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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 29

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

312 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 402▼ 80 vs year ago 392 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 64▲ 41 vs year ago 16 · +256.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 189 vs last sale 213▼ 23 vs year ago 47 · −48.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows 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 $128.03/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$128.03

89 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$34.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.47

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	142.80	602	29
Medium and Large 2	478	125.96	602	43
Medium and Large 3	553	108.06	597	17thin

One grade step is worth $34.74/cwt here — about $5 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 sale89 hd

128.03

—

AL average13 barns · 1,298 hd

120.55

+7.47

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	1,773	79.02	1,401	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	56.96	665	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,584	54.34	861	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	43.10	451	4thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	145.98/cwt	143.00–149.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	137.90/cwt	135.00–141.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	120.70/cwt	119.00–122.50	579	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	128.50/cwt	127.50–130.00	655	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	665	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	119.75/cwt	117.50–122.50	689	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	126.22/cwt	125.00–128.00	733	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	124.59/cwt	123.00–126.00	794	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	990	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	309	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	133.72/cwt	130.00–137.50	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	126.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	121.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	120.27/cwt	119.00–121.00	509	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	115.49/cwt	115.00–117.50	489	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	110.37/cwt	109.00–112.50	483	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	115.16/cwt	113.00–118.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	110.54/cwt	109.00–112.50	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	106.22/cwt	104.00–108.00	513	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	110.73/cwt	110.00–112.50	568	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	108.26/cwt	107.00–109.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	99.03/cwt	98.00–100.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	107.92/cwt	107.50–109.00	630	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	105.25/cwt	104.00–106.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	104.81/cwt	103.00–106.00	704	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	97.66/cwt	97.00–98.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	99.33/cwt	97.00–101.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	267	162.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	435	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	288	154.15/cwt	152.50–155.00	444	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	341	155.76/cwt	155.00–158.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	344	144.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	497	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	139.59/cwt	135.00–142.50	537	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	392	147.90/cwt	147.50–149.00	580	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	140.14/cwt	137.00–142.50	605	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	535	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	124.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	118.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	577	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	606	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	105.02/cwt	103.00–109.00	646	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	100.53/cwt	98.00–102.00	638	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	110.47/cwt	108.00–113.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,216	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	80.03/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,465	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	500	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	384	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	42.19/cwt	40.00–44.00	460	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	61.75/cwt	61.50–62.00	687	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	57.61/cwt	55.00–60.00	662	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	52.63/cwt	51.00–54.50	663	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	928	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	56.46/cwt	54.00–59.00	858	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	48.30/cwt	47.00–50.00	827	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553.33/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758.00/cwt	745.00–775.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	666.67/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656.25/cwt	630.00–700.00	—	4

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 402Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 64Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 213Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
5	—	524	115.00–120.00	118.59
4	—	344	140.00–150.00	144.39
12	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.38
4	—	615	103.00–109.00	105.02
4	—	576	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	445	130.00–135.00	131.67
6	—	385	135.00–142.50	139.59
3	—	288	152.50–155.00	154.15
1	—	865	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	120.00–125.00	121.67
2	—	475	114.00–115.00	114.49
5	—	577	104.00–106.00	104.99
1	—	675	94.00	94.00
4	—	635	98.00–102.00	100.53
2	—	513	110.00–112.00	110.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
4	—	341	155.00–158.00	155.76
2	—	530	125.00–127.50	126.27
6	—	267	160.00–165.00	162.79
2	—	673	108.00–113.00	110.47
2	—	570	120.00–122.50	121.26
7	—	432	137.00–142.50	140.14
5	—	392	147.50–149.00	147.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	97.00–98.00	97.66
3	—	332	125.00–130.00	126.53
1	—	225	137.50	137.50
4	—	376	120.00–125.00	121.87
3	—	477	109.00–112.50	110.54
4	—	585	104.00–106.00	105.25
1	—	745	94.00	94.00
4	—	540	107.00–109.00	108.26
5	—	423	115.00–117.50	115.49
1	—	295	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	98.00–100.00	99.03
2	—	378	115.00–117.50	116.23
5	—	483	104.00–108.00	106.22
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
4	—	438	109.00–112.50	110.37
2	—	513	100.00–103.00	101.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	130.00–137.50	133.72
5	—	467	113.00–118.00	115.16
3	—	713	97.00–101.00	99.33
2	—	370	128.00–130.00	129.01
5	—	672	103.00–106.00	104.81
2	—	630	106.00–107.00	106.51
5	—	513	110.00–112.50	110.73
6	—	584	107.50–109.00	107.92
4	—	423	119.00–121.00	120.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	111.00–113.00	111.99
5	—	536	122.00–125.00	124.00
4	—	575	117.50–122.50	119.75
2	—	613	115.00–117.00	116.01
1	—	805	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	112.00–116.00	114.01
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
2	—	480	119.00–122.50	120.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
1	—	280	167.50	167.50
12	—	637	123.00–126.00	124.59
3	—	510	127.50–130.00	128.50
2	—	470	135.00–141.00	137.90
5	—	581	125.00–128.00	126.22
1	—	925	107.00	107.00
2	—	780	109.50	109.50
2	—	428	143.00–149.00	145.98
2	—	688	118.00–122.00	119.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	40.00–44.00	42.19
1	—	1,000	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,010	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	64.00	64.00
4	—	1,520	54.00–59.00	56.46
3	—	1,713	47.00–50.00	48.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	61.50–62.00	61.75
25	—	1,149	55.00–60.00	57.61
6	—	1,260	51.00–54.50	52.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	78.00–82.00	80.03
1	—	1,600	76.00	76.00

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	3	—	—	525.00–600.00	553.33

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	—	—	600.00–700.00	666.67

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)	5	—	—	745.00–775.00	758.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	630.00–700.00	656.25

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.