Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-07-23

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 23
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 537▲ 394 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 29▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 23▲ 12 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on few offerings. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.48/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$140.48
246 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.92
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438145.08636105
Medium and Large 2422141.01595109
Medium and Large 3486123.5660132
One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $35 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 sale246 hd
140.48
—
AL average15 barns · 1,648 hd
127.56
+12.92
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—Average1,58576.001,2051thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50856.698553thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20955.6267318
CowsLean 85-90%Average98249.2648414

Every lot

86 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295179.25/cwt177.50–180.005296
Steers—Medium and Large 1320173.73/cwt172.50–175.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 2333161.55/cwt160.00–165.005385
Steers—Medium and Large 3345153.00/cwt152.00–155.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 2367153.52/cwt152.50–155.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 3428136.47/cwt135.00–138.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 1432147.34/cwt146.00–148.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 2438141.16/cwt140.00–142.506183
Steers—Medium and Large 2474137.09/cwt135.00–140.006507
Steers—Medium and Large 1475143.72/cwt142.50–145.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1530136.80/cwt134.00–139.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 3532124.00/cwt123.00–125.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 2563126.30/cwt123.00–130.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 3565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1573133.51/cwt133.00–134.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 3615116.00/cwt116.00–116.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2646121.50/cwt121.50–121.507853
Steers—Medium and Large 1660121.32/cwt118.00–123.008016
Steers—Medium and Large 1708117.99/cwt116.00–119.008353
Steers—Medium and Large 3715107.00/cwt107.00–107.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1778114.00/cwt114.00–114.008873
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278143.26/cwt142.50–145.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328134.54/cwt132.50–136.004413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338127.67/cwt125.00–130.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379126.19/cwt125.00–129.004785
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382120.23/cwt117.50–124.004597
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415116.02/cwt115.00–117.004814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426121.06/cwt118.00–125.0051612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458112.83/cwt111.00–114.005176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483122.62/cwt121.00–125.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488117.26/cwt115.00–118.0057216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527112.34/cwt110.00–115.005926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533118.20/cwt116.00–120.0063012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576113.68/cwt112.00–115.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580109.81/cwt108.00–111.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590102.02/cwt100.00–104.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623109.49/cwt109.00–110.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635107.00/cwt107.00–107.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665108.00/cwt108.00–108.007181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245161.25/cwt160.00–162.503952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260150.49/cwt150.00–151.003912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275170.06/cwt170.00–172.5046842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290162.44/cwt160.00–162.5047142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325163.47/cwt160.00–167.505313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330153.69/cwt152.50–155.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372155.65/cwt155.00–157.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385139.05/cwt137.00–140.005353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2393146.93/cwt142.50–150.005778
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423128.73/cwt127.50–130.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424142.65/cwt140.00–145.006057
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431135.44/cwt132.50–139.0058415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466127.64/cwt125.00–131.0059516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473136.42/cwt133.00–140.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478122.09/cwt120.00–124.005848
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522127.60/cwt126.00–130.0066613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527124.22/cwt123.00–125.006559
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528117.56/cwt114.00–120.006218
Bulls—Medium and Large 3562110.84/cwt110.00–112.506233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582124.67/cwt123.00–127.0072612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588119.21/cwt117.00–122.007014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625112.42/cwt110.00–115.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626119.17/cwt116.00–123.0074611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645109.00/cwt109.00–109.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660104.00/cwt104.00–104.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666114.00/cwt112.00–116.007597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2679108.26/cwt106.00–110.007358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715109.52/cwt108.00–111.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725105.51/cwt105.00–106.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 283094.00/cwt94.00–94.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 385589.00/cwt89.00–89.007611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,58576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96350.30/cwt48.00–52.0048412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09543.03/cwt42.00–44.004712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18956.17/cwt54.00–58.0066813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25852.00/cwt52.00–52.006544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28063.00/cwt63.00–63.008061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41560.00/cwt60.00–60.008491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55555.04/cwt54.00–56.008562
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—732.50/cwt725.00–740.00—2
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—530.00/cwt530.00–530.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—905.00/cwt905.00–905.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—782.50/cwt750.00–815.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—662.50/cwt650.00–675.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—775.00/cwt775.00–775.00—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.