Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-12-10

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Dec 10
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
522 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 459▲ 522 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 53▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 21▲ 39 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 steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.80/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$118.80
166 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.70
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1437125.4254853
Medium and Large 2451118.4053469
Medium and Large 3448111.4550044
One grade step is worth $13.96/cwt here — about $48 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 sale166 hd
118.80
—
AL average16 barns · 2,197 hd
115.09
+3.70
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—Low1,66672.191,2036thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16746.695457thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98439.853929thin

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 1233182.42/cwt180.00–185.004252
Steers—Medium and Large 2270165.14/cwt162.50–167.504462
Steers—Medium and Large 1276172.44/cwt170.00–175.004764
Steers—Medium and Large 3310142.46/cwt140.00–145.004424
Steers—Medium and Large 1318165.90/cwt165.00–167.505283
Steers—Medium and Large 2336158.74/cwt155.00–160.005334
Steers—Medium and Large 1384160.82/cwt158.00–162.506184
Steers—Medium and Large 2385147.66/cwt145.00–150.005686
Steers—Medium and Large 3425133.02/cwt132.00–134.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 1429150.60/cwt146.00–155.0064631
Steers—Medium and Large 2440143.24/cwt142.50–144.006304
Steers—Medium and Large 1470143.59/cwt141.00–144.0067515
Steers—Medium and Large 2475136.02/cwt135.00–137.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 2518127.67/cwt125.00–130.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 3525118.49/cwt118.00–119.006224
Steers—Medium and Large 1530140.10/cwt139.00–140.5074311
Steers—Medium and Large 1579138.51/cwt137.00–139.008024
Steers—Medium and Large 2580121.95/cwt120.00–124.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 3582113.65/cwt113.00–115.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1605129.00/cwt129.00–129.007802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2243142.50/cwt140.00–145.003464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245147.50/cwt147.50–147.503611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270135.96/cwt134.00–140.003675
Heifers—Medium and Large 3282129.09/cwt127.50–130.003645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319133.32/cwt132.50–136.004259
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336128.29/cwt126.00–131.0043110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343121.87/cwt120.00–123.004188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378130.21/cwt130.00–132.0049218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380114.48/cwt114.00–115.004354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388122.35/cwt120.00–125.0047512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422119.82/cwt116.00–123.0050610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435110.21/cwt109.00–112.004795
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470109.07/cwt107.50–110.005136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477114.13/cwt111.00–116.005447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481122.81/cwt121.00–124.0059116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528108.08/cwt107.50–110.005715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528104.99/cwt104.00–106.005545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570106.01/cwt105.00–107.006044
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578100.36/cwt98.00–102.505809
Heifers—Medium and Large 360896.00/cwt95.00–97.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615109.62/cwt107.00–110.006748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617104.66/cwt104.00–105.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement630114.00/cwt114.00–114.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2689101.51/cwt100.00–102.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 270898.99/cwt97.00–100.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 279595.00/cwt95.00–95.007552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283160.79/cwt160.00–162.504553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285168.71/cwt167.50–170.004814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317148.41/cwt145.00–152.004705
Bulls—Medium and Large 3317138.50/cwt137.50–140.004393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1342162.48/cwt160.00–165.005569
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378143.55/cwt142.00–145.005434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380152.00/cwt150.00–155.005785
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383134.15/cwt132.50–135.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424135.63/cwt132.50–138.005755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432126.37/cwt125.00–127.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435143.41/cwt142.50–146.006249
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478121.23/cwt120.00–122.505794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480137.76/cwt137.50–138.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485128.06/cwt125.00–132.5062111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528128.48/cwt127.50–130.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530114.81/cwt112.00–117.506083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2541122.13/cwt120.00–125.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562121.01/cwt120.00–122.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578114.41/cwt112.50–117.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578107.14/cwt105.00–109.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625102.25/cwt102.00–102.506392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635108.50/cwt107.50–110.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680105.34/cwt104.00–107.007166
Bulls—Medium and Large 368597.00/cwt96.00–98.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718105.66/cwt105.00–107.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 374595.00/cwt95.00–95.007082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49066.57/cwt65.00–68.009922
Bulls——1,69773.33/cwt72.00–74.001,2443
Bulls——1,92580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95542.81/cwt42.00–45.004095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02036.16/cwt34.00–38.003694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08043.27/cwt42.00–45.004674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23054.00/cwt54.00–54.006641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30849.89/cwt48.00–52.006532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—675.00/cwt625.00–725.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—525.00/cwt525.00–525.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—525.00/cwt500.00–550.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—860.00/cwt860.00–860.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—426.67/cwt365.00–485.00—6

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.