Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-05-19

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 19
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 213▲ 135 vs year ago 141 · +95.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 89▼ 15 vs year ago 41 · −36.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 182▲ 6 vs year ago 27 · +22.2%
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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 1.00 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 $122.49/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$122.49
111 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.55
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459125.1257559
Medium and Large 2457119.9954834
Medium and Large 3419118.6049718thin
One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $77 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 sale111 hd
122.49
—
AL average13 barns · 1,584 hd
119.95
+2.55
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—Average1,83489.101,6344thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26461.6277913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41560.008491thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275149.65/cwt147.00–152.504122
Steers—Medium and Large 2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 2310151.27/cwt150.00–152.504692
Steers—Medium and Large 1323158.05/cwt156.00–160.005112
Steers—Medium and Large 3340142.50/cwt142.50–142.504851
Steers—Medium and Large 2374144.18/cwt142.50–147.005396
Steers—Medium and Large 1375150.49/cwt150.00–151.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 1432145.63/cwt145.00–147.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 2432141.00/cwt140.00–142.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2473132.43/cwt130.00–135.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 1495141.33/cwt140.00–144.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1515136.23/cwt135.00–137.507022
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521141.00/cwt141.00–141.0073512
Steers—Medium and Large 1575133.00/cwt133.00–133.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 3685107.00/cwt107.00–107.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 1721112.26/cwt110.00–116.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 1855107.00/cwt107.00–107.009151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280131.32/cwt130.00–132.503682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290139.96/cwt137.50–142.504062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343139.37/cwt137.50–142.504787
Heifers—Medium and Large 3344126.60/cwt125.00–128.004365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345134.17/cwt132.50–135.004633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376132.01/cwt131.00–135.0049610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386126.27/cwt125.00–127.004877
Heifers—Medium and Large 3389122.22/cwt121.00–122.504755
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415117.50/cwt117.50–117.504881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426126.96/cwt125.00–130.0054114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439121.75/cwt120.00–124.005348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474117.87/cwt115.00–120.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479123.42/cwt122.00–126.005919
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480112.50/cwt112.50–112.505402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523120.15/cwt117.50–121.006289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525110.96/cwt110.00–112.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545107.50/cwt107.50–107.505861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578107.50/cwt105.00–110.006216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585112.75/cwt111.00–114.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614110.13/cwt107.50–111.006764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645100.50/cwt99.00–102.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 369590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 371088.00/cwt88.00–88.006251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273148.69/cwt147.50–150.004062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2292158.74/cwt155.00–160.004646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317148.34/cwt145.00–153.0047011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325158.43/cwt157.00–160.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325137.35/cwt135.00–140.004462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369139.62/cwt135.00–143.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376146.86/cwt145.00–151.0055213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424140.42/cwt138.00–143.005959
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439133.93/cwt130.00–135.005887
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485134.49/cwt134.00–135.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485127.50/cwt125.00–130.006184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525129.75/cwt127.00–133.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532113.02/cwt110.00–117.506015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543121.62/cwt120.00–122.506604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555125.50/cwt124.00–127.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580115.76/cwt113.00–120.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615122.50/cwt122.50–122.507531
Bulls—Medium and Large 364094.01/cwt93.00–95.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0291
Bulls——1,94091.19/cwt88.00–94.001,7692
Bulls——2,065100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,0651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14355.48/cwt54.00–58.006343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27861.98/cwt60.00–64.007927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35366.91/cwt66.00–68.009053
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41560.00/cwt60.00–60.008491
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—468.00/cwt400.00–500.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt850.00–900.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—725.00/cwt725.00–725.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—660.00/cwt660.00–660.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,062.50/cwt1,000.00–1,125.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—737.50/cwt725.00–750.00—4

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.