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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Feb 16

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 204▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 51▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 13▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 sharply higher. No trends on feeder classes market lightly tested.

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 $147.45/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$147.45

23 head · 377 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$19.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.92

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	362	162.58	589	5thin
Medium and Large 2	403	143.39	577	13thin
Medium and Large 3	325	142.86	464	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about $125 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 sale23 hd

147.45

—

AL average8 barns · 440 hd

129.52

+17.92

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	1,325	88.00	1,166	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	67.32	774	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	54.73	561	10

Every lot

35 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	152.67/cwt	148.00–155.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	271	131.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	357	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	122.32/cwt	122.00–123.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	262	158.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	415	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	166.46/cwt	165.00–168.00	471	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	142.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	144.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,166	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	52.37/cwt	52.00–53.00	491	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,062	63.19/cwt	61.00–65.00	671	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	55.74/cwt	54.00–59.00	593	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	75.36/cwt	74.00–77.00	855	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	68.91/cwt	66.00–71.00	862	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,132.78/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992.86/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833.33/cwt	675.00–925.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787.50/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,763.69/cwt	1,350.00–2,025.00	—	168
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122.73/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	870.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	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 Feb 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher. No trends on feeder classes market lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,062	61.00–65.00	63.19
11	—	1,251	66.00–71.00	68.91
4	—	1,134	74.00–77.00	75.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	54.00–59.00	55.74
3	—	937	52.00–53.00	52.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	148.00–155.00	152.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	145.00	145.00
1	—	465	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
3	—	468	122.00–123.00	122.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	128.00–130.00	128.97
1	—	630	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	130.00–137.00	131.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	155.00–160.00	158.25
3	—	610	116.00	116.00
4	—	418	140.00–148.00	144.07
3	—	315	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	160.00	160.00
2	—	283	165.00–168.00	166.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,132.78

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)	9	—	—	675.00–925.00	833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–825.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	825.00–1,075.00	992.86

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00

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	22	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,122.73

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	10	—	—	800.00–900.00	870.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	168	—	—	1,350.00–2,025.00	1,763.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00

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.