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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jan 25

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 213▼ 99 vs year ago 248 · −39.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 30▼ 37 vs year ago 44 · −84.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 46▼ 19 vs year ago 27 · −70.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. In a lightly tested market. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.90/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$156.90

33 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	159.13	875	26
Medium and Large 3	521	148.61	774	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.51/cwt here — about $101 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 sale33 hd

156.90

—

AL average14 barns · 1,107 hd

160.35

−3.46

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	1,619	84.13	1,362	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	78.00	1,008	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	66.00	733	1thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	173.01/cwt	172.00–174.00	848	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	149.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	893	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	151.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	843	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	141.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	961	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	140.40/cwt	137.00–147.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	148.44/cwt	147.00–150.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	145.51/cwt	145.00–147.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	133.44/cwt	132.00–135.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	119.53/cwt	117.00–127.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	282	154.79/cwt	152.00–160.00	437	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	192.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	200.38/cwt	198.00–203.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	141.16/cwt	137.00–145.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,391	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	80.84/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,346	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	733	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	900	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,118	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	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 Jan 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 213Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 30Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 46Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
1	—	565	157.00	157.00
2	—	320	198.00–203.00	200.38
2	—	360	187.00	187.00
1	—	545	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	160.00–167.00	163.54
2	—	318	190.00–195.00	192.60
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	137.00–145.00	141.16
3	—	282	152.00–160.00	154.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
2	—	658	145.00–147.00	146.00
2	—	445	175.00	175.00
2	—	490	172.00–174.00	173.01
9	—	535	167.00	167.00
1	—	815	134.00	134.00
8	—	557	150.00–160.00	151.28
1	—	320	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	157.00	157.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	147.00–152.00	149.51
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
2	—	575	137.00–145.00	141.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.57
2	—	525	132.00–135.00	133.44
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	605	127.00	127.00
2	—	370	147.00–150.00	148.44
4	—	413	145.00–147.00	145.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
1	—	355	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	117.00–127.00	119.53
3	—	323	137.00–147.00	140.40
3	—	420	135.00	135.00
2	—	363	135.00–137.00	136.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,300	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,665	80.00–83.00	80.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00

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.