Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-06-23

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 23
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
414 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 260▲ 168 vs year ago 246 · +68.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 36▲ 66 vs year ago 46 · +143.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 141▲ 14 vs year ago 43 · +32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.06/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$119.06
114 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531121.0564250
Medium and Large 3381117.7944931
Medium and Large 2485117.2556833
One grade step is worth $3.80/cwt here — about $74 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 sale114 hd
119.06
—
AL average12 barns · 1,383 hd
117.54
+1.52
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—Low1,83293.551,71414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42263.779075thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15761.4671154
CowsLean 85-90%Low99551.1350923

Every lot

73 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3263148.79/cwt147.50–150.003912
Steers—Medium and Large 2275162.68/cwt160.00–165.004474
Steers—Medium and Large 2318153.32/cwt152.50–155.004883
Steers—Medium and Large 3323138.72/cwt137.50–140.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 1330161.00/cwt160.00–163.005313
Steers—Medium and Large 2385147.44/cwt145.00–150.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1458142.46/cwt139.00–143.0065213
Steers—Medium and Large 2473133.73/cwt132.00–137.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 3525116.53/cwt115.00–118.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1527138.00/cwt138.00–138.0072714
Steers—Medium and Large 2580122.02/cwt120.00–124.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1590126.80/cwt126.00–130.007486
Steers—Medium and Large 2623116.54/cwt115.00–118.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 3675104.00/cwt104.00–104.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2683110.99/cwt110.00–112.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 2715108.00/cwt108.00–108.007721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283128.41/cwt127.00–130.003635
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321125.25/cwt122.50–127.504029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335132.57/cwt130.00–135.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3361120.82/cwt120.00–122.004365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369128.45/cwt124.00–130.0047414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418129.68/cwt128.00–131.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425112.50/cwt110.00–115.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438118.98/cwt118.00–120.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470106.03/cwt105.00–107.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483124.13/cwt120.00–125.0060018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2493114.25/cwt112.00–118.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526109.24/cwt107.00–110.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533101.00/cwt100.00–102.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545119.48/cwt116.00–120.0065113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560119.00/cwt119.00–119.006667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584112.48/cwt112.00–114.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623108.98/cwt107.00–111.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement635129.49/cwt129.00–130.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 269099.78/cwt98.00–103.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 285589.00/cwt89.00–89.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 290086.00/cwt86.00–86.007741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225149.36/cwt148.00–150.003363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267160.96/cwt160.00–165.004305
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285143.71/cwt142.50–145.004102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321138.13/cwt137.50–140.004434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323156.80/cwt150.00–160.005066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368143.21/cwt140.00–145.005274
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368132.59/cwt130.00–135.004884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464130.28/cwt128.00–133.006047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465138.02/cwt137.00–139.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465122.45/cwt120.00–125.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525130.02/cwt129.00–131.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528122.52/cwt121.00–124.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528114.52/cwt114.00–115.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619116.21/cwt115.00–117.007195
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68587.73/cwt84.00–90.001,4785
Bulls——1,823101.03/cwt100.00–102.001,8422
Bulls——1,93995.58/cwt94.00–98.001,8537
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97851.57/cwt50.00–54.0050414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01856.73/cwt56.00–58.005783
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02447.30/cwt46.00–48.004846
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09656.20/cwt54.00–59.0061616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17767.65/cwt66.00–71.0079610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18462.25/cwt60.00–65.0073728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37568.00/cwt68.00–68.009351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43462.71/cwt62.00–64.008994
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—475.56/cwt345.00–580.00—9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt800.00–900.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—800.00/cwt775.00–825.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—695.71/cwt590.00–760.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—620.83/cwt575.00–650.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,070.00/cwt1,060.00–1,100.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—866.67/cwt850.00–875.00—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.