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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 15

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

309 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 197▲ 49 vs year ago 260 · +18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 48 · −6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 26▼ 2 vs year ago 19 · −10.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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 $223.28/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −149.66 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$223.28

31 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$29.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs AL average

−34.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	229.30	1,341	11thin
Medium and Large 2	568	221.03	1,256	19thin
Medium and Large 3	595	200.00	1,190	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.30/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd

223.28

—

AL average15 barns · 496 hd

228.53

−5.25

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−34.53

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−149.66

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	1,651	144.35	2,384	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	124.00	1,835	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	123.59	1,543	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	110.24	1,109	20

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)	—	$1,228	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$929	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,433	3thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	311.01/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,191	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	274.02/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,304	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	266.81/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,377	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	258.99/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,448	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	239.33/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,458	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	619	229.43/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,420	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	220.41/cwt	218.00–221.50	1,565	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,594	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	254.92/cwt	252.00–258.00	981	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	237.40/cwt	232.00–240.00	926	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	239.99/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,039	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	221.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	975	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	230.41/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,122	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	224.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,179	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	229.30/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,341	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	219.18/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,300	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	181.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,123	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	218.65/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,371	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,325	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	707	162.34/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,148	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	321.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,005	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	289.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,203	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	261.43/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,090	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	275.53/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,154	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	260.36/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,255	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	241.36/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,267	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	612	207.38/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,269	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	204.50/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,452	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,468	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	132.94/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,063	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,429	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	156.33/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,694	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	106.63/cwt	105.00–109.00	997	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	117.64/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,302	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	112.36/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,261	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,549	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,541	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,888	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,782	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227.50/head	1,180.00–1,275.00	1,228	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928.57/head	900.00–1,000.00	929	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237.50/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238	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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 197Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 23Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 26Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	315.00–325.00	321.04
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	417	260.00–267.00	261.43
3	500–550	525	240.00–242.00	241.36
2	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	612	205.00–212.00	207.38
1	650–700	670	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	785	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	419	275.00–277.00	275.53
6	450–500	482	257.00–262.00	260.36
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	710	204.00–205.00	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	285.00–295.00	289.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	272.00–280.00	274.02
4	500–550	516	265.00–272.00	266.81
21	550–600	559	258.00–265.00	258.99
9	600–650	609	239.00–242.00	239.33
13	700–750	710	218.00–221.50	220.41
1	750–800	770	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	310.00–312.00	311.01
2	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
18	600–650	619	229.00–230.00	229.43
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	252.00–258.00	254.92
8	400–450	433	238.00–242.00	239.99
5	450–500	487	230.00–232.00	230.41
7	500–550	526	220.00–230.00	224.19
12	550–600	593	215.00–220.00	219.18
2	600–650	628	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	700–750	710	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	232.00–240.00	237.40
5	400–450	441	215.00–225.00	221.05
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	618	180.00–185.00	181.74
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
3	700–750	707	160.00–167.00	162.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	242.00	242.00
11	550–600	585	226.00–232.00	229.30
26	600–650	627	217.00–221.00	218.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,485	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,258	121.00–124.00	122.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	935	105.00–109.00	106.63
5	—	1,107	117.00–120.00	117.64
3	—	1,122	111.00–113.00	112.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	143.00–144.00	143.50
3	—	1,552	131.00–134.00	132.94
3	—	1,723	154.00–160.00	156.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	—	1,180.00–1,275.00	1,227.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	928.57

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	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.50

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.