Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-07-16

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 16
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
537 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 380▲ 537 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 93▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 188▲ 23 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 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly 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 $117.96/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$117.96
218 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$90
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.98
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2458119.0754581
Medium and Large 3396118.6747033
Medium and Large 1543116.87635104
One grade step is worth $2.20/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale218 hd
117.96
—
AL average15 barns · 2,021 hd
119.94
−1.98
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—Average1,41871.001,0062thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51854.008203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13153.156018thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02944.044535thin

Every lot

72 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 2339155.12/cwt154.00–160.0052612
Steers—Medium and Large 2370153.03/cwt150.00–155.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 3425136.62/cwt135.00–137.505814
Steers—Medium and Large 2433140.38/cwt140.00–145.0060816
Steers—Medium and Large 3468130.49/cwt130.00–131.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 2486138.87/cwt137.50–140.0067518
Steers—Medium and Large 1520136.49/cwt135.00–138.5071036
Steers—Medium and Large 2520130.08/cwt127.50–133.006764
Steers—Medium and Large 2562125.99/cwt125.00–128.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 1564132.14/cwt132.00–133.007457
Steers—Medium and Large 1603132.41/cwt130.00–132.5079829
Steers—Medium and Large 1654129.00/cwt129.00–129.008446
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3213141.24/cwt140.00–142.503012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285134.44/cwt132.50–135.003834
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327125.95/cwt124.00–127.504127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333132.52/cwt130.00–135.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364126.53/cwt125.00–127.5046122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366119.79/cwt118.00–123.004388
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422111.37/cwt109.00–114.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428122.89/cwt119.00–125.0052619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1442128.49/cwt127.00–135.005689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461123.19/cwt121.00–130.0056811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476116.07/cwt112.00–119.0055220
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477107.67/cwt107.50–108.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520117.89/cwt116.00–120.5061349
Heifers—Medium and Large 2541110.39/cwt109.00–112.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579109.77/cwt108.00–110.006369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586112.31/cwt111.00–115.006586
Heifers—Medium and Large 3586100.96/cwt100.00–104.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 362897.55/cwt95.00–100.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636110.10/cwt109.00–111.0070029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673101.95/cwt100.00–104.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 274398.00/cwt98.00–98.007282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240163.53/cwt162.00–165.003922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2271156.83/cwt152.50–160.004254
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273146.33/cwt145.00–147.503992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280166.23/cwt165.00–167.504652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330149.77/cwt147.00–152.504943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336159.99/cwt157.50–162.505384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360153.48/cwt152.00–155.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375132.37/cwt130.00–135.004962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384141.46/cwt137.50–145.005435
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433123.74/cwt120.00–127.505366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438133.28/cwt130.00–137.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488119.76/cwt119.00–120.005844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2489127.54/cwt125.00–130.0062417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524126.93/cwt125.00–130.0066512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533112.76/cwt110.00–116.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535123.02/cwt122.00–124.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563124.50/cwt124.00–125.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580119.43/cwt117.50–121.006939
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580108.03/cwt107.00–109.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635114.23/cwt111.00–117.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680108.68/cwt107.00–111.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730108.99/cwt108.00–110.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 277098.98/cwt98.00–100.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785104.00/cwt104.00–104.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 281595.00/cwt95.00–95.007741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36068.00/cwt68.00–68.009251
Bulls——1,47574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90341.05/cwt40.00–42.003712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11346.04/cwt45.00–48.005123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13153.15/cwt52.00–55.006018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51854.00/cwt54.00–54.008203
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—532.50/cwt465.00–600.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—725.00/cwt725.00–725.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—655.00/cwt635.00–675.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—637.50/cwt625.00–650.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—585.00/cwt585.00–585.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—800.00/cwt700.00–900.00—4

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.