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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 4

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 88▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 27▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 30▲ 6 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 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $262.11/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −142.96 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.

Average price

$262.11

7 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$22.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	271.95	1,387	4thin
Medium and Large 3	547	248.99	1,362	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.96/cwt here — about $25 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 sale7 hd

262.11

—

AL average10 barns · 184 hd

270.76

−8.65

This barn, trailing median22 sales

405.07

−142.96

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

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.70, low $325.83, median $405.07 across 22 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	—	Average	1,685	160.00	2,696	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	146.00	2,066	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	138.69	1,636	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	122.16	1,273	27

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	4thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	263.51/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,686	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	318.03/cwt	317.00–320.00	986	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	276.19/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,027	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	295.00/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,118	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,193	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,195	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	269.61/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,254	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	253.49/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,229	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	234.05/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,339	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	204.49/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,407	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,048	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	312.65/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,016	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	338.47/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,144	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	327.08/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,194	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	303.44/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,253	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	260.43/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,242	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	271.95/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,387	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	253.48/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,351	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	221.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,718	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,696	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	123.19/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,233	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	111.63/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,140	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	130.13/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,412	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	141.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,594	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,613	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,971	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,066	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/head	820.00–1,030.00	925	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 88Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,021	109.00–114.00	111.63
7	—	1,001	122.00–124.00	123.19
11	—	1,085	129.00–132.00	130.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,128	140.00–145.00	141.31
7	—	1,195	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	146.00	146.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	640	262.00–265.00	263.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	317.00–320.00	318.03
5	350–400	379	292.00–300.00	295.00
2	400–450	423	280.00–285.00	282.57
3	450–500	465	267.00–275.00	269.61
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	572	232.00–238.00	234.05
2	650–700	688	202.00–207.00	204.49
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	272.00–282.00	276.19
5	450–500	485	250.00–259.00	253.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	290.00–295.00	292.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	355.00–360.00	357.52
10	300–350	338	337.00–345.00	338.47
5	350–400	365	325.00–330.00	327.08
2	400–450	413	300.00–307.00	303.44
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	510	267.00–277.00	271.95
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	775	220.00–225.00	221.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	310.00–315.00	312.65
3	450–500	477	257.00–267.00	260.43
2	500–550	533	250.00–257.00	253.48
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	820.00–1,030.00	925.00

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	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.