Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-05-26

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 26
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
323 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 276▲ 140 vs year ago 183 · +76.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 26▲ 13 vs year ago 22 · +59.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 22 vs year ago 19 · +115.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, bulls sold 6.00 lower. 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 $120.69/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$120.69
124 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.23
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508122.3562175
Medium and Large 2440120.0652826
Medium and Large 3380115.9744123
One grade step is worth $6.39/cwt here — about $180 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 sale124 hd
120.69
—
AL average8 barns · 974 hd
119.46
+1.23
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—Low1,97483.601,6505thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17757.8868113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49357.418573thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98645.414485thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1323161.44/cwt157.00–165.005214
Steers—Medium and Large 2335149.66/cwt149.00–150.005013
Steers—Medium and Large 1365151.28/cwt150.00–152.505522
Steers—Medium and Large 2377142.38/cwt140.00–146.005375
Steers—Medium and Large 2438135.28/cwt133.00–139.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 1465141.51/cwt141.00–142.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 3470118.98/cwt118.00–120.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 2528126.95/cwt125.00–129.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 1541136.17/cwt136.00–137.0073712
Steers—Medium and Large 2597121.00/cwt121.00–121.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 1603122.00/cwt122.00–122.007364
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260138.47/cwt137.00–140.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270129.02/cwt128.00–130.003482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282146.94/cwt146.00–149.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331131.88/cwt128.00–135.004376
Heifers—Medium and Large 3336120.00/cwt117.50–122.504039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338138.61/cwt137.50–141.004698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378133.12/cwt131.00–137.505035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381123.45/cwt120.00–127.004705
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383114.50/cwt114.00–115.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419109.99/cwt108.00–112.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428119.28/cwt118.00–120.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429127.03/cwt124.00–131.0054514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475108.40/cwt105.00–110.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481122.62/cwt120.00–125.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487112.64/cwt112.00–114.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525121.00/cwt121.00–121.006355
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536117.82/cwt115.00–120.006326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578114.24/cwt113.00–115.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580118.00/cwt118.00–118.006849
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613102.51/cwt100.00–105.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641110.71/cwt109.00–112.007107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663108.01/cwt107.00–109.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733102.66/cwt100.00–104.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 185598.49/cwt97.00–100.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 289086.00/cwt86.00–86.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2218158.68/cwt157.50–160.003462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260149.02/cwt148.00–150.003872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1287162.29/cwt160.00–165.004665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337158.03/cwt156.00–160.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3337136.33/cwt135.00–137.004593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338144.99/cwt143.00–146.004905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378146.95/cwt145.00–150.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383133.76/cwt132.50–135.005124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384139.75/cwt137.00–143.005378
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408142.26/cwt140.00–145.005806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438132.28/cwt130.00–135.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440126.98/cwt125.00–129.005592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460135.34/cwt135.00–136.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473120.33/cwt120.00–121.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483129.02/cwt125.00–130.006236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522120.02/cwt119.00–121.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526126.98/cwt125.00–130.006688
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573120.22/cwt120.00–122.0068914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578116.53/cwt115.00–118.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620113.00/cwt113.00–113.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623117.14/cwt116.00–120.007309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672115.30/cwt113.00–117.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1739110.49/cwt108.00–113.008174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755107.00/cwt107.00–107.008081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,88685.00/cwt84.00–87.001,6034
Bulls——2,32578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,8141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92050.00/cwt50.00–50.004601
Cows—Lean 85-90%99345.69/cwt44.00–48.004543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03040.00/cwt40.00–40.004121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09854.02/cwt52.00–56.005936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24060.39/cwt58.00–62.007496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27566.00/cwt66.00–66.008421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49357.41/cwt55.00–59.008573
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt850.00–900.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.83/cwt800.00–850.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—726.67/cwt640.00–775.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—956.25/cwt800.00–1,050.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—541.67/cwt500.00–575.00—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.