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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

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

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

333 head

▲ 161 vs last sale 172▲ 20 vs year ago 313 · +6.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 180▼ 33 vs year ago 107 · −30.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 104▲ 59 vs year ago 18 · +327.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.54/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −140.41 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$232.54

9 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$24.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.80

vs AL average

−31.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	240.51	1,272	4thin
Medium and Large 2	567	232.98	1,321	3thin
Medium and Large 3	565	215.93	1,220	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.58/cwt here — about $52 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

232.54

—

AL average14 barns · 428 hd

243.34

−10.80

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−31.98

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−140.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.98, low $303.84, median $372.95 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,443	142.15	2,051	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	129.67	1,770	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	122.61	1,444	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	114.01	1,139	31

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)	—	$1,779	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,349	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,248	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,606	13
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$807	15

Every lot

54 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	322.05/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,394	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	299.01/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,441	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	310.79/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,523	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	310.66/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,591	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,401	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	303.40/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,593	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	275.28/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,564	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,676	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,682	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,709	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	314	294.15/cwt	290.00–297.00	924	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	275.59/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,157	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	242.04/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,043	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	252.37/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,093	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	241.91/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,164	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	234.45/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,137	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	240.51/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,272	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	215.93/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,220	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	232.98/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,321	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,192	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,141	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	316.75/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,235	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,272	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	283.36/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,167	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	302.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,296	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	266.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,272	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	268.36/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,374	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,329	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,420	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,292	133.36/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	155.33/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,594	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	109.04/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,058	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	120.23/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,176	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	114.43/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,190	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	115.75/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,272	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	130.81/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,566	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	123.62/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,535	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	129.67/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,770	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,875	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,575	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389.29/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,389	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,190.00/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,190	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,000	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,593.75/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,594	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,375	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806.67/head	700.00–900.00	807	15

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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 172Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 180Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 104Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	310.00–312.00	310.66
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	605	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	297.00–300.00	299.01
1	500–550	515	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	319.00–325.00	322.05
4	450–500	490	307.00–312.00	310.79
8	500–550	525	300.00–307.00	303.40
3	550–600	568	272.00–277.00	275.28
1	600–650	630	267.00	267.00
2	650–700	665	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	290.00–297.00	294.15
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
5	400–450	431	240.00–245.00	242.04
2	450–500	485	232.00–237.00	234.45
2	550–600	565	212.00–220.00	215.93
1	600–650	605	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
7	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	433	250.00–260.00	252.37
10	450–500	481	240.00–245.00	241.91
3	550–600	567	231.00–237.00	232.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	272.00–280.00	275.59
4	500–550	529	240.00–242.00	240.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	322.00	322.00
5	400–450	429	300.00–310.00	302.07
3	500–550	512	265.00–275.00	268.36
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	335.00–340.00	337.48
3	350–400	390	310.00–320.00	316.75
6	400–450	412	280.00–290.00	283.36
3	450–500	477	260.00–270.00	266.64
4	550–600	578	225.00–235.00	229.98
2	650–700	668	210.00–215.00	212.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	970	108.00–110.00	109.04
12	—	1,040	113.00–116.00	114.43
8	—	978	119.00–122.00	120.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	128.00–132.00	129.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	114.00–117.00	115.75
7	—	1,242	121.00–124.00	123.62
5	—	1,197	130.00–134.00	130.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	152.00–159.00	155.33
3	—	1,292	132.00–137.00	133.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,389.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,593.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	700.00–900.00	806.67

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.