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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jan 26

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 402 vs last sale 650▼ 109 vs year ago 357 · −30.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 60▼ 1 vs year ago 45 · −2.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 65▼ 35 vs year ago 62 · −56.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher on a short run. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady with few offerings.

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 $118.51/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$118.51

90 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$6.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	436	120.38	525	21
Medium and Large 1	545	118.29	645	64
Medium and Large 3	431	113.60	490	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.78/cwt here — about $35 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 sale90 hd

118.51

—

AL average16 barns · 1,594 hd

121.98

−3.47

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	—	High	1,608	79.67	1,281	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,029	59.71	614	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	50.00	840	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	44.05	395	6thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	153.56/cwt	153.00–155.00	660	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	134.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	804	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	124.08/cwt	117.00–127.00	780	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	752	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	917	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	139.09/cwt	135.00–143.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	129.54/cwt	125.00–133.00	425	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	126.09/cwt	123.00–130.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	135.30/cwt	133.00–140.00	505	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	124.23/cwt	123.00–125.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	131.18/cwt	128.00–135.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	123.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	579	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	117.51/cwt	115.00–119.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	118.07/cwt	116.00–121.00	616	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	115.86/cwt	113.00–118.00	659	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	846	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	649	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	210	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	451	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	326	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	429	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	157.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	519	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	152.29/cwt	147.00–155.00	586	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	138.15/cwt	135.00–142.00	579	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	147.76/cwt	140.00–152.00	629	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	124.48/cwt	123.00–125.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	141.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	132.01/cwt	128.00–135.00	634	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	116.74/cwt	112.00–120.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	131.75/cwt	128.00–134.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	114.70/cwt	110.00–119.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	658	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,252	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	43.36/cwt	42.00–44.00	356	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	44.74/cwt	44.00–46.00	435	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,007	57.75/cwt	54.00–63.00	582	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	70.47/cwt	70.00–71.00	810	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	840	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710.00/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667.86/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	481.25/cwt	450.00–575.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462.50/cwt	425.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	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 Jan 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 650Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 60Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 65Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	110.00–119.00	114.70
6	—	480	128.00–135.00	132.01
4	—	624	104.00–107.00	105.52
4	—	514	112.00–120.00	116.74
2	—	313	140.00–148.00	143.97
8	—	419	135.00–142.00	138.15
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	225	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
3	—	530	128.00–134.00	131.75
2	—	478	138.00–145.00	141.37
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
9	—	385	147.00–155.00	152.29
7	—	329	155.00–160.00	157.61
1	—	210	205.00	205.00
10	—	426	140.00–152.00	147.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	130.00–135.00	131.68
4	—	470	123.00–125.00	124.48
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	113.00–118.00	115.86
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
5	—	429	128.00–135.00	131.18
6	—	373	133.00–140.00	135.30
9	—	467	122.00–130.00	123.97
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
5	—	616	110.00–115.00	113.35
2	—	790	90.00–91.00	90.50
4	—	323	135.00–143.00	139.09
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
12	—	522	116.00–121.00	118.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	846	90.00	90.00
5	—	855	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	115.00–119.00	117.51
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
7	—	328	125.00–133.00	129.54
4	—	418	123.00–125.00	124.23
1	—	725	93.00	93.00
3	—	372	123.00–130.00	126.09
1	—	865	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	88.00	88.00
4	—	365	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	153.00–155.00	153.56
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
3	—	517	131.00–138.00	134.63
7	—	629	117.00–127.00	124.08
3	—	450	151.00	151.00
1	—	220	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	118.00	118.00
3	—	562	143.00	143.00
4	—	508	144.00	144.00
3	—	752	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	950	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	70.00–71.00	70.47
11	—	1,007	54.00–63.00	57.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	42.00–44.00	43.36
3	—	972	44.00–46.00	44.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,565	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,180	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	450.00–575.00	481.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	425.00–500.00	462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–750.00	667.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	650.00–825.00	710.00

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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	800.00	800.00

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.