Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-02-25

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Feb 25
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 124▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 42▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 30▲ 201 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 sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.43/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$144.43
75 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$3
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427150.0564152
Medium and Large 3287140.174029thin
Medium and Large 2510126.3064514thin
One grade step is worth $23.75/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale75 hd
144.43
—
AL average16 barns · 1,359 hd
135.91
+8.53
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—Average1,78382.551,4725thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40461.368614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05952.7755940
CowsLean 85-90%Average92444.9741511

Every lot

61 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230188.83/cwt187.50–190.004342
Steers—Medium and Large 2272182.17/cwt180.00–185.004967
Steers—Medium and Large 1273196.24/cwt195.00–197.505362
Steers—Medium and Large 1340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 1380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 2415161.81/cwt157.50–165.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 1433169.60/cwt168.00–177.0073412
Steers—Medium and Large 1478162.70/cwt160.00–164.007783
Steers—Medium and Large 2518142.00/cwt140.00–144.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1526154.99/cwt152.00–158.0081525
Steers—Medium and Large 2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3221150.66/cwt148.00–152.503334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273137.64/cwt135.00–140.003763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added319170.00/cwt170.00–170.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320150.02/cwt146.00–154.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326160.78/cwt157.50–165.0052410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385151.97/cwt150.00–155.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432135.67/cwt135.00–137.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438122.99/cwt121.00–125.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468136.04/cwt134.00–138.006376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added481146.28/cwt145.00–152.5070422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530121.02/cwt120.00–123.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580116.54/cwt115.00–118.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678111.50/cwt111.00–112.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713105.00/cwt105.00–105.007493
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235169.09/cwt167.00–170.003973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270185.00/cwt185.00–185.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2281174.88/cwt172.50–177.504915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325156.03/cwt155.00–157.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330178.81/cwt177.50–180.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375160.05/cwt158.00–162.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388170.59/cwt170.00–172.506624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418154.51/cwt152.00–156.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425141.79/cwt140.00–145.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428161.69/cwt160.00–165.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470130.98/cwt129.00–133.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475154.96/cwt154.00–156.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525146.17/cwt145.00–148.007675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2541140.01/cwt138.00–141.007575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562138.34/cwt137.50–140.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52374.48/cwt74.00–75.001,1342
Bulls——1,95787.93/cwt86.00–90.001,7213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91050.00/cwt50.00–50.004552
Cows—Lean 85-90%91946.13/cwt44.00–49.004246
Cows—Lean 85-90%94239.31/cwt38.00–40.003703
Cows—Boner 80-85%99849.33/cwt48.00–50.0049210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07553.63/cwt51.00–56.0057728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14558.00/cwt58.00–58.006642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40461.36/cwt60.00–64.008614
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,036.63/cwt900.00–1,200.00—92
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—727.78/cwt650.00–850.00—18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—439.00/cwt350.00–515.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—878.13/cwt825.00–925.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—766.15/cwt725.00–825.00—13
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—743.75/cwt700.00–800.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—657.14/cwt600.00–700.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—625.00/cwt575.00–675.00—14
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—512.50/cwt500.00–525.00—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.