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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Apr 13

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

339 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 318▲ 31 vs year ago 308 · +10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 80▲ 19 vs year ago 52 · +36.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 140▼ 119 vs year ago 138 · −86.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $129.78/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$129.78

107 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	130.18	682	86
Medium and Large 2	422	129.38	546	19thin
Medium and Large 3	380	116.50	443	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $239 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 sale107 hd

129.78

—

AL average16 barns · 2,087 hd

133.54

−3.76

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	1,771	80.28	1,422	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	66.90	722	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	60.48	872	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	52.28	482	8thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	293	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	483	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	168.79/cwt	167.00–169.00	619	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	701	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	148.21/cwt	142.00–163.00	848	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	128.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	124.45/cwt	124.00–128.00	874	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	779	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,024	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	911	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,107	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	139.68/cwt	135.00–143.00	525	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	138.71/cwt	133.00–141.00	584	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	129.34/cwt	125.00–131.00	612	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	128.91/cwt	128.00–133.00	674	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	123.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	708	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	122.30/cwt	118.00–123.00	763	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	120.78/cwt	117.00–122.00	820	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	116.00/cwt	113.00–116.50	838	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	245	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	397	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	432	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	165.67/cwt	163.00–170.00	547	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	161.58/cwt	158.00–165.00	582	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	155.57/cwt	153.00–160.00	655	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	150.50/cwt	150.00–152.00	653	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	456	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	641	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	148.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	704	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	131.95/cwt	128.00–140.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	77.70/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,374	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	877	48.46/cwt	45.00–50.00	425	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	54.57/cwt	52.00–57.00	518	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,051	62.39/cwt	59.00–64.00	656	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,056	67.15/cwt	65.00–70.00	709	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	72.53/cwt	71.00–76.00	866	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	58.97/cwt	58.00–62.00	817	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	986	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995.00/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887.50/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	5

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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 318Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 80Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 140Year ago 138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	163.00	163.00
8	—	438	160.00	160.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
5	—	293	165.00	165.00
2	—	498	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	132.00	132.00
6	—	779	131.50	131.50
4	—	911	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	150.00	150.00
2	—	675	125.00–132.00	128.60
9	—	367	167.00–169.00	168.79
16	—	572	142.00–163.00	148.21
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
1	—	326	170.00	170.00
9	—	702	124.00–128.00	124.45
2	—	413	165.00–167.00	165.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	163.00	163.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	160.00–162.00	161.05
2	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.52
1	—	245	162.00	162.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
4	—	456	140.00–142.00	140.50
4	—	434	150.00–152.00	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	360	158.00–165.00	161.58
8	—	474	145.00–152.00	148.50
3	—	508	145.00–147.00	145.66
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
3	—	572	128.00–140.00	131.95
4	—	330	163.00–170.00	165.67
5	—	421	153.00–160.00	155.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–133.00	131.48
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
2	—	440	135.00–140.00	137.53
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	140.00–145.00	143.26
10	—	376	135.00–143.00	139.68
9	—	421	133.00–141.00	138.71
4	—	679	117.00–122.00	120.78
7	—	624	118.00–123.00	122.30
13	—	523	128.00–133.00	128.91
16	—	460	136.00	136.00
6	—	573	121.00–126.00	123.51
8	—	722	113.00–116.50	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	608	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	130.00–135.00	131.72
3	—	387	130.00–133.00	130.98
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
1	—	280	138.00	138.00
6	—	473	125.00–131.00	129.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	45.00–50.00	48.46
5	—	950	52.00–57.00	54.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	58.00–62.00	58.97
2	—	1,553	63.00–64.00	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,056	65.00–70.00	67.15
10	—	1,051	59.00–64.00	62.39
7	—	1,194	71.00–76.00	72.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,768	75.00–80.00	77.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	995.00

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)	5	—	—	700.00–975.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–1,050.00	887.50

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.