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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 30

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

398 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 320▲ 398 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 67▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 151▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a lightly tested market. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

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 $160.12/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$160.12

86 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$18.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	169.41	828	19thin
Medium and Large 2	474	161.62	765	40
Medium and Large 3	454	151.36	687	27

One grade step is worth $18.04/cwt here — about $140 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

160.12

—

AL average14 barns · 1,352 hd

161.83

−1.71

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	1,340	91.00	1,219	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,344	80.75	1,085	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	70.26	727	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$893	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$640	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$717	6

Every lot

59 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	197.02/cwt	195.00–203.00	731	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	183.60/cwt	182.00–187.00	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	176.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	169.61/cwt	169.00–172.00	945	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	158.39/cwt	158.00–158.50	1,044	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	668	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	985	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,066	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,107	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	520	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	163.76/cwt	163.00–167.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.00	592	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	161.48/cwt	161.00–163.00	614	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	152.97/cwt	152.00–154.00	639	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	150.48/cwt	149.00–152.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	144.47/cwt	142.00–147.00	708	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	792	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	137.37/cwt	136.00–141.00	736	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	134.96/cwt	132.00–136.00	773	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	146.41/cwt	146.00–148.00	859	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	144.51/cwt	144.00–146.00	900	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	326	171.09/cwt	170.00–177.00	558	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	185.46/cwt	185.00–187.00	621	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	177.88/cwt	175.00–185.00	651	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	372	162.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	605	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	191.34/cwt	190.00–192.00	742	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	181.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	758	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	172.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	755	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	159.71/cwt	157.00–164.00	775	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	487	148.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	151.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	781	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	139.07/cwt	137.00–142.00	733	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	155.01/cwt	154.00–157.00	863	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	147.05/cwt	145.00–150.00	831	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	132.33/cwt	127.00–136.00	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	148.01/cwt	147.00–149.00	925	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,019	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	65.10/cwt	63.00–67.00	656	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	73.70/cwt	73.00–75.00	776	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	84.94/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,120	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	79.35/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,073	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975.00/head	950.00–1,000.00	975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892.50/head	850.00–935.00	893	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	640.00/head	600.00–700.00	640	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	716.67/head	600.00–775.00	717	6

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 Aug 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 320Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 151Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	161.00–163.00	161.48
5	—	326	163.00–167.00	163.76
1	—	405	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	146.00–148.00	146.41
1	—	730	137.00	137.00
4	—	623	144.00–146.00	144.51
8	—	379	155.00–157.00	156.22
10	—	418	152.00–154.00	152.97
2	—	675	137.00	137.00
4	—	480	149.00–152.00	150.48
5	—	535	148.00	148.00
6	—	323	160.00–162.00	161.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	132.00–136.00	134.96
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
10	—	490	142.00–147.00	144.47
11	—	536	136.00–141.00	137.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	182.00–187.00	183.60
1	—	315	212.00	212.00
4	—	508	175.00–180.00	176.27
4	—	371	195.00–203.00	197.02
2	—	425	190.00–195.00	192.53
5	—	557	169.00–172.00	169.61
13	—	659	158.00–158.50	158.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	144.00	144.00
1	—	440	177.00	177.00
1	—	555	162.00	162.00
1	—	785	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	154.00	154.00
1	—	635	152.00	152.00
2	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.38
4	—	668	145.00–150.00	147.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	180.00–190.00	181.38
4	—	625	147.00–149.00	148.01
3	—	388	190.00–192.00	191.34
2	—	510	159.00	159.00
3	—	557	154.00–157.00	155.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	170.00–175.00	172.03
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
4	—	335	185.00–187.00	185.46
2	—	613	140.00–145.00	142.47
5	—	485	157.00–164.00	159.71
7	—	366	175.00–185.00	177.88
11	—	516	150.00–157.00	151.28
5	—	565	145.00–150.00	147.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	160.00–167.00	162.71
5	—	527	137.00–142.00	139.07
6	—	487	145.00–155.00	148.29
5	—	578	127.00–136.00	132.33
6	—	326	170.00–177.00	171.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	63.00–67.00	65.10
3	—	1,053	73.00–75.00	73.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	83.00–87.00	84.94
6	—	1,352	76.00–80.00	79.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,185	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–700.00	640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–935.00	892.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	600.00–775.00	716.67

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.