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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 23

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jul 16Jul 23Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

168 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 251▼ 171 vs year ago 339 · −50.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 35▼ 41 vs year ago 69 · −59.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 22▼ 38 vs year ago 49 · −77.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with moderate to 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 $247.31/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −125.63 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$247.31

15 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs AL average

−17.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	260.00	1,326	1thin
Medium and Large 2	534	250.52	1,338	9thin
Medium and Large 3	537	239.00	1,283	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $43 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale15 hd

247.31

—

AL average15 barns · 550 hd

247.67

−0.36

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−17.32

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−125.63

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	1,674	152.17	2,547	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	132.64	1,625	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	117.80	1,148	11

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)	—	$825	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	6

Every lot

51 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,275	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	318.68/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,329	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	314.40/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,497	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	315.01/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,616	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	300.14/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,558	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	297.99/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,663	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	287.74/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,649	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	275.98/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,697	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,757	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	860	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	316.70/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,023	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	303.29/cwt	297.00–307.00	998	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	290.92/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,071	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	253.54/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,065	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	255.73/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,220	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,234	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	252.10/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,306	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,526	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	220.12/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,387	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	237.02/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,500	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	389.96/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,201	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	349.04/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,176	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,228	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	314.43/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,324	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	274.68/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,258	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	291.16/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,386	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	282.26/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,516	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	254.73/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,457	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	274.99/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,576	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,359	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,934	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,872	2
Bulls	—	—	2,046	156.83/cwt	156.00–160.00	3,209	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	120.72/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,193	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	132.64/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,625	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	825.00/head	775.00–850.00	825	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/head	825.00–1,025.00	925	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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 251Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 35Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	417	317.00–322.00	318.68
4	450–500	476	307.00–317.00	314.40
5	500–550	519	297.00–305.00	300.14
4	550–600	573	287.00–290.00	287.74
2	600–650	615	275.00–277.00	275.98
1	650–700	655	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	735	239.00	239.00
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	327.00	327.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
6	500–550	513	312.00–318.00	315.01
3	550–600	558	297.00–300.00	297.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	297.00–307.00	303.29
4	350–400	368	287.00–295.00	290.92
6	400–450	435	262.00	262.00
10	450–500	477	255.00–262.00	255.73
7	500–550	518	245.00–255.00	252.10
2	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	633	235.00–241.00	237.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	282.00	282.00
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
8	400–450	420	250.00–257.00	253.54
2	500–550	510	242.00	242.00
3	550–600	555	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	630	215.00–225.00	220.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	315.00–320.00	316.70
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	250.00–252.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	421	312.00–322.00	314.43
5	450–500	476	290.00–296.00	291.16
6	500–550	537	280.00–287.00	282.26
2	550–600	573	272.00–278.00	274.99
1	600–650	605	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	345.00–355.00	349.04
4	400–450	420	290.00–295.00	292.47
3	450–500	458	270.00–277.00	274.68
3	550–600	572	250.00–257.00	254.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	385.00–395.00	389.96
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	110.00	110.00
8	—	988	117.00–124.00	120.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	129.00–134.00	132.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,359	140.00–145.00	142.32
2	—	1,715	167.00–168.00	167.49
4	—	2,046	156.00–160.00	156.83

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–850.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	6	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	925.00

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.