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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 18

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

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Feeder Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 143▼ 30 vs year ago 241 · −12.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 27▼ 8 vs year ago 43 · −18.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 5▼ 50 vs year ago 65 · −76.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.

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 $244.79/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −128.16 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$244.79

6 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$15.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.77

vs AL average

−22.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	249.95	1,403	4thin
Medium and Large 3	590	234.46	1,383	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.49/cwt here — about $20 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 sale6 hd

244.79

—

AL average11 barns · 323 hd

251.56

−6.77

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−22.43

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−128.16

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	—	Average	1,564	158.67	2,482	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	140.95	1,611	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	121.58	1,154	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,427	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,132	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,438	2thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,579	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,111	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,224	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,203	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	268.49/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,120	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,265	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	261.84/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,231	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	254.00/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,379	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	245.90/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,426	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	234.46/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,383	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	606	226.12/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,370	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	666	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,449	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	224.14/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,526	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	351.18/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,173	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,163	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	285.48/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,065	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	321.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,349	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	262.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,131	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	257.82/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,240	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	262.42/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,357	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	254.03/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,329	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	247.99/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,458	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	259.25/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,532	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	253.02/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,548	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	155.87/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,249	5
Bulls	—	—	1,455	141.33/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	178.80/cwt	177.00–182.00	3,209	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	115.34/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,066	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	121.45/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,159	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	129.64/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,258	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	140.95/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,611	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,362.50/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,363	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,132.14/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,132	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437.50/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,438	2

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 143Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 27Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 65

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	282.00–292.00	285.48
4	400–450	431	260.00–270.00	262.35
7	450–500	481	255.00–260.00	257.82
3	500–550	523	252.00–255.00	254.03
4	550–600	588	247.00–251.00	247.99
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	337.00	337.00
2	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	517	262.00–264.00	262.42
4	550–600	591	257.00–260.00	259.25
3	600–650	612	249.00–255.00	253.02
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	350.00–355.00	351.18
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	419	320.00–330.00	321.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	322.00	322.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	465	272.00	272.00
2	500–550	543	253.00–255.00	254.00
2	550–600	580	242.00–250.00	245.90
15	650–700	681	224.00–226.00	224.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	267.00–272.00	268.49
6	450–500	470	257.00–267.00	261.84
2	550–600	590	230.00–239.00	234.46
18	600–650	606	226.00–228.00	226.12
16	650–700	666	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	385	318.00	318.00
1	400–450	405	297.00	297.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	151.00–159.00	155.87
5	—	1,455	136.00–143.00	141.33
5	—	1,795	177.00–182.00	178.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	924	113.00–117.00	115.34
4	—	970	128.00–134.00	129.64
8	—	954	119.00–123.00	121.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	140.00–142.00	140.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	—	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,132.14

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	—	—	1,685.00	1,685.00

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	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,437.50

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.