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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Nov 12

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 249▼ 51 vs year ago 269 · −19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 11▼ 13 vs year ago 27 · −48.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 18▼ 16 vs year ago 19 · −84.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady on a light supply. 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 $219.68/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −153.26 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$219.68

15 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$41.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.62

vs AL average

−45.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	235.00	1,187	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	223.32	1,246	9thin
Medium and Large 3	575	193.45	1,112	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.55/cwt here — about $74 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 sale15 hd

219.68

—

AL average14 barns · 659 hd

231.30

−11.62

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−45.42

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−153.26

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	1,563	136.67	2,137	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	119.01	1,461	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	107.07	1,117	4thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$860	2thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,186	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,363	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,188	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,530	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,476	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	255.82/cwt	252.00–262.00	857	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	270.65/cwt	270.00–272.00	920	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	245.86/cwt	245.00–250.00	880	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	225.80/cwt	220.00–230.00	863	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	267.27/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,123	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	234.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,002	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	207.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	900	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	241.92/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,156	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	193.45/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,112	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	221.23/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,312	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	214.36/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,340	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,016	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,159	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	297.73/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,137	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,177	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	266.63/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,240	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	249.58/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,173	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	247.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,303	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	235.53/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,272	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	234.73/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,319	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	223.61/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,263	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	211.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,302	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	689	187.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,292	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,131	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,120	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	878	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	107.63/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,162	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,288	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,461	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 3	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 249Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 18Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	117.00–121.00	119.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	106.00–109.00	107.63
1	—	1,110	116.00	116.00
1	—	905	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	143.00	143.00
1	—	1,710	124.00	124.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	267.00	267.00
1	650–700	680	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	312.00	312.00
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	640	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	317.00	317.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	270.00–272.00	270.65
6	350–400	358	245.00–250.00	245.86
5	400–450	428	230.00–240.00	234.11
5	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	593	220.00–225.00	221.23
2	600–650	625	210.00–219.00	214.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	252.00–262.00	255.82
12	350–400	382	220.00–230.00	225.80
7	400–450	433	205.00–215.00	207.90
3	550–600	575	190.00–200.00	193.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	262.00–270.00	267.27
5	450–500	478	240.00–245.00	241.92
3	500–550	505	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	300.00–310.00	305.11
9	350–400	382	295.00–300.00	297.73
6	450–500	470	247.00–252.00	249.58
2	500–550	540	232.00–239.00	235.53
3	550–600	565	217.00–227.00	223.61
3	600–650	615	210.00–215.00	211.69
4	650–700	689	180.00–190.00	187.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	322.00	322.00
2	400–450	413	280.00–290.00	284.91
3	450–500	465	265.00–270.00	266.63
7	500–550	526	245.00–255.00	247.80
6	550–600	562	232.00–240.00	234.73
2	700–750	715	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	860.00	860.00

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.