Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-01-07

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jan 7
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 341▲ 347 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 16▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 42▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, with few instances of 8.00 to 11.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.02/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$127.02
103 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.98
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1431132.5057135
Medium and Large 2455126.3857550
Medium and Large 3444118.1352518thin
One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $46 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 sale103 hd
127.02
—
AL average9 barns · 1,005 hd
128.00
−0.98
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—Low1,80074.221,3364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19048.9858346
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46545.006591thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98341.1640519

Every lot

72 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3320153.95/cwt153.00–155.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1325176.26/cwt172.50–180.005737
Steers—Medium and Large 1373168.99/cwt162.00–172.006307
Steers—Medium and Large 3382145.62/cwt144.00–148.005563
Steers—Medium and Large 2385161.26/cwt160.00–164.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 1422161.04/cwt160.00–162.506805
Steers—Medium and Large 2428153.71/cwt150.00–156.006584
Steers—Medium and Large 2468137.28/cwt135.00–140.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1476152.59/cwt147.50–157.5072610
Steers—Medium and Large 2510130.49/cwt129.00–132.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 3526128.50/cwt123.00–135.006765
Steers—Medium and Large 1527142.03/cwt140.00–145.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 2663116.85/cwt115.00–118.007753
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268145.85/cwt145.00–147.503916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268134.11/cwt132.50–135.003593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305143.00/cwt142.00–145.004366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2341137.93/cwt135.00–140.004706
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367122.98/cwt119.00–127.504513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376137.80/cwt135.00–142.505188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378131.66/cwt130.00–133.004987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420128.36/cwt125.00–130.005398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422134.02/cwt132.50–135.005669
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424117.77/cwt116.00–120.004994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460127.51/cwt127.00–129.005875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473124.50/cwt123.00–125.005896
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480115.97/cwt115.00–117.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523120.49/cwt118.00–122.006306
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525114.04/cwt113.00–115.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528126.12/cwt124.00–128.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568108.99/cwt108.00–110.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584115.02/cwt112.50–117.506724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622109.82/cwt107.00–112.506833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625103.00/cwt101.00–105.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677109.66/cwt108.00–111.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678105.50/cwt105.00–106.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 276898.75/cwt97.50–100.007582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228165.95/cwt165.00–167.003782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295180.70/cwt180.00–184.0053310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330164.97/cwt164.00–166.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336174.42/cwt170.00–177.5058610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371168.16/cwt165.00–170.0062410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378143.92/cwt140.00–147.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383158.65/cwt155.00–160.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418134.98/cwt132.00–138.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424155.51/cwt155.00–157.506597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433149.53/cwt147.50–152.506476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482142.64/cwt142.00–144.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483151.27/cwt147.50–155.007318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515144.80/cwt142.50–147.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519138.73/cwt137.50–140.007207
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520122.50/cwt121.00–124.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578127.22/cwt125.00–130.007354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583115.99/cwt115.00–117.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610118.74/cwt117.50–120.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670112.47/cwt111.00–114.007542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1941
Bulls——1,83275.62/cwt75.00–76.001,3853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97538.00/cwt38.00–38.003717
Cows—Lean 85-90%98843.01/cwt42.00–46.0042512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17444.07/cwt42.00–45.005178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18949.51/cwt47.00–52.0058934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23354.25/cwt54.00–55.006694
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46545.00/cwt45.00–45.006591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—743.75/cwt725.00–750.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—675.00/cwt675.00–675.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—650.00/cwt625.00–675.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—638.64/cwt600.00–700.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—550.00/cwt525.00–575.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—530.83/cwt500.00–585.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—462.50/cwt450.00–475.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—428.33/cwt360.00–500.00—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.