Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-11-12

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Nov 12
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
427 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 525▲ 427 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 35▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 35▲ 126 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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.82/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$109.82
152 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$2.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.72
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2484110.6753553
Medium and Large 1537109.6858873
Medium and Large 3426108.4946226
One grade step is worth $2.18/cwt here — about $73 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 sale152 hd
109.82
—
AL average16 barns · 1,942 hd
110.54
−0.72
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—Average1,70271.881,2237thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14550.1457432
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39348.006692thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98738.3637926

Every lot

76 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3318142.60/cwt140.00–145.004532
Steers—Medium and Large 1360152.03/cwt150.00–154.005472
Steers—Medium and Large 2370141.23/cwt140.00–142.505232
Steers—Medium and Large 3370134.90/cwt132.50–137.504992
Steers—Medium and Large 2420132.00/cwt130.00–136.005544
Steers—Medium and Large 2458126.49/cwt125.00–128.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 3460117.01/cwt116.00–118.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 1483134.73/cwt133.00–136.0065115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514134.00/cwt134.00–134.0068913
Steers—Medium and Large 2518121.49/cwt120.00–122.506294
Steers—Medium and Large 1536127.97/cwt127.00–130.006864
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added564132.53/cwt132.00–133.0074722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added632127.16/cwt127.00–127.508046
Steers—Medium and Large 1641122.73/cwt121.00–123.007877
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268118.90/cwt117.00–120.003193
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320114.41/cwt112.50–117.503664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322122.45/cwt120.00–125.003946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363119.90/cwt117.50–122.504359
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390111.76/cwt111.00–112.504364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430118.98/cwt118.00–120.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432107.54/cwt105.00–110.004656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445114.50/cwt112.50–115.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458115.30/cwt115.00–117.0052814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478104.51/cwt104.00–105.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486110.67/cwt107.00–112.5053811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515109.22/cwt109.00–111.0056227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532104.96/cwt103.00–107.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576107.69/cwt107.00–109.0062017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577103.54/cwt102.00–104.0059711
Heifers—Medium and Large 358499.22/cwt97.00–101.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620101.33/cwt100.00–102.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667103.36/cwt102.00–104.0068911
Heifers—Medium and Large 273094.49/cwt94.00–95.006902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225153.41/cwt150.00–155.003453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240158.33/cwt157.50–160.003803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260156.27/cwt155.00–157.504062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268148.35/cwt145.00–150.003983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295173.33/cwt172.50–175.005113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320138.69/cwt137.50–140.004442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325148.40/cwt145.00–152.504823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327157.81/cwt155.00–165.005168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365148.74/cwt147.00–150.005434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373136.94/cwt135.00–140.005115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377129.99/cwt128.00–132.004903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411140.52/cwt138.00–142.005784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418128.20/cwt125.00–130.005365
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438121.02/cwt120.00–124.005304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458122.68/cwt120.00–125.005626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478129.17/cwt127.50–130.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509124.87/cwt122.50–127.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533118.26/cwt115.00–120.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570110.51/cwt110.00–111.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635101.29/cwt100.00–104.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662109.34/cwt109.00–110.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 366599.50/cwt99.00–100.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675106.03/cwt105.00–107.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728105.49/cwt105.00–106.007682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61368.51/cwt68.00–69.501,1053
Bulls——1,76974.40/cwt72.00–77.001,3164
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91834.41/cwt34.00–36.003168
Cows—Lean 85-90%94544.00/cwt44.00–44.004164
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03939.01/cwt38.00–42.0040514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11849.08/cwt47.00–52.5054923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18155.36/cwt54.00–58.006547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32344.00/cwt44.00–44.005822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39348.00/cwt48.00–48.006692
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,023.08/cwt900.00–1,125.00—26
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—720.00/cwt650.00–775.00—10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—507.00/cwt460.00–550.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—937.50/cwt925.00–950.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—796.09/cwt675.00–900.00—23
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—765.00/cwt735.00–825.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—611.82/cwt550.00–650.00—22
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—542.00/cwt500.00–585.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—450.00/cwt425.00–475.00—2

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.