Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-09-10

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 10
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 352▲ 507 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 60▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 239 vs last sale 269▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared too week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.80/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$105.80
119 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$108
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.89
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2413107.5644426
Medium and Large 1524105.3155293
One grade step is worth $2.25/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale119 hd
105.80
—
AL average13 barns · 1,214 hd
110.69
−4.89
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—Low1,55267.331,0453thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21351.4562417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,21849.0959815
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01742.7243419

Every lot

57 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 1495126.00/cwt126.00–126.0062418
Steers—Medium and Large 1579119.00/cwt119.00–119.006897
Steers—Medium and Large 1695113.00/cwt113.00–113.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1765109.00/cwt109.00–109.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 1890105.00/cwt105.00–105.009351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255137.00/cwt137.00–137.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265120.09/cwt115.00–125.003184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323126.92/cwt125.00–127.504104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325125.93/cwt118.50–130.004093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375116.62/cwt114.00–120.0043714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383108.76/cwt107.00–110.004175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428110.46/cwt107.50–114.004739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434103.51/cwt102.50–105.004495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464106.85/cwt105.00–108.0049611
Heifers—Medium and Large 248599.02/cwt98.00–100.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement518109.51/cwt109.00–110.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529103.90/cwt102.00–109.005508
Heifers—Medium and Large 253596.20/cwt95.00–98.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571103.18/cwt101.00–105.0058915
Heifers—Medium and Large 161398.52/cwt95.00–101.0060411
Heifers—Medium and Large 167392.13/cwt86.00–94.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 170587.09/cwt84.00–88.006149
Heifers—Medium and Large 190096.00/cwt96.00–96.008642
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1311145.37/cwt140.00–150.0045211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378133.22/cwt130.00–140.005046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418125.64/cwt120.00–130.005258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462123.86/cwt122.00–126.005728
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513111.02/cwt105.00–115.005705
Bulls—Medium and Large 252099.00/cwt98.00–100.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 256598.00/cwt98.00–98.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567104.07/cwt100.00–108.005908
Bulls—Medium and Large 162597.50/cwt94.00–100.0060915
Bulls—Medium and Large 167794.23/cwt89.00–97.0063817
Bulls—Medium and Large 268083.48/cwt80.00–87.0056812
Bulls—Medium and Large 172781.98/cwt80.00–83.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 183079.99/cwt79.00–81.006642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1431
Bulls——1,55564.00/cwt64.00–64.009952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96344.76/cwt42.00–48.0043111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%99544.00/cwt44.00–44.004381
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09139.91/cwt38.00–41.004358
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19851.67/cwt50.00–55.0061916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21548.80/cwt47.00–52.0059313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46048.00/cwt48.00–48.007011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48558.00/cwt58.00–58.008611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2—705.56/cwt600.00–750.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2—562.50/cwt525.00–600.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—525.00/cwt500.00–550.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium 3—460.00/cwt460.00–460.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—425.00/cwt425.00–425.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2—800.00/cwt750.00–850.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2—450.00/cwt450.00–450.00—1

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.