Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-08-13

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 13
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 461▲ 423 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 69▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 122▲ 60 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.09/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$130.09
106 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.09
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433139.4160348
Medium and Large 2464124.0357531
Medium and Large 3416120.4650127
One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $102 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 sale106 hd
130.09
—
AL average16 barns · 1,544 hd
119.00
+11.09
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—Low1,59072.621,1556thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35060.598183thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13455.8663316
CowsLean 85-90%Average94345.7943210

Every lot

89 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 1308163.32/cwt162.50–165.005033
Steers—Medium and Large 3325142.46/cwt140.00–145.004632
Steers—Medium and Large 2332151.68/cwt150.00–155.005043
Steers—Medium and Large 1358150.64/cwt150.00–152.505394
Steers—Medium and Large 2370143.03/cwt140.00–147.005294
Steers—Medium and Large 1417131.65/cwt117.50–142.505495
Steers—Medium and Large 2422134.68/cwt134.00–135.005683
Steers—Medium and Large 1475136.24/cwt135.00–137.506474
Steers—Medium and Large 2485130.88/cwt127.50–133.006356
Steers—Medium and Large 3485118.66/cwt117.00–120.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 3526107.51/cwt105.00–109.005664
Steers—Medium and Large 1527128.18/cwt126.00–129.006765
Steers—Medium and Large 2540117.49/cwt115.00–120.006343
Steers—Medium and Large 1573122.69/cwt118.00–127.007036
Steers—Medium and Large 2578109.49/cwt109.00–110.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1640118.01/cwt117.00–119.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 2755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230132.34/cwt130.00–135.003042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3293122.37/cwt119.00–127.503595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325122.96/cwt121.00–127.504005
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338116.77/cwt115.00–117.503957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368119.13/cwt117.50–121.004386
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383113.37/cwt109.00–115.0043411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410121.27/cwt120.00–122.504972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418108.86/cwt107.50–110.004554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424114.15/cwt112.50–118.004848
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480105.85/cwt105.00–107.505083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487110.11/cwt108.00–113.0053613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528103.27/cwt102.50–104.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538112.86/cwt112.50–114.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539107.18/cwt105.00–109.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564108.56/cwt106.00–112.006127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589102.99/cwt101.00–105.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607103.83/cwt102.50–106.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 364095.01/cwt94.00–96.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 264399.00/cwt98.00–100.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 366090.00/cwt90.00–90.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 168099.67/cwt98.00–101.006783
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220147.48/cwt142.50–150.003245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240172.55/cwt170.00–175.004142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288159.81/cwt157.50–163.004608
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290136.67/cwt135.00–140.003963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2292149.19/cwt147.50–150.004363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320127.03/cwt126.00–128.004062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325144.41/cwt141.00–147.504693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326155.79/cwt152.50–157.505086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372133.93/cwt130.00–137.504983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377147.63/cwt142.50–152.5055712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395122.50/cwt120.00–125.004844
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420113.48/cwt112.50–115.004773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431126.01/cwt122.50–130.005439
Bulls—Medium and Large 1439131.97/cwt130.00–135.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475127.02/cwt125.00–129.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475111.63/cwt110.00–112.505303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480119.82/cwt118.00–122.505754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510113.01/cwt112.00–114.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525120.49/cwt120.00–121.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528106.75/cwt106.00–107.505642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580116.51/cwt115.00–118.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585106.64/cwt104.00–110.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620111.01/cwt110.00–112.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 362896.53/cwt95.00–98.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 367393.49/cwt93.00–94.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680101.50/cwt101.00–102.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 370592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1732105.33/cwt105.00–106.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755102.50/cwt100.00–105.007742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1191
Bulls——1,59080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2721
Bulls——1,62969.43/cwt68.00–70.001,1314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79051.00/cwt51.00–51.004031
Cows—Lean 85-90%86242.00/cwt42.00–42.003623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00946.81/cwt44.00–48.004726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09553.99/cwt51.00–56.0059112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25061.48/cwt60.00–63.007694
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35060.59/cwt58.00–63.008183
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—486.25/cwt440.00–560.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,027.50/cwt1,025.00–1,030.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—935.00/cwt935.00–935.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—805.00/cwt700.00–875.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—775.00/cwt775.00–775.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—680.00/cwt600.00–700.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—575.00/cwt575.00–575.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—866.67/cwt850.00–900.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—778.75/cwt750.00–800.00—8

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.