Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-05-07

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 7
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
← earliestMay 7May 14 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
305 head
▲ 305 vs last sale 0▲ 305 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 0▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeders bulls and steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.50/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$122.50
102 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$108
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.34
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2506125.7263644
Medium and Large 3475121.6257824
Medium and Large 1625118.9574434
One grade step is worth $6.77/cwt here — about −$108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale102 hd
122.50
—
AL average9 barns · 1,174 hd
131.84
−9.34
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,65272.331,1954thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18557.6468322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47556.428322thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86743.353763thin

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 3378149.48/cwt149.00–150.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 2410153.48/cwt152.00–155.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1475154.98/cwt154.00–156.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 3482137.71/cwt135.00–140.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 3520130.19/cwt128.00–132.506772
Steers—Medium and Large 2527145.20/cwt143.00–147.507653
Steers—Medium and Large 1539150.91/cwt149.00–152.508137
Steers—Medium and Large 3579122.87/cwt120.00–126.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 1580147.35/cwt145.00–149.008557
Steers—Medium and Large 2580140.38/cwt138.00–143.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 2623130.09/cwt126.00–135.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 3628119.00/cwt118.00–120.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 1630138.54/cwt137.00–140.008732
Steers—Medium and Large 1685132.67/cwt130.00–135.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1715127.50/cwt127.50–127.509121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3258145.99/cwt145.00–147.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322141.16/cwt140.00–142.504553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323136.42/cwt135.00–138.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381138.49/cwt136.00–140.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385132.46/cwt131.00–134.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412127.67/cwt127.50–128.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417132.51/cwt130.00–135.005537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468137.51/cwt135.00–140.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479130.75/cwt127.50–133.006268
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485120.73/cwt118.00–125.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518115.12/cwt114.00–117.505965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523130.06/cwt127.50–133.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532123.21/cwt120.00–126.006559
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565111.75/cwt111.00–112.506312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568124.67/cwt122.00–126.007086
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578118.21/cwt115.00–120.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615120.99/cwt120.00–122.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638114.01/cwt111.00–115.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 3643106.01/cwt104.00–108.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675108.60/cwt104.00–110.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677112.19/cwt110.00–115.0076011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714107.79/cwt107.00–109.007705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328151.88/cwt150.00–153.004983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2341157.50/cwt155.00–160.005375
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367142.91/cwt140.00–145.005246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376150.69/cwt147.50–156.005676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421144.28/cwt142.50–147.506077
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432138.46/cwt135.00–140.005985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469139.34/cwt137.50–140.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477144.38/cwt142.00–146.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488132.46/cwt130.00–135.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515141.33/cwt140.00–143.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527131.85/cwt130.00–137.506955
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533124.85/cwt122.00–128.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 3558120.50/cwt120.00–121.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568137.51/cwt136.00–139.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615118.26/cwt117.50–119.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627126.32/cwt125.00–128.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 3768104.50/cwt104.00–105.008032
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0101
Bulls——1,70873.77/cwt72.00–76.001,2603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82540.00/cwt40.00–40.003301
Cows—Lean 85-90%88845.03/cwt44.00–46.004002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12752.49/cwt50.00–54.505927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21260.04/cwt58.50–62.5072815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47556.42/cwt54.00–59.008322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—863.33/cwt825.00–920.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—838.75/cwt785.00–885.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—620.00/cwt600.00–640.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—956.67/cwt920.00–1,025.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—832.50/cwt800.00–885.00—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.