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Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 29

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 195▼ 7 vs year ago 206 · −3.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 26▼ 31 vs year ago 59 · −52.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady on a light supply. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $223.85/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −149.10 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$223.85

36 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$31.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs AL average

−36.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	236.56	1,279	9thin
Medium and Large 2	538	221.40	1,190	24
Medium and Large 3	533	205.34	1,094	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.22/cwt here — about $184 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 sale36 hd

223.85

—

AL average14 barns · 551 hd

224.05

−0.20

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−36.61

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−149.10

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	1,798	147.50	2,651	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	122.13	1,642	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	118.02	1,965	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	109.85	1,217	10

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)	—	$1,373	16

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,203	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,258	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	271.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,324	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	263.15/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,368	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	251.58/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,442	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	236.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,372	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	245.67/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,491	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	232.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,480	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	237.39/cwt	235.00–242.00	914	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	227.10/cwt	225.00–230.00	963	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	243.73/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,043	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	213.46/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,025	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	227.79/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,125	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	239.05/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,226	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	222.98/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,151	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	205.34/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,094	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	233.44/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,342	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	218.23/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,268	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	213.65/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,308	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,234	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	672	172.41/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,159	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	236.80/cwt	230.00–240.00	999	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	257.37/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,228	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	203.48/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,268	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	191.98/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,263	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,826	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	102.51/cwt	101.00–105.00	984	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,281	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,381	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,670	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	120.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,636	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,965	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,581.25/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,581	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,304.17/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,304	12

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 195Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 26Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 17Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,760	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	116.00–120.00	118.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	110.00–112.00	110.49
3	—	1,187	116.00–117.00	116.34
3	—	960	101.00–105.00	102.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	118.00–123.00	120.48
1	—	1,265	132.00	132.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	235.00–242.00	237.39
5	400–450	424	225.00–230.00	227.10
8	450–500	480	210.00–217.00	213.46
3	500–550	533	202.00–207.00	205.34
3	650–700	672	170.00–177.00	172.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	428	242.00–247.00	243.73
10	450–500	494	227.00–235.00	227.79
16	500–550	516	222.00–225.00	222.98
8	550–600	581	217.00–222.00	218.23
3	600–650	612	212.00–217.00	213.65
2	650–700	658	185.00–190.00	187.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	237.00–242.00	239.05
4	550–600	575	230.00–237.00	233.44
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	405	297.00	297.00
5	450–500	487	270.00–280.00	271.87
11	500–550	520	260.00–265.00	263.15
10	550–600	573	250.00–258.00	251.58
7	600–650	636	230.00–240.00	232.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	607	245.00–247.00	245.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	262.00	262.00
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	581	230.00–240.00	236.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	230.00–240.00	236.80
2	600–650	623	202.00–205.00	203.48
2	650–700	658	187.00–197.00	191.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	477	252.00–260.00	257.37
3	550–600	560	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00

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)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,581.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,304.17

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.