Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-06-09

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 9
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 288▼ 194 vs year ago 336 · −57.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 24▼ 9 vs year ago 27 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 124▼ 201 vs year ago 211 · −95.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 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 $119.64/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$119.64
78 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.88
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504121.9561549
Medium and Large 3351119.8242014thin
Medium and Large 2520111.9058215thin
One grade step is worth $10.05/cwt here — about $33 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 sale78 hd
119.64
—
AL average11 barns · 813 hd
120.52
−0.88
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—Average1,60379.001,2662thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,08572.001,5011thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18565.317744thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89349.514429thin

Every lot

62 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 1315162.50/cwt162.50–162.505121
Steers—Medium and Large 3363136.28/cwt135.00–137.504952
Steers—Medium and Large 1460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 2490137.50/cwt137.50–137.506741
Steers—Medium and Large 2515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 2555128.00/cwt128.00–128.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 2636120.13/cwt117.50–120.507648
Steers—Medium and Large 3655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1717117.34/cwt116.00–118.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 291590.00/cwt90.00–90.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1960100.00/cwt100.00–100.009601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235130.00/cwt130.00–130.003063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265127.50/cwt127.50–127.503381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315121.72/cwt120.00–125.003833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379117.71/cwt117.00–119.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389133.55/cwt132.00–137.005205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390127.50/cwt127.50–127.504971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438130.49/cwt130.00–131.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445119.75/cwt117.50–122.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2456116.87/cwt115.00–117.505334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475122.91/cwt122.00–124.0058421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1544119.51/cwt116.00–121.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558120.00/cwt120.00–120.006707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558110.00/cwt109.00–111.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579114.54/cwt114.00–117.006639
Heifers—Medium and Large 359599.00/cwt99.00–99.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620103.33/cwt102.00–104.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 268892.01/cwt90.00–94.006332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225145.00/cwt145.00–145.003261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377150.84/cwt150.00–152.505693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385141.28/cwt140.00–142.505442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385128.78/cwt127.50–130.004962
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415123.78/cwt122.50–125.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462124.33/cwt123.00–125.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465118.72/cwt117.50–120.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510127.50/cwt125.00–130.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528118.52/cwt118.00–119.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3537113.35/cwt110.00–115.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568111.00/cwt110.00–112.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640119.50/cwt119.00–120.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683104.02/cwt103.00–105.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 274598.00/cwt98.00–98.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 280094.00/cwt94.00–94.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 285091.00/cwt91.00–91.007741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0501
Bulls——1,70588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,5001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81745.39/cwt44.00–47.003713
Cows—Lean 85-90%93151.57/cwt49.00–54.004806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13070.42/cwt68.00–72.507962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24060.20/cwt58.00–63.007462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,08572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,5011
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—552.50/cwt550.00–555.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—780.00/cwt780.00–780.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—830.00/cwt825.00–835.00—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.