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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Nov 17

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

567 head

▼ 206 vs last sale 773▲ 140 vs year ago 427 · +32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 72▲ 5 vs year ago 77 · +6.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 20▼ 56 vs year ago 126 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.15/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$138.15

148 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	138.56	772	143
Medium and Large 2	499	126.62	632	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about $141 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 sale148 hd

138.15

—

AL average10 barns · 1,179 hd

137.59

+0.56

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	1,537	69.62	1,070	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	57.00	901	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	54.92	694	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	44.77	486	14

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	477	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	160.16/cwt	147.00–165.00	588	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	131.05/cwt	130.00–132.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	157.20/cwt	155.00–159.00	663	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	469	150.50/cwt	148.50–152.00	706	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	140.41/cwt	138.00–141.25	739	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	128.35/cwt	128.00–132.00	748	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	788	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	124.26/cwt	123.00–125.00	834	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	866	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	970	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	932	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,053	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	136.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	134.52/cwt	131.00–137.00	496	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	490	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	122.45/cwt	112.00–124.00	493	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	114.80/cwt	112.00–117.00	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	123.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	581	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	90.98/cwt	87.00–95.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	115.60/cwt	114.00–118.00	612	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	645	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	111.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	110.52/cwt	108.00–113.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	99.67/cwt	99.00–100.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	709	102.92/cwt	102.00–104.00	730	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	714	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	210	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	282	170.63/cwt	170.00–172.00	481	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	166.45/cwt	162.00–170.00	541	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	356	160.54/cwt	157.00–163.00	572	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	158.66/cwt	157.00–161.00	665	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	127.93/cwt	125.00–132.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	141.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	680	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	133.66/cwt	133.00–134.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	102.55/cwt	101.00–104.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	112.47/cwt	108.00–117.00	650	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	685	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	57.96/cwt	55.00–64.00	843	3
Bulls	—	—	1,491	72.45/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,080	8
Bulls	—	—	2,155	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	48.65/cwt	48.00–50.00	511	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	46.67/cwt	45.00–49.00	506	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	43.72/cwt	42.00–44.00	475	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	54.53/cwt	52.00–56.00	690	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	58.29/cwt	57.00–60.00	787	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	57.00/cwt	56.00–58.00	901	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685.13/cwt	575.00–800.00	—	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679.50/cwt	600.00–825.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	499.55/cwt	450.00–550.00	—	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	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 Nov 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 773Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 72Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 20Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	107.00–110.00	109.02
1	—	800	93.00	93.00
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
3	—	282	170.00–172.00	170.63
2	—	565	132.00	132.00
9	—	325	162.00–170.00	166.45
6	—	482	137.00–145.00	141.14
1	—	730	98.00	98.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	195.00	195.00
6	—	356	157.00–163.00	160.54
3	—	508	133.00–134.00	133.66
6	—	419	157.00–161.00	158.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	523	101.00–104.00	102.55
1	—	405	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	108.00–117.00	112.47
3	—	470	125.00–132.00	127.93
2	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.41
1	—	720	89.00	89.00
1	—	760	83.00	83.00
1	—	390	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	128.00	128.00
54	—	526	138.00–141.25	140.41
19	—	469	148.50–152.00	150.50
16	—	422	155.00–159.00	157.20
9	—	866	112.00	112.00
5	—	932	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	117.00–119.00	117.99
11	—	583	128.00–132.00	128.35
1	—	505	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	137.00	137.00
4	—	367	147.00–165.00	160.16
8	—	671	123.00–125.00	124.26
2	—	285	165.00–170.00	167.54
1	—	785	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
2	—	420	130.00–132.00	131.05
1	—	690	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
13	—	432	130.00–135.00	131.74
7	—	580	110.00–115.00	111.39
4	—	623	108.00–113.00	110.52
4	—	330	130.00–140.00	136.14
9	—	369	131.00–137.00	134.52
17	—	529	114.00–118.00	115.60
14	—	471	120.00–128.00	123.26
1	—	785	91.00	91.00
3	—	692	99.00–100.00	99.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	87.00–95.00	90.98
1	—	495	107.00	107.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	403	112.00–124.00	122.45
8	—	381	125.00–130.00	128.74
5	—	467	112.00–117.00	114.80
2	—	550	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	709	102.00–104.00	102.92
6	—	566	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	—	575.00–800.00	685.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	600.00–825.00	679.50

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)	11	—	—	450.00–550.00	499.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00

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	2	—	—	650.00	650.00

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	2	—	—	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	56.00–58.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,266	52.00–56.00	54.53
6	—	1,050	48.00–50.00	48.65
14	—	1,350	57.00–60.00	58.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,086	42.00–44.00	43.72
5	—	1,085	45.00–49.00	46.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,491	70.00–74.00	72.45
3	—	1,455	55.00–64.00	57.96
1	—	2,155	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.