Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-01-28

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jan 28
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 337▲ 357 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 26▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 105▲ 62 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 mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.08/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$131.08
146 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$14
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.02
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1370145.2253848
Medium and Large 2486125.6561062
Medium and Large 3431121.5852436
One grade step is worth $23.64/cwt here — about $14 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 sale146 hd
131.08
—
AL average14 barns · 1,717 hd
128.05
+3.02
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—Average1,56373.741,1526thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39666.809334thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15758.4867617
CowsLean 85-90%Average91542.343879thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1375173.23/cwt172.50–174.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 2380166.20/cwt165.00–167.506322
Steers—Medium and Large 1418166.26/cwt165.00–167.506954
Steers—Medium and Large 2425159.70/cwt159.00–161.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1465161.67/cwt160.00–162.507523
Steers—Medium and Large 2575135.86/cwt135.00–137.507813
Steers—Medium and Large 2688124.31/cwt123.00–127.008553
Steers—Medium and Large 297099.00/cwt99.00–99.009601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200162.50/cwt162.50–162.503251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220145.78/cwt142.50–150.003213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240153.75/cwt152.50–155.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272138.79/cwt136.00–142.503785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285156.85/cwt155.00–157.504477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295148.93/cwt145.00–152.504397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313141.65/cwt140.00–142.504433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3314128.77/cwt127.50–130.004046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1341148.94/cwt145.00–152.5050823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369138.07/cwt135.00–140.005096
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385124.21/cwt122.50–125.004783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391143.18/cwt141.00–145.005605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422137.72/cwt135.00–140.005817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436128.21/cwt125.00–132.505597
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479116.84/cwt115.00–120.005608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483124.63/cwt123.00–125.0060211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516125.49/cwt125.00–127.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527114.02/cwt112.50–115.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540119.99/cwt117.50–122.506488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569115.98/cwt112.50–117.506607
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580108.72/cwt107.50–110.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633100.51/cwt99.00–102.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2636110.26/cwt109.00–112.007014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 369595.00/cwt95.00–95.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725102.00/cwt102.00–102.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765102.50/cwt102.50–102.507841
Heifers—Medium and Large 278099.49/cwt99.00–100.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 283592.50/cwt92.50–92.507721
Heifers—Medium and Large 385582.00/cwt82.00–82.007011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2282169.40/cwt168.00–170.004783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285153.88/cwt150.00–157.504392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317171.20/cwt170.00–173.005439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343163.49/cwt162.50–165.005615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379168.12/cwt167.50–170.006378
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385140.00/cwt137.50–145.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2393160.61/cwt157.50–162.506314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433161.75/cwt160.00–165.007009
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445151.67/cwt150.00–155.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471155.52/cwt152.50–157.507326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480148.07/cwt145.00–150.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510148.83/cwt147.50–150.007596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2542135.82/cwt135.00–137.507363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574130.58/cwt128.00–132.507505
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585121.21/cwt120.00–125.007095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612121.31/cwt119.00–125.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3638113.79/cwt110.00–115.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658114.51/cwt111.00–117.507533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673104.00/cwt103.00–105.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2722107.50/cwt105.00–110.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760102.00/cwt101.00–103.007752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54575.11/cwt74.00–78.001,1604
Bulls——1,59871.01/cwt70.00–72.001,1352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82038.00/cwt38.00–38.003122
Cows—Lean 85-90%94243.58/cwt40.00–45.004117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02752.28/cwt50.00–55.005375
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17959.60/cwt57.00–62.007038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27463.99/cwt63.00–65.008154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39666.80/cwt65.00–68.009334
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—905.00/cwt775.00–1,000.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—555.00/cwt500.00–600.00—10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—465.00/cwt410.00–515.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt850.00–900.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—721.88/cwt675.00–775.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—596.88/cwt570.00–625.00—8

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.