Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-12-03

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Dec 3
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
459 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 427▲ 459 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 77▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 126▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market covered: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.06/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$139.06
110 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.99
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1411149.0461337
Medium and Large 2428137.1958743
Medium and Large 3411129.4153230
One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $81 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 sale110 hd
139.06
—
AL average11 barns · 1,136 hd
127.06
+11.99
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—Average1,82175.621,3775thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56259.509294thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27849.546339thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03742.1343711

Every lot

86 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1280173.82/cwt172.50–175.004872
Steers—Medium and Large 2289162.53/cwt160.00–165.004704
Steers—Medium and Large 2318160.22/cwt158.00–162.505093
Steers—Medium and Large 3323147.05/cwt145.00–149.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 1333166.23/cwt165.00–170.005546
Steers—Medium and Large 1368160.68/cwt160.00–162.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 2387151.45/cwt147.50–155.005865
Steers—Medium and Large 2417144.32/cwt140.00–147.006026
Steers—Medium and Large 3418133.39/cwt130.00–135.005583
Steers—Medium and Large 2467136.31/cwt135.00–138.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 3480126.94/cwt125.00–129.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 2518129.98/cwt127.50–132.506733
Steers—Medium and Large 2562125.51/cwt125.00–127.507057
Steers—Medium and Large 1577130.34/cwt130.00–131.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1615126.64/cwt125.00–127.507794
Steers—Medium and Large 3627117.00/cwt116.00–117.507343
Steers—Medium and Large 2637121.99/cwt120.00–123.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1677123.06/cwt121.00–124.008337
Steers—Medium and Large 2679118.90/cwt117.50–120.008074
Steers—Medium and Large 1735121.03/cwt119.00–122.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 1778118.50/cwt118.00–119.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 2780111.98/cwt111.00–113.008732
Steers—Medium and Large 3805103.00/cwt103.00–103.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 2820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 387095.00/cwt95.00–95.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1910109.00/cwt109.00–109.009921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3212131.61/cwt130.00–135.002793
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275127.74/cwt127.50–128.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278142.95/cwt142.00–144.003972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278136.05/cwt135.00–137.003784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313130.59/cwt128.00–132.504097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328138.38/cwt137.50–140.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333121.29/cwt118.00–125.004044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362135.82/cwt135.00–137.504923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373123.69/cwt120.00–127.504618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388116.23/cwt115.00–118.004516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430118.11/cwt116.00–120.005087
Heifers—Medium and Large 3441112.98/cwt112.50–115.004986
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475108.71/cwt107.50–110.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485114.22/cwt113.00–116.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519112.90/cwt110.00–115.005866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522121.93/cwt117.50–125.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568113.74/cwt112.00–115.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568109.34/cwt108.00–110.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568102.00/cwt102.00–102.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630104.12/cwt102.50–105.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 380884.00/cwt84.00–84.006792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2218165.94/cwt165.00–167.503623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2276158.98/cwt155.00–162.504395
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277147.53/cwt145.00–150.004093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1294167.14/cwt165.00–170.004917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318151.94/cwt147.50–155.004835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328139.51/cwt138.00–140.004584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335161.59/cwt157.50–166.0054110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364142.21/cwt140.00–145.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368133.61/cwt130.00–137.504929
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374153.91/cwt149.00–157.505766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412145.66/cwt145.00–147.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418136.90/cwt135.00–138.005726
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435127.98/cwt127.50–129.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471122.57/cwt120.00–125.005775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475129.51/cwt126.00–132.506157
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513116.27/cwt115.00–117.505964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523129.65/cwt129.00–131.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533124.90/cwt121.00–127.006668
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573125.58/cwt124.00–128.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580108.72/cwt107.50–110.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625111.69/cwt110.00–112.506983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633117.16/cwt116.00–118.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670107.74/cwt107.50–108.007222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3651
Bulls——1,84275.37/cwt74.00–78.001,3883
Bulls——1,91570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03342.54/cwt40.00–45.0043910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07538.00/cwt38.00–38.004091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27445.88/cwt44.00–48.005854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28252.46/cwt52.00–54.006735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55858.66/cwt58.00–60.009143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57562.00/cwt62.00–62.009771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—737.50/cwt700.00–775.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—574.29/cwt520.00–650.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—475.00/cwt475.00–475.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—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.