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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Feb 22

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Feb 8Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 183▼ 93 vs year ago 233 · −39.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 67▼ 19 vs year ago 43 · −44.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 63▲ 4 vs year ago 11 · +36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.59/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$148.59

31 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$19.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	157.00	730	2thin
Medium and Large 2	496	151.46	752	22
Medium and Large 3	510	137.15	700	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.85/cwt here — about $30 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 sale31 hd

148.59

—

AL average16 barns · 1,204 hd

152.16

−3.57

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	1,737	99.35	1,725	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	75.26	1,083	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	66.73	722	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,695	64.00	1,085	4thin

Every lot

46 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 2	370	179.54/cwt	175.00–182.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	171.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	162.30/cwt	160.00–167.00	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,054	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	834	123.77/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,032	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	142.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	578	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	126.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	721	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	132.73/cwt	130.00–134.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	356	173.26/cwt	172.00–177.00	617	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	358	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	532	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	156.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	741	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	147.32/cwt	145.00–152.00	748	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	136.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	721	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	141.35/cwt	139.00–145.00	801	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	135.61/cwt	134.00–139.00	861	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,472	4
Bulls	—	—	2,010	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,291	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	64.97/cwt	64.00–67.00	706	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	883	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	76.51/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,106	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,085	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958.33/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	638.00/cwt	545.00–700.00	—	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 Feb 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 183Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 67Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 63Year ago 11

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	154.00–156.00	155.01
2	—	560	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	430	156.00	156.00
2	—	525	147.00–148.00	147.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
2	—	455	124.00	124.00
3	—	418	125.00–130.00	126.77
4	—	368	130.00–140.00	134.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	155.00–160.00	157.48
3	—	528	130.00–134.00	132.73
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
5	—	407	140.00–150.00	142.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	175.00–182.00	179.54
3	—	412	170.00–175.00	171.68
1	—	775	136.00	136.00
1	—	725	137.00	137.00
4	—	834	122.00–129.00	123.77
3	—	472	160.00–167.00	162.30
2	—	660	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	545	148.00	148.00
1	—	425	164.00	164.00
1	—	590	148.00	148.00
1	—	690	136.00	136.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	152.00–155.00	153.48
3	—	508	145.00–152.00	147.32
4	—	356	172.00–177.00	173.26
3	—	635	134.00–139.00	135.61
3	—	432	155.00–160.00	156.56
5	—	567	139.00–145.00	141.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	147.00–150.00	148.49
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
4	—	528	133.00–140.00	136.52

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	6	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	958.33

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)	2	—	—	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	545.00–700.00	638.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	90.00–94.00	92.02
2	—	2,010	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,695	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	64.00–67.00	64.97
1	—	1,070	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,445	73.00–78.00	76.51
1	—	1,380	64.00	64.00

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.