Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-04-14

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Apr 14
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
308 head
▲ 308 vs last sale 0▲ 308 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 0▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 0▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.51/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$107.51
42 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.03
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1607108.5265834
Medium and Large 2525106.395597thin
Medium and Large 361581.004981thin
One grade step is worth $27.52/cwt here — about $160 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 sale42 hd
107.51
—
AL average7 barns · 309 hd
114.54
−7.03
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—Low1,64874.321,2256thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49660.159005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17052.2561128
CowsLean 85-90%Low94944.1641913

Every lot

42 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1545131.00/cwt131.00–131.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1571127.79/cwt126.00–128.0073010
Steers—Medium and Large 1625114.00/cwt114.00–114.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1665113.81/cwt111.00–114.0075716
Steers—Medium and Large 1784102.68/cwt101.00–103.008056
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380126.25/cwt125.00–127.504802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1443129.49/cwt128.00–132.505743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465121.00/cwt121.00–121.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475108.09/cwt105.00–111.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515106.00/cwt106.00–106.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580110.07/cwt105.00–111.0063816
Heifers—Medium and Large 361581.00/cwt81.00–81.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 171598.00/cwt98.00–98.007019
Heifers—Medium and Large 272585.01/cwt84.00–86.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 176587.00/cwt87.00–87.006661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480115.00/cwt115.00–115.005521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37364.61/cwt64.00–65.008872
Bulls——1,78679.18/cwt75.00–82.001,4144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93845.00/cwt44.00–48.0042211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01039.53/cwt39.00–40.003992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08548.00/cwt48.00–48.005212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17052.16/cwt50.00–56.0061024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25357.53/cwt57.00–58.007212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43066.00/cwt66.00–66.009441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51358.69/cwt56.00–60.008884
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—817.86/cwt750.00–925.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—729.17/cwt675.00–850.00—12
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—637.50/cwt500.00–775.00—12
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—587.50/cwt500.00–700.00—10
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—415.43/cwt340.00–500.00—23
Bred Cows—Small 3—225.71/cwt185.00–280.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/cwt975.00–975.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,194.23/cwt1,000.00–1,300.00—13
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,007.08/cwt850.00–1,225.00—24
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—816.67/cwt775.00–875.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—693.75/cwt600.00–750.00—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.