112.00	111.00
8	—	528	107.00–110.00	108.11
6	—	385	119.00–122.00	120.33
5	—	617	100.00–105.00	102.77
5	—	327	125.00–128.00	126.54
5	—	278	132.50–135.00	133.54
4	—	718	90.00–95.00	92.49
3	—	672	98.00–100.00	98.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	99.00–103.00	100.99
5	—	313	130.00–132.50	131.04
4	—	635	108.00–110.00	109.02
4	—	483	115.00–116.00	115.25
4	—	408	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	568	110.00–111.00	110.65
3	—	375	124.00–125.00	124.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	—	—	950.00–1,275.00	1,112.74

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	16	—	—	750.00–885.00	813.75

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	8	—	—	450.00–685.00	593.75

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)	10	—	—	600.00–700.00	666.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–810.00	786.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–575.00	550.00

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)	52	—	—	800.00–950.00	881.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	950.00–1,110.00	1,030.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	—	700.00–800.00	753.64

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	40.00–42.00	40.69
2	—	1,053	50.00–51.00	50.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	63.00–67.50	64.73
2	—	1,450	69.00–71.00	69.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,103	60.00–65.00	61.80
8	—	1,081	55.00–59.00	57.11
7	—	1,189	66.00–67.00	66.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	85.00–90.00	87.75
2	—	1,510	82.00	82.00

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.