Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-05-21

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 21
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 167▲ 141 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 32▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 232 vs last sale 259▲ 27 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 sold unevenly steady, bulls sold steady on very few offerings. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.13/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$136.13
56 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.45
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473142.106725thin
Medium and Large 2465135.8463226
Medium and Large 3427135.2457825
One grade step is worth $6.86/cwt here — about $95 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 sale56 hd
136.13
—
AL average16 barns · 1,331 hd
133.68
+2.45
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—Average1,91574.001,4171thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49353.377976thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14251.3958726
CowsLean 85-90%Average92445.174179thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3335147.43/cwt145.00–150.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 2368155.50/cwt155.00–156.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 2430148.74/cwt147.50–150.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1435156.02/cwt155.00–157.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 3435137.95/cwt136.00–140.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 2460144.97/cwt142.50–147.506672
Steers—Medium and Large 3468134.50/cwt134.00–135.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1528146.21/cwt145.00–147.507722
Steers—Medium and Large 2568126.93/cwt125.00–130.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 1605139.00/cwt139.00–139.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 1705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285141.25/cwt140.00–142.504032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310143.77/cwt142.50–145.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323134.94/cwt132.50–137.504363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360131.67/cwt130.00–132.504743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367136.19/cwt135.00–140.005006
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413131.69/cwt129.00–135.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460133.25/cwt132.50–134.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480125.77/cwt125.00–128.006044
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480119.94/cwt118.00–122.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528116.21/cwt115.00–117.506142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533126.00/cwt125.00–127.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560109.01/cwt108.00–110.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585121.18/cwt120.00–122.507093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623111.49/cwt111.00–112.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672107.99/cwt106.00–110.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678102.49/cwt101.00–104.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733102.98/cwt101.00–105.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230158.00/cwt158.00–158.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265158.30/cwt157.50–160.004193
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278151.53/cwt150.00–155.004213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2311150.51/cwt149.00–153.004684
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345145.83/cwt145.00–147.505033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368155.50/cwt155.00–156.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385142.15/cwt140.00–144.005476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429143.27/cwt140.00–147.506155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431134.95/cwt131.00–137.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468127.57/cwt125.00–130.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477133.66/cwt133.00–135.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510137.75/cwt137.50–138.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515130.45/cwt128.00–133.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545123.00/cwt123.00–123.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574123.35/cwt119.00–127.507085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608117.50/cwt117.00–118.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610124.00/cwt124.00–124.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685112.50/cwt110.00–115.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3693107.50/cwt107.00–108.007452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,91574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,4171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89946.50/cwt44.00–48.004187
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01040.51/cwt40.00–41.004092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10348.84/cwt48.00–50.0053912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17653.57/cwt52.00–56.0063014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42550.00/cwt50.00–50.007131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50754.04/cwt52.00–56.008145
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—707.50/cwt700.00–715.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—883.33/cwt850.00–925.00—3

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.