Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-08-06

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 6
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 457▲ 461 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 70▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 72▲ 122 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.87/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$125.87
96 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.47
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2477129.8261946
Medium and Large 1551124.6768732
Medium and Large 3486117.9357318thin
One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $46 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 sale96 hd
125.87
—
AL average15 barns · 1,716 hd
125.41
+0.47
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—Average1,63974.781,2255thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40262.948823thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10358.2264237
CowsLean 85-90%Average96846.9245413

Every lot

81 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275152.41/cwt150.00–155.004192
Steers—Medium and Large 2421140.00/cwt137.50–142.505895
Steers—Medium and Large 3436131.88/cwt127.50–135.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 1470138.48/cwt137.50–140.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 3476122.51/cwt120.00–125.005834
Steers—Medium and Large 2484133.41/cwt130.00–135.006467
Steers—Medium and Large 1531134.78/cwt131.00–137.007168
Steers—Medium and Large 2532127.69/cwt125.00–130.006797
Steers—Medium and Large 2581120.88/cwt120.00–122.507024
Steers—Medium and Large 3585109.97/cwt109.00–112.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1595129.50/cwt127.50–131.007718
Steers—Medium and Large 1613124.90/cwt122.50–127.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 2618115.11/cwt114.00–117.507114
Steers—Medium and Large 1671120.32/cwt119.00–122.508076
Steers—Medium and Large 3675106.03/cwt105.00–107.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1718118.35/cwt118.00–119.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 2735110.68/cwt110.00–111.008133
Steers—Medium and Large 1780115.50/cwt115.00–116.009012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275138.13/cwt137.50–140.003804
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318122.50/cwt120.00–125.003905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325134.48/cwt134.00–135.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378120.57/cwt119.00–122.504566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2411122.33/cwt120.00–124.005039
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429116.99/cwt115.00–118.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470114.21/cwt113.00–115.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476109.02/cwt108.00–111.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519104.61/cwt104.00–106.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536110.82/cwt108.00–112.505949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575106.75/cwt106.00–108.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580112.08/cwt110.00–114.0065014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625100.34/cwt100.00–101.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630108.49/cwt108.00–110.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633104.80/cwt103.00–106.006635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668107.33/cwt107.00–108.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719103.25/cwt102.00–105.007424
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233168.29/cwt167.50–170.003923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268166.31/cwt165.00–167.504462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2281160.64/cwt158.00–162.504515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332151.27/cwt150.00–154.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378141.45/cwt140.00–144.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3382133.45/cwt130.00–135.005103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409138.91/cwt137.50–142.505684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426133.48/cwt130.00–135.005697
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426123.39/cwt120.00–127.005265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480129.76/cwt128.00–131.006234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488123.77/cwt122.00–125.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3492117.32/cwt114.00–119.005773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513116.36/cwt114.00–120.005976
Bulls—Medium and Large 3514111.88/cwt111.00–112.505754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525123.24/cwt122.50–125.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566112.50/cwt112.00–113.006375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573121.19/cwt120.00–122.506943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629116.85/cwt114.00–119.007356
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645102.00/cwt100.00–106.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1679112.75/cwt110.00–115.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2681108.20/cwt107.00–109.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710104.50/cwt104.00–105.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727109.00/cwt108.00–110.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795103.00/cwt103.00–103.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2845101.00/cwt101.00–101.008531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18064.00/cwt64.00–64.007551
Bulls——1,59876.63/cwt74.00–78.001,2253
Bulls——2,22080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,7761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90448.76/cwt47.00–52.004417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02053.60/cwt52.00–54.0054711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03842.94/cwt42.00–45.004465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06554.00/cwt54.00–54.005751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13058.97/cwt56.00–61.0066619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16163.44/cwt62.00–65.007377
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40262.94/cwt62.50–64.008823
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—793.33/cwt760.00–820.00—3
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—527.31/cwt430.00–660.00—13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—948.50/cwt910.00–1,000.00—10
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—852.86/cwt800.00–900.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—782.14/cwt725.00–825.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—770.00/cwt725.00–800.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—680.00/cwt625.00–700.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—896.00/cwt825.00–1,000.00—20
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—715.00/cwt625.00–775.00—20

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.