Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-08-20

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 20
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 423▲ 297 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 51▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 60▲ 144 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 unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.05/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$132.05
71 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.37
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413142.1758729
Medium and Large 2454128.6858523
Medium and Large 3443120.7053519thin
One grade step is worth $21.47/cwt here — about $51 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 sale71 hd
132.05
—
AL average16 barns · 1,304 hd
122.69
+9.37
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—Low1,45473.921,0757thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39158.078085thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18855.3565836
CowsLean 85-90%High95346.3344220

Every lot

83 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220164.09/cwt162.50–165.003613
Steers—Medium and Large 1235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2268155.99/cwt155.00–157.004182
Steers—Medium and Large 3325146.77/cwt146.00–147.504772
Steers—Medium and Large 1335156.57/cwt155.00–160.005253
Steers—Medium and Large 1393153.33/cwt152.50–155.006033
Steers—Medium and Large 2418136.51/cwt135.00–138.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1419146.62/cwt143.00–148.006144
Steers—Medium and Large 3473124.52/cwt124.00–125.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 2475130.98/cwt130.00–132.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 1479138.48/cwt136.00–139.006636
Steers—Medium and Large 1543134.99/cwt133.00–137.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 2555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added556134.50/cwt134.50–134.5074811
Steers—Medium and Large 1564130.95/cwt128.00–132.007397
Steers—Medium and Large 1652122.15/cwt120.00–125.007967
Steers—Medium and Large 1822108.00/cwt108.00–108.008885
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210153.84/cwt150.00–157.503232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218144.97/cwt142.50–147.503162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263140.66/cwt140.00–142.003703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328118.18/cwt115.00–122.503884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338128.99/cwt128.00–130.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383113.25/cwt112.50–114.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384122.93/cwt119.00–127.504725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414117.01/cwt115.00–120.004849
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433111.29/cwt110.00–112.504822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483122.01/cwt120.00–124.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483115.89/cwt114.00–117.505608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524118.07/cwt117.50–120.006196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529111.22/cwt108.00–113.005885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1591116.20/cwt112.50–118.006878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625110.51/cwt110.00–111.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2643102.50/cwt102.00–103.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 268597.46/cwt95.00–100.006682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775103.00/cwt103.00–103.007981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2218157.64/cwt155.00–160.003442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3218151.18/cwt150.00–152.503302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1232167.36/cwt162.50–170.003883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295160.00/cwt157.50–162.504722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310132.46/cwt130.00–135.004112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330146.43/cwt145.00–148.004832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338154.21/cwt150.00–157.505216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368146.67/cwt145.00–147.505403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375135.95/cwt135.00–137.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3392125.86/cwt122.50–127.504933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425129.71/cwt127.50–132.505514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427136.60/cwt135.00–138.005836
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440120.33/cwt118.00–123.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458116.26/cwt115.00–117.505322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482130.66/cwt130.00–132.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485126.71/cwt125.00–129.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510129.33/cwt129.00–130.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy515117.50/cwt117.50–117.506051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523111.04/cwt108.00–114.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567114.64/cwt112.50–117.506503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3582106.58/cwt105.00–108.006205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628108.51/cwt108.00–109.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 182092.00/cwt92.00–92.007541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43270.50/cwt68.00–72.001,0103
Bulls——1,47176.48/cwt74.00–78.001,1254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87552.00/cwt52.00–52.004551
Cows—Lean 85-90%93641.65/cwt40.00–44.003907
Cows—Lean 85-90%97048.59/cwt46.00–50.0047112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16055.27/cwt53.00–58.0064120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22261.02/cwt60.00–63.007467
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22451.12/cwt50.00–52.006269
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39158.07/cwt56.00–60.008085
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—893.18/cwt800.00–1,100.00—22
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—695.00/cwt675.00–750.00—20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,040.00/cwt1,010.00–1,085.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—779.46/cwt700.00–900.00—28
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—729.17/cwt700.00–775.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—652.86/cwt600.00–675.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—622.50/cwt600.00–675.00—12
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—556.25/cwt550.00–575.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—785.00/cwt650.00–860.00—4
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—457.50/cwt420.00–540.00—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.