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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 11

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 181▼ 12 vs year ago 213 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 16▼ 4 vs year ago 89 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 14▼ 51 vs year ago 182 · −28.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 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 $121.89/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$121.89

69 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$9.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	124.26	591	36
Medium and Large 2	442	121.49	537	22
Medium and Large 3	394	114.91	452	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.35/cwt here — about $139 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 sale69 hd

121.89

—

AL average15 barns · 1,164 hd

120.79

+1.09

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	1,673	81.69	1,366	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	64.76	756	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	59.62	860	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	55.65	577	13

Every lot

57 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	454	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	143.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	152.67/cwt	152.00–153.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	144.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	124.04/cwt	122.00–125.00	474	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	127.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	125.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	116.15/cwt	115.00–118.00	564	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	118.75/cwt	115.00–122.00	622	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	113.20/cwt	110.00–117.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	110.31/cwt	108.00–113.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	223	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	340	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	155.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	510	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	140.62/cwt	138.00–143.00	593	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	136.01/cwt	132.00–138.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	126.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	599	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	125.68/cwt	125.00–126.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	115.38/cwt	115.00–117.00	615	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,467	72.12/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,058	3
Bulls	—	—	1,796	87.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,570	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	59.02/cwt	57.00–60.00	609	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	48.07/cwt	47.00–49.00	505	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	60.51/cwt	58.00–61.00	682	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	70.16/cwt	69.00–72.00	808	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	64.15/cwt	62.00–68.00	761	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	59.62/cwt	59.00–60.00	860	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,507.14/cwt	1,375.00–1,575.00	—	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207.69/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	—	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908.00/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	—	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868.75/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	—	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780.00/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	712.50/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	665.00/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	13

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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 181Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 16Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 14Year ago 182

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	122.00–125.00	124.04
6	—	486	115.00–118.00	116.15
4	—	270	140.00–145.00	143.68
4	—	325	130.00	130.00
2	—	565	107.00	107.00
1	—	785	93.00	93.00
2	—	685	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	140.00–147.00	144.59
8	—	524	115.00–122.00	118.75
5	—	561	110.00–117.00	113.20
6	—	419	125.00–130.00	127.16
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
4	—	465	122.00–127.00	125.44
2	—	380	130.00	130.00
3	—	617	108.00–113.00	110.31
3	—	293	152.00–153.00	152.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	112.00	112.00
2	—	280	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
1	—	205	195.00	195.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
2	—	280	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	158.00	158.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	120.00–122.00	120.97
2	—	223	150.00–155.00	152.53
2	—	740	103.00	103.00
2	—	325	140.00	140.00
5	—	474	120.00–128.00	126.35
1	—	675	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	132.00–138.00	136.01
3	—	328	152.00–160.00	155.59
1	—	360	143.00	143.00
7	—	422	138.00–143.00	140.62
3	—	532	125.00–126.00	125.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	205	135.00	135.00
5	—	533	115.00–117.00	115.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,032	57.00–60.00	59.02
4	—	1,050	47.00–49.00	48.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,127	58.00–61.00	60.51
10	—	1,152	69.00–72.00	70.16
26	—	1,187	62.00–68.00	64.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	59.00–60.00	59.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,796	85.00–90.00	87.43
3	—	1,467	70.00–76.00	72.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	28	—	—	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,507.14

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	52	—	—	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,207.69

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	24	—	—	700.00–975.00	850.00

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)	12	—	—	775.00–1,025.00	868.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	—	800.00–1,125.00	908.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	725.00–900.00	780.00

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)	5	—	—	625.00–700.00	665.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–775.00	712.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	775.00	775.00

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.