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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 1

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 194▼ 174 vs year ago 324 · −53.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 27▼ 25 vs year ago 47 · −53.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 11▼ 6 vs year ago 14 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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 $210.08/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −162.86 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$210.08

19 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$43.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.90

vs AL average

−36.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	232.97	1,237	5thin
Medium and Large 2	559	214.26	1,199	7thin
Medium and Large 3	546	189.56	1,034	7thin

One grade step is worth $43.41/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale19 hd

210.08

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

220.98

−10.90

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−36.70

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−162.86

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	1,654	156.99	2,596	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	121.86	1,645	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	119.48	1,801	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	112.63	1,257	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	1thin

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	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	262.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,353	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,498	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	898	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	248.48/cwt	245.00–252.00	977	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	248.97/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,048	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	240.97/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,041	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	225.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	975	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	238.21/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,131	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	229.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,115	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	193.57/cwt	190.00–197.00	997	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	232.97/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,237	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,200	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	187.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,049	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	211.56/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,197	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,064	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	313.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,019	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	290.95/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,091	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,208	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	251.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,171	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	243.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,284	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	226.26/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,229	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	226.54/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,314	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	208.80/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,309	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,715	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	998	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	111.72/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,257	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	117.02/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,348	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	121.86/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,645	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,829	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,773	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,925.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 194Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 27Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	515	260.00–270.00	262.65
1	650–700	660	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	325.00–330.00	327.46
2	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	460	260.00–265.00	262.53
3	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	243.25
5	550–600	580	225.00–233.00	226.54
9	600–650	627	207.00–215.00	208.80
1	700–750	705	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	310.00–315.00	313.44
4	350–400	375	287.00–295.00	290.95
3	450–500	465	245.00–255.00	251.74
7	500–550	543	222.00–232.00	226.26
2	550–600	595	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	272.00	272.00
2	350–400	393	245.00–252.00	248.48
3	400–450	432	239.00–242.00	240.97
7	450–500	486	225.00–235.00	229.36
2	500–550	543	220.00–222.00	221.00
5	550–600	566	208.00–217.00	211.56
2	600–650	605	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	220.00–230.00	225.09
2	500–550	515	190.00–197.00	193.57
5	550–600	558	180.00–190.00	187.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	421	247.00–252.00	248.97
4	450–500	475	237.00–242.00	238.21
5	500–550	531	232.00–237.00	232.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	120.00–124.00	121.95
2	—	1,515	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	120.00–124.00	121.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,152	116.00–119.00	117.02
5	—	1,125	110.00–113.00	111.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	158.00–160.00	158.98
1	—	1,545	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

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.