Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-10-29

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 29
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
741 head
▲ 387 vs last sale 354▲ 741 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 55▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 41▲ 71 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 1.00 to 5.00 lower. There were not enough slaughter bulls for an adequate market test. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.71/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$124.71
190 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$17
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.13
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406138.2456156
Medium and Large 2473123.5958485
Medium and Large 3489111.1754449
One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $17 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 sale190 hd
124.71
—
AL average15 barns · 1,576 hd
116.58
+8.13
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—Low1,27058.007371thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57546.067255thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14041.5247319
CowsLean 85-90%Average99131.3531113

Every lot

82 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 3267143.09/cwt140.00–145.003825
Steers—Medium and Large 2313145.46/cwt144.00–147.504557
Steers—Medium and Large 1318153.39/cwt152.50–155.004884
Steers—Medium and Large 2368137.54/cwt136.00–140.005068
Steers—Medium and Large 1424140.14/cwt139.00–142.005946
Steers—Medium and Large 3438125.01/cwt124.00–126.005484
Steers—Medium and Large 3464117.76/cwt116.00–120.005467
Steers—Medium and Large 1472133.66/cwt133.00–135.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 2480128.89/cwt126.00–130.0061917
Steers—Medium and Large 1515130.65/cwt130.00–131.006736
Steers—Medium and Large 3541110.60/cwt110.00–114.0059816
Steers—Medium and Large 1563127.38/cwt127.00–130.0071716
Steers—Medium and Large 2569120.19/cwt119.00–121.006845
Steers—Medium and Large 1615121.98/cwt121.00–123.007504
Steers—Medium and Large 2668111.35/cwt110.00–112.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 1686114.33/cwt114.00–119.0078431
Steers—Medium and Large 1757108.20/cwt108.00–109.008195
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3266121.16/cwt120.00–124.003227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313125.00/cwt122.50–127.503919
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324116.81/cwt115.00–120.0037811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362124.64/cwt124.00–127.004518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367117.11/cwt116.00–118.004306
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380113.93/cwt110.00–123.004339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419113.80/cwt112.00–115.0047710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424106.77/cwt105.00–109.004537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428118.00/cwt117.00–120.005054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476114.98/cwt114.00–116.005477
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477103.84/cwt102.50–106.004959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480109.98/cwt109.00–111.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529101.22/cwt99.00–104.0053511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535111.00/cwt110.00–112.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539106.18/cwt105.50–108.0057219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561103.62/cwt102.00–106.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 357098.01/cwt97.00–99.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623104.98/cwt104.00–106.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629100.26/cwt97.00–101.0063130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681102.57/cwt102.00–104.0069912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705101.67/cwt101.00–102.007173
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2222154.65/cwt154.00–155.003433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2266150.89/cwt148.00–152.504016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276157.32/cwt155.00–160.004347
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310132.31/cwt130.00–135.004106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316150.66/cwt147.50–155.0047612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2336139.14/cwt137.00–142.0046810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361132.14/cwt130.00–135.004779
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373123.29/cwt120.00–127.004605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377141.57/cwt140.00–145.005349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409135.85/cwt135.00–138.005567
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418117.65/cwt115.00–120.004926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424128.80/cwt127.50–130.005469
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460112.97/cwt110.00–116.005208
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465122.91/cwt120.00–125.0057214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472130.31/cwt127.50–137.5061511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523116.17/cwt112.50–120.0060813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527106.27/cwt105.00–107.505609
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533122.66/cwt122.00–124.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 3558104.00/cwt102.50–105.005806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566115.15/cwt114.00–116.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582109.86/cwt108.00–111.006398
Bulls—Medium and Large 364398.01/cwt96.00–99.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 367292.19/cwt90.00–94.006206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2687103.21/cwt102.00–104.007095
Bulls—Medium and Large 272599.03/cwt97.00–101.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 277894.67/cwt94.00–95.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 284590.00/cwt90.00–90.007611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,27058.00/cwt58.00–58.007371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88337.07/cwt36.00–38.003272
Cows—Lean 85-90%94527.25/cwt26.00–28.002583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03631.45/cwt29.00–34.003268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12542.06/cwt40.00–45.0047312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13436.02/cwt34.00–38.004084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21046.69/cwt46.00–48.005653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40549.04/cwt48.00–50.006892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68844.07/cwt42.00–46.007443
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—476.25/cwt400.00–590.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—983.33/cwt900.00–1,125.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—750.00/cwt725.00–775.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—696.43/cwt650.00–725.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—519.44/cwt475.00–575.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—405.00/cwt350.00–450.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—596.25/cwt550.00–675.00—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.