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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 21

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 192▼ 31 vs year ago 186 · −16.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 52▼ 119 vs year ago 171 · −69.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 81▲ 20 vs year ago 31 · +64.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good 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 $242.24/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −130.71 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$242.24

13 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.06

vs AL average

−34.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	247.63	1,424	8thin
Medium and Large 2	549	233.62	1,283	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about $141 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 sale13 hd

242.24

—

AL average13 barns · 393 hd

252.30

−10.06

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−34.22

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−130.71

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	—	Low	1,448	149.74	2,167	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	134.75	1,931	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,333	130.56	1,740	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	118.85	1,265	21

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)	—	$1,557	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,367	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,793	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$706	7

Every lot

55 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,112	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,329	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,681	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,643	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	301.05/cwt	297.00–302.00	996	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	288.57/cwt	282.00–292.00	967	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,072	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	274.57/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,043	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	272.67/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,118	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	257.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,198	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,273	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,248	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	228.70/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,304	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,445	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	221.05/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,410	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,389	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	767	181.91/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,395	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	349.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,113	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	309.40/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,145	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	306.01/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,249	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	288.98/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,269	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	285.22/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,321	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	275.77/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,277	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	282.28/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,505	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	265.42/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,521	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,453	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	244.72/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,498	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	236.66/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,557	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,709	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,353	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,287	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	121.47/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,247	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	116.88/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,277	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	143.60/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,795	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	133.38/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,691	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,757	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	134.75/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,931	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,342.50/head	1,285.00–1,400.00	1,343	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	950.00/head	850.00–1,050.00	950	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,256.25/head	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,256	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,756.25/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,756	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705.71/head	620.00–820.00	706	7

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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 192Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 52Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 81Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	337.00	337.00
1	450–500	455	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	565	295.00–300.00	297.46
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	345.00–355.00	349.96
4	400–450	439	287.00–295.00	288.98
4	450–500	463	280.00–287.00	285.22
2	550–600	573	262.00–269.00	265.42
3	600–650	612	242.00–250.00	244.72
3	650–700	658	235.00–240.00	236.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	307.00–312.00	309.40
4	450–500	463	272.00–277.00	275.77
2	550–600	593	240.00–250.00	245.02
2	650–700	680	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	305.00–307.00	306.01
2	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	533	280.00–287.00	282.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	297.00–302.00	301.05
5	350–400	380	282.00	282.00
12	400–450	410	272.00–280.00	272.67
10	450–500	466	255.00–265.00	257.02
2	500–550	518	240.00–242.00	241.00
3	550–600	570	227.00–232.00	228.70
2	600–650	638	217.00–225.00	221.05
1	650–700	655	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	282.00–292.00	288.57
2	350–400	380	272.00–277.00	274.57
2	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	767	176.00–186.00	181.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	252.00	252.00
7	550–600	585	247.00	247.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	134.00–137.00	134.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,395	124.00–128.00	125.97
2	—	1,250	141.00–146.00	143.60
7	—	1,268	132.00–134.00	133.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,093	113.00–118.00	116.88
9	—	1,027	120.00–124.00	121.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,485	158.00–159.00	158.48
1	—	1,545	148.00	148.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00

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)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,700.00

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)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,285.00–1,400.00	1,342.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	—	—	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,756.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,256.25

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	7	—	—	620.00–820.00	705.71

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.