Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-08-27

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 27
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
▲ 286 vs last sale 297▲ 583 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 91▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 144▲ 25 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 3.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady on few offerings. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.99/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$121.99
148 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.00
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517129.9867236
Medium and Large 2544120.4465579
Medium and Large 3524116.9761333
One grade step is worth $13.01/cwt here — about $60 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 sale148 hd
121.99
—
AL average15 barns · 1,363 hd
124.99
−3.00
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—Average1,73073.751,2764thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42556.007981thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17852.1361414
CowsLean 85-90%Average96640.643939thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1210192.50/cwt192.50–192.504041
Steers—Medium and Large 3315138.32/cwt137.00–140.004363
Steers—Medium and Large 2327147.81/cwt146.00–150.004833
Steers—Medium and Large 2362138.32/cwt137.50–140.005013
Steers—Medium and Large 1365155.33/cwt155.00–156.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 3368130.89/cwt130.00–132.504823
Steers—Medium and Large 1421138.74/cwt138.00–142.005848
Steers—Medium and Large 2425135.46/cwt131.00–137.505765
Steers—Medium and Large 3426127.06/cwt127.00–127.505418
Steers—Medium and Large 2471128.93/cwt127.50–130.0060714
Steers—Medium and Large 3486124.41/cwt122.50–125.006054
Steers—Medium and Large 1489135.18/cwt134.00–137.0066111
Steers—Medium and Large 1529133.15/cwt132.00–134.0070415
Steers—Medium and Large 2558122.91/cwt122.00–123.0068612
Steers—Medium and Large 1570128.97/cwt128.00–130.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 3575115.66/cwt115.00–117.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 2623119.34/cwt115.00–121.0074312
Steers—Medium and Large 1624126.00/cwt125.00–127.007865
Steers—Medium and Large 1656122.81/cwt120.00–125.008066
Steers—Medium and Large 3725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1734118.42/cwt118.00–121.008697
Steers—Medium and Large 2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1853114.00/cwt114.00–114.009723
Steers—Medium and Large 386097.50/cwt97.50–97.508391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223136.29/cwt135.00–137.503042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270139.47/cwt139.00–140.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290127.54/cwt125.00–130.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318121.42/cwt120.00–123.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371123.47/cwt122.50–125.004584
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371118.19/cwt115.00–120.0043811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429113.04/cwt111.00–115.004856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434118.69/cwt117.50–120.005157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478115.60/cwt114.00–117.505538
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488109.99/cwt107.50–112.505374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516116.50/cwt115.00–119.006019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526111.65/cwt110.00–114.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530106.77/cwt106.00–107.505662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563108.60/cwt107.50–110.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3584103.73/cwt100.00–105.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1589115.08/cwt113.00–117.506787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613106.18/cwt105.00–107.506513
Heifers—Medium and Large 362299.35/cwt98.00–100.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633110.82/cwt109.00–112.507015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665101.51/cwt101.00–102.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 369096.00/cwt96.00–96.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 272098.99/cwt98.00–100.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 374594.00/cwt94.00–94.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 183592.50/cwt92.50–92.507721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270159.02/cwt158.00–160.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315137.74/cwt137.50–138.004342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332155.52/cwt152.50–158.005165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340144.65/cwt141.00–148.004923
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358133.00/cwt132.50–134.004763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377145.77/cwt142.50–147.505503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381137.17/cwt135.00–140.005234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431136.22/cwt135.00–137.505875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436131.63/cwt129.00–133.005747
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436125.07/cwt120.00–127.505455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464125.69/cwt123.00–129.0058314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478118.32/cwt115.00–120.005667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523129.67/cwt128.00–131.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529120.45/cwt117.50–123.0063714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529114.15/cwt112.50–115.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565121.02/cwt120.00–123.006845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575117.29/cwt115.00–119.0067413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585110.74/cwt109.00–112.506482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620117.81/cwt117.00–119.007305
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625109.00/cwt108.00–110.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628113.71/cwt111.00–116.0071414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662113.68/cwt113.00–115.007533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665109.99/cwt109.00–111.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3679105.65/cwt104.00–107.007176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710109.00/cwt108.00–110.007743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2734102.78/cwt102.00–105.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760107.00/cwt106.00–108.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 381593.00/cwt93.00–93.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 289094.00/cwt94.00–94.008371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21065.00/cwt65.00–65.007871
Bulls——1,90376.66/cwt74.00–78.001,4593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96640.64/cwt40.00–44.003939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02548.00/cwt48.00–48.004922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18551.77/cwt50.00–55.0061310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29558.07/cwt56.00–60.007522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42556.00/cwt56.00–56.007981
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—528.75/cwt470.00–570.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt750.00–900.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—750.00/cwt725.00–775.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—711.67/cwt700.00–720.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—612.50/cwt550.00–675.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—490.00/cwt420.00–525.00—3

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.