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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 21

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

340 head

▼ 244 vs last sale 584▼ 62 vs year ago 402 · −15.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 88▲ 26 vs year ago 64 · +40.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 15▼ 179 vs year ago 213 · −84.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly 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 $126.97/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$126.97

86 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$11.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	131.25	626	49
Medium and Large 2	484	122.79	594	20
Medium and Large 3	420	119.53	502	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.72/cwt here — about $124 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 sale86 hd

126.97

—

AL average16 barns · 1,951 hd

126.97

−0.00

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	1,617	78.55	1,270	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	55.97	666	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	54.69	823	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	48.43	474	14

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	152.60/cwt	148.00–155.00	565	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	148.44/cwt	147.00–150.00	779	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.51/cwt	133.00–138.00	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	853	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	312	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	406	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	140.99/cwt	138.00–145.00	481	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	135.79/cwt	133.00–138.00	508	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	129.42/cwt	128.00–133.00	603	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	112.01/cwt	111.00–114.00	523	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	121.17/cwt	120.00–123.00	639	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	129.20/cwt	127.00–132.00	689	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	124.24/cwt	122.00–126.00	768	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	118.05/cwt	115.00–121.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	218	171.45/cwt	170.00–173.00	374	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	225	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	272	160.70/cwt	160.00–162.00	437	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	172.49/cwt	172.00–173.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	158.97/cwt	157.00–160.00	525	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	166.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	613	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	156.21/cwt	152.00–158.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	163.16/cwt	158.00–165.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	152.12/cwt	149.00–155.00	657	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	457	134.59/cwt	133.00–135.00	615	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	151.50/cwt	147.00–153.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	141.91/cwt	138.00–145.00	674	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	512	123.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	124.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	122.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	779	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	120.32/cwt	119.00–122.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,502	73.30/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,101	3
Bulls	—	—	1,703	82.49/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,405	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	51.00/cwt	50.00–52.00	492	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	42.02/cwt	40.00–44.00	428	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	55.97/cwt	54.00–60.00	666	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	54.69/cwt	54.00–58.00	823	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688.89/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666.67/cwt	625.00–725.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	487.50/cwt	450.00–550.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	—	4

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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 584Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 88Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 15Year ago 213

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	105.00	105.00
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
9	—	422	120.00–125.00	123.33
5	—	527	120.00–123.00	121.17
2	—	275	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	123.00	123.00
2	—	675	104.00	104.00
1	—	290	133.00	133.00
6	—	467	111.00–114.00	112.01
5	—	312	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	128.00–133.00	129.42
12	—	341	138.00–145.00	140.99
5	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.51
5	—	374	133.00–138.00	135.79
2	—	665	115.00–121.00	118.05
6	—	533	127.00–132.00	129.20
7	—	618	122.00–126.00	124.24
3	—	577	125.00–129.00	127.00
2	—	725	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	149.00–155.00	152.12
3	—	272	160.00–162.00	160.70
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
2	—	218	170.00–173.00	171.45
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
6	—	330	157.00–160.00	158.97
4	—	369	152.00–158.00	156.21
6	—	475	138.00–145.00	141.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	147.00–153.00	151.50
4	—	423	158.00–165.00	163.16
3	—	665	119.00–122.00	120.32
3	—	637	120.00–124.00	122.36
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	225	192.00	192.00
2	—	573	120.00–129.00	124.64
2	—	290	172.00–173.00	172.49
7	—	368	165.00–170.00	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
5	—	457	133.00–135.00	134.59
2	—	725	106.00	106.00
3	—	512	122.00–125.00	123.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	133.00–138.00	135.51
2	—	385	170.00	170.00
6	—	525	147.00–150.00	148.44
3	—	672	125.00–128.00	127.00
3	—	425	160.00–165.00	163.29
3	—	730	124.00	124.00
3	—	465	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	156.00	156.00
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
3	—	370	148.00–155.00	152.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	964	50.00–52.00	51.00
4	—	1,018	40.00–44.00	42.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,504	54.00–58.00	54.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,190	54.00–60.00	55.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	72.00–74.00	73.30
4	—	1,703	80.00–86.00	82.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	—	625.00–725.00	666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–850.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–800.00	688.89

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	625.00	625.00

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)	4	—	—	450.00–550.00	487.50

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	8	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	900.00

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	4	—	—	650.00–675.00	662.50

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.