Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-11-05

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Nov 5
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▼ 216 vs last sale 741▲ 525 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 48▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 71▲ 35 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 steady to 2.00 higher. 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 higher, with some classes that sold up to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.86/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$111.86
155 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.75
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491115.4556756
Medium and Large 2486110.9153856
Medium and Large 3440108.4347843
One grade step is worth $7.03/cwt here — about $90 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 sale155 hd
111.86
—
AL average15 barns · 2,203 hd
113.61
−1.75
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—Low1,55859.099212thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56544.006891thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15041.7148018
CowsLean 85-90%Average93933.103116thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2228160.18/cwt158.00–162.503652
Steers—Medium and Large 2273152.43/cwt150.00–155.004162
Steers—Medium and Large 3280145.95/cwt145.00–147.004092
Steers—Medium and Large 1320161.36/cwt158.00–165.005166
Steers—Medium and Large 2335148.36/cwt147.50–150.004973
Steers—Medium and Large 1371153.01/cwt152.00–156.005685
Steers—Medium and Large 2390143.73/cwt142.50–145.005614
Steers—Medium and Large 2415132.53/cwt130.00–135.005504
Steers—Medium and Large 1423142.64/cwt141.00–145.006033
Steers—Medium and Large 3425121.30/cwt120.00–124.005163
Steers—Medium and Large 1458136.01/cwt135.00–138.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 2476130.11/cwt127.50–131.006195
Steers—Medium and Large 3480118.55/cwt117.00–120.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 1512130.65/cwt127.00–131.0066914
Steers—Medium and Large 1563126.49/cwt125.00–127.507124
Steers—Medium and Large 2578117.45/cwt115.00–120.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1609123.20/cwt121.00–124.0075023
Steers—Medium and Large 3620107.50/cwt107.00–108.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1665118.02/cwt117.00–119.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 2670112.00/cwt112.00–112.007501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290121.86/cwt120.00–125.003534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332126.77/cwt125.00–127.5042110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337115.48/cwt112.50–117.003897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339130.46/cwt130.00–132.504425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366126.87/cwt125.00–130.0046412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383117.52/cwt115.00–120.004504
Heifers—Medium and Large 3389110.17/cwt109.00–112.004295
Heifers—Medium and Large 3411108.83/cwt107.50–110.004476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420118.98/cwt118.00–120.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439114.04/cwt111.00–115.0050110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465115.99/cwt113.00–118.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483106.92/cwt104.00–108.005165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485110.49/cwt110.00–111.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518110.99/cwt110.00–112.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522106.38/cwt106.00–108.0055513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533102.37/cwt102.00–104.0054614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added552116.00/cwt116.00–116.006406
Heifers—Medium and Large 356597.50/cwt96.00–99.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567105.39/cwt105.00–108.0059810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575103.93/cwt103.00–104.0059813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604105.49/cwt104.00–106.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 263096.64/cwt95.00–98.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 170799.60/cwt98.00–100.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 282588.00/cwt88.00–88.007261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235148.00/cwt148.00–148.003482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280154.52/cwt150.00–157.504338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290164.32/cwt160.00–168.004773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3292143.37/cwt140.00–145.004193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322157.78/cwt150.00–160.0050810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325136.33/cwt135.00–137.504432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370131.27/cwt130.00–132.504862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375147.92/cwt145.00–150.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384140.45/cwt135.00–142.505397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423130.90/cwt127.50–134.005545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426141.38/cwt137.50–143.006027
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427122.55/cwt120.00–125.005233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464128.55/cwt127.00–132.005968
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480113.71/cwt112.50–115.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482123.45/cwt120.00–126.0059513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1507122.75/cwt122.00–127.0062210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518115.67/cwt115.00–116.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520108.06/cwt106.00–110.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568100.49/cwt99.00–102.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578114.49/cwt114.00–115.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616112.00/cwt112.00–112.006908
Bulls—Medium and Large 361896.49/cwt96.00–97.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627103.25/cwt100.00–107.006475
Bulls—Medium and Large 366590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 273295.02/cwt93.00–98.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 183092.00/cwt92.00–92.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 285588.00/cwt88.00–88.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,55859.09/cwt58.00–60.009212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89828.95/cwt28.00–30.002602
Cows—Lean 85-90%96035.17/cwt34.00–38.003384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06338.00/cwt38.00–38.004046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16942.48/cwt40.00–45.0049710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31348.97/cwt48.00–50.006432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56544.00/cwt44.00–44.006891
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—853.33/cwt750.00–935.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—575.00/cwt575.00–575.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/cwt775.00–775.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—733.33/cwt700.00–750.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—550.00/cwt525.00–575.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—542.50/cwt475.00–610.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—450.00/cwt450.00–450.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—400.00/cwt400.00–400.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—462.00/cwt425.00–475.00—5

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.