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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

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

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

435 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 464▼ 132 vs year ago 567 · −23.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 37▼ 41 vs year ago 82 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 48 vs year ago 70 · −68.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $126.06/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$126.06

171 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$10.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.50

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	127.88	636	93
Medium and Large 2	406	125.41	509	64
Medium and Large 3	387	116.98	453	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $183 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 sale171 hd

126.06

—

AL average15 barns · 2,141 hd

126.56

−0.50

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	1,650	75.00	1,238	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	56.00	792	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	55.01	633	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	43.07	417	8thin

Every lot

70 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 2	315	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	513	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	585	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	160.34/cwt	159.00–161.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	143.64/cwt	143.00–145.00	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	155.57/cwt	153.00–158.00	719	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	135.65/cwt	135.00–136.00	838	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	135.13/cwt	133.00–137.00	365	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	136.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	439	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	130.87/cwt	128.00–133.00	429	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	133.68/cwt	133.00–135.00	479	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	433	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	127.78/cwt	125.00–131.00	477	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	131.10/cwt	127.00–135.00	555	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	122.64/cwt	119.00–125.00	531	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	119.77/cwt	117.00–121.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	129.57/cwt	127.00–133.00	622	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	607	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	129.15/cwt	125.00–133.00	679	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	668	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	120.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	118.67/cwt	117.00–121.00	739	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	795	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	155.08/cwt	152.00–158.00	496	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	162.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	530	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	152.71/cwt	150.00–156.00	567	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	159.24/cwt	157.00–165.00	610	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	157.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	653	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	150.14/cwt	147.00–153.00	632	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	466	130.79/cwt	128.00–135.00	609	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	140.71/cwt	137.00–144.00	670	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	139.29/cwt	138.00–140.00	716	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	121.96/cwt	120.00–123.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	132.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	114.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	121.85/cwt	120.00–123.00	693	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	110.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	680	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	637	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	662	114.34/cwt	113.00–115.00	757	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,173	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	46.74/cwt	46.00–47.00	442	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	40.86/cwt	40.00–43.00	402	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	56.79/cwt	55.00–58.00	638	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	53.23/cwt	51.00–54.00	627	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	792	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775.00/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656.25/cwt	575.00–750.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	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 Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 464Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 37Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
9	—	623	117.00–121.00	118.67
2	—	740	109.00	109.00
19	—	423	127.00–135.00	131.10
23	—	526	125.00–133.00	129.15
5	—	580	120.00–125.00	120.97
21	—	480	127.00–133.00	129.57
3	—	358	133.00–135.00	133.68
6	—	323	135.00–138.00	136.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	119.00–125.00	122.64
11	—	270	133.00–137.00	135.13
4	—	655	110.00	110.00
9	—	328	128.00–133.00	130.87
5	—	470	117.00–121.00	119.77
7	—	519	115.00–119.00	117.00
16	—	373	125.00–131.00	127.78
2	—	573	115.00–118.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	108.00	108.00
6	—	358	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	315	123.00	123.00
4	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
3	—	430	143.00–145.00	143.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	135.00–136.00	135.65
2	—	345	170.00	170.00
2	—	565	145.00	145.00
2	—	530	150.00–155.00	152.43
7	—	462	153.00–158.00	155.57
3	—	413	159.00–161.00	160.34
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
2	—	785	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	158.00–160.00	159.03
2	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	148.00	148.00
1	—	315	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	103.00	103.00
3	—	662	113.00–115.00	114.34
7	—	569	120.00–123.00	121.85
3	—	637	115.00–120.00	118.35
3	—	320	152.00–158.00	155.08
9	—	421	147.00–153.00	150.14
8	—	476	137.00–144.00	140.71
4	—	371	150.00–156.00	152.71
1	—	735	108.00	108.00
6	—	530	130.00–135.00	132.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	157.00–165.00	159.24
12	—	326	160.00–167.00	162.44
2	—	465	150.00	150.00
7	—	514	138.00–140.00	139.29
6	—	415	155.00–160.00	157.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
10	—	466	128.00–135.00	130.79
3	—	565	110.00–118.00	114.35
2	—	405	140.00	140.00
4	—	519	120.00–123.00	121.96
6	—	618	105.00–113.00	110.01
1	—	670	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	51.00–54.00	53.23
6	—	1,123	55.00–58.00	56.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	40.00–43.00	40.86
3	—	945	46.00–47.00	46.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,675	70.00	70.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–850.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–750.00	656.25

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 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	4	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	925.00

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.