Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-07-09

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 9
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 246▲ 380 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 46▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
188 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 43▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.32/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$121.32
74 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$519
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.92
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475123.2358619thin
Medium and Large 2424121.4351527
Medium and Large 3399119.9147828
One grade step is worth $3.32/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 sale74 hd
121.32
—
AL average10 barns · 1,082 hd
120.40
+0.92
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—Average1,43474.521,0695thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44356.928216thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13453.1860339
CowsLean 85-90%Average94445.2242721

Every lot

69 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275159.36/cwt158.00–160.004383
Steers—Medium and Large 2278166.71/cwt165.00–167.504633
Steers—Medium and Large 2315162.56/cwt157.50–165.005125
Steers—Medium and Large 3328147.43/cwt145.00–150.004843
Steers—Medium and Large 2381145.20/cwt143.00–150.005538
Steers—Medium and Large 3384141.15/cwt137.50–142.505429
Steers—Medium and Large 2413141.02/cwt140.00–143.005823
Steers—Medium and Large 3440132.53/cwt130.00–135.005832
Steers—Medium and Large 2455135.83/cwt135.00–137.506186
Steers—Medium and Large 1480142.02/cwt140.00–144.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 2568124.67/cwt124.00–126.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 1573132.53/cwt130.00–135.007592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210155.00/cwt155.00–155.003261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3276131.89/cwt130.00–135.003648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324131.77/cwt130.00–135.004275
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331125.12/cwt122.50–128.004144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362133.32/cwt132.50–135.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362127.19/cwt124.00–130.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373121.13/cwt118.00–122.504525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419127.91/cwt126.00–130.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421116.48/cwt115.00–117.504905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435122.31/cwt120.00–125.005329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458122.98/cwt120.00–126.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463115.56/cwt112.00–118.005356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513111.01/cwt110.00–112.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578105.25/cwt105.00–106.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625110.97/cwt110.00–112.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 367596.46/cwt95.00–98.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745100.50/cwt99.00–102.007492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268166.31/cwt165.00–167.504462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275157.59/cwt155.00–160.004332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327160.82/cwt160.00–162.505263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329153.22/cwt152.50–155.005044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3338141.17/cwt140.00–145.004774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372151.35/cwt150.00–154.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378134.66/cwt130.00–137.505098
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383141.64/cwt140.00–147.005427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428134.98/cwt132.00–137.505786
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445128.75/cwt127.50–130.005734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472134.65/cwt132.50–137.506366
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475120.33/cwt120.00–121.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480128.91/cwt127.50–130.006194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525127.22/cwt125.00–130.006686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525120.82/cwt119.00–122.506342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575122.98/cwt122.00–124.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578109.21/cwt107.50–111.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640110.82/cwt110.00–112.507093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670107.00/cwt107.00–107.007171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745101.00/cwt100.00–102.007522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23570.93/cwt70.00–72.008762
Bulls——1,56776.91/cwt74.00–78.001,2053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84551.00/cwt51.00–51.004311
Cows—Lean 85-90%93540.97/cwt40.00–42.003832
Cows—Lean 85-90%95045.37/cwt43.00–48.0043118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07849.55/cwt48.00–50.0053411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11453.56/cwt52.00–56.0059721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28157.72/cwt57.00–58.007397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43556.30/cwt54.00–59.008085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48560.00/cwt60.00–60.008911
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—545.00/cwt520.00–585.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,016.67/cwt950.00–1,050.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt800.00–925.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—757.78/cwt750.00–785.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—696.36/cwt600.00–785.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—660.00/cwt600.00–710.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—512.50/cwt500.00–525.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—972.17/cwt850.00–1,075.00—60
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—770.00/cwt650.00–810.00—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.