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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jan 12

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 294▼ 82 vs year ago 292 · −28.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 105▲ 18 vs year ago 23 · +78.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 160▼ 23 vs year ago 38 · −60.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on a short run with moderate demand. Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cattle sold 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 $120.61/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$120.61

106 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	122.92	581	75
Medium and Large 2	466	116.35	542	21
Medium and Large 3	425	112.22	477	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $105 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 sale106 hd

120.61

—

AL average16 barns · 1,471 hd

122.27

−1.66

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	1,673	72.68	1,216	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	61.00	802	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	56.86	639	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	45.58	405	4thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	158.26/cwt	156.00–160.00	609	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	149.01/cwt	147.00–151.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	148.68/cwt	143.00–155.00	694	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	126.49/cwt	123.00–130.00	750	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	116.74/cwt	116.00–117.00	735	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	227	156.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	356	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	133.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	465	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	127.04/cwt	123.00–130.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	110.43/cwt	110.00–112.00	460	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	122.28/cwt	117.00–125.00	517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	130.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	561	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	118.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	578	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	108.00/cwt	106.00–109.00	556	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	114.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	605	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	110.90/cwt	108.00–114.00	635	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	109.74/cwt	109.00–110.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	449	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	158.98/cwt	157.00–165.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	156.27/cwt	153.00–158.00	577	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	140.62/cwt	138.00–143.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	150.53/cwt	148.00–153.00	647	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	139.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	133.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	644	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	133.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	118.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	739	99.76/cwt	98.00–101.00	737	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	70.05/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,173	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	80.77/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,510	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	41.92/cwt	40.00–44.00	360	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	49.23/cwt	45.00–52.00	452	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	49.34/cwt	48.00–50.00	497	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	61.32/cwt	59.00–63.00	664	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	56.08/cwt	52.00–60.00	662	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	802	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837.50/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737.50/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1

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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 294Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 105Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 160Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	431	120.00–135.00	130.19
3	—	227	155.00–160.00	156.69
1	—	255	143.00	143.00
7	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.49
4	—	626	109.00–110.00	109.74
22	—	486	117.00–123.00	118.95
4	—	333	138.00–141.00	139.52
12	—	527	110.00–118.00	114.81
11	—	573	108.00–114.00	110.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
5	—	417	110.00–112.00	110.43
3	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	106.00	106.00
2	—	490	114.00	114.00
6	—	515	106.00–109.00	108.00
5	—	423	117.00–125.00	122.28
2	—	323	133.00–135.00	133.96
3	—	368	123.00–130.00	127.04
1	—	675	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
2	—	593	123.00–130.00	126.49
2	—	533	135.00–140.00	137.49
17	—	467	143.00–155.00	148.68
4	—	630	116.00–117.00	116.74
4	—	385	156.00–160.00	158.26
1	—	340	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	147.00–151.00	149.01
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
1	—	465	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	130.00–138.00	133.68
2	—	565	114.00	114.00
3	—	313	140.00–147.00	143.39
2	—	530	120.00–124.00	122.06
2	—	373	138.00–143.00	140.62
4	—	431	137.00–140.00	139.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
6	—	430	148.00–153.00	150.53
4	—	739	98.00–101.00	99.76
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
4	—	369	153.00–158.00	156.27
4	—	334	157.00–165.00	158.98
3	—	572	115.00–124.00	118.94
3	—	525	130.00–138.00	133.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	48.00–50.00	49.34
7	—	1,083	59.00–63.00	61.32
11	—	1,181	52.00–60.00	56.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	40.00–44.00	41.92
2	—	918	45.00–52.00	49.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	64.00–65.00	64.50
3	—	1,870	80.00–82.00	80.77
3	—	1,675	68.00–72.00	70.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00	500.00

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	4	—	—	775.00–900.00	837.50

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)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00

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)	4	—	—	600.00–800.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–800.00	737.50

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.