Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-07-28

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 28
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
408 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 473▼ 49 vs year ago 457 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 64▲ 18 vs year ago 70 · +25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 47▼ 34 vs year ago 72 · −47.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.39/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$126.39
118 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451127.9757769
Medium and Large 2424125.2953130
Medium and Large 3378122.4146219thin
One grade step is worth $5.55/cwt here — about $115 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 sale118 hd
126.39
—
AL average11 barns · 1,027 hd
121.23
+5.16
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—Average1,66092.041,5282thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38767.6593910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15264.0373856
CowsLean 85-90%Low97953.3752213

Every lot

85 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 2322155.79/cwt155.00–157.505023
Steers—Medium and Large 2367154.65/cwt154.00–155.005683
Steers—Medium and Large 3370142.08/cwt140.00–144.005262
Steers—Medium and Large 1380165.00/cwt160.00–167.506273
Steers—Medium and Large 1414149.00/cwt149.00–149.006175
Steers—Medium and Large 3420136.26/cwt135.00–137.505722
Steers—Medium and Large 2437142.23/cwt142.00–145.0062219
Steers—Medium and Large 3470128.99/cwt128.00–130.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1482142.66/cwt140.00–143.0068818
Steers—Medium and Large 2499138.63/cwt136.00–139.006928
Steers—Medium and Large 1503140.08/cwt138.00–140.507056
Steers—Medium and Large 2505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1552134.66/cwt134.00–135.007433
Steers—Medium and Large 2558128.27/cwt126.00–128.5071614
Steers—Medium and Large 2610124.99/cwt124.00–126.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1664126.00/cwt126.00–126.008375
Steers—Medium and Large 2674118.00/cwt118.00–118.007953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230134.84/cwt132.50–137.503102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273131.31/cwt130.00–132.503582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2293138.50/cwt138.00–139.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313134.49/cwt132.00–135.004216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332128.23/cwt125.00–130.004266
Heifers—Medium and Large 3362122.69/cwt120.00–124.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385134.45/cwt132.00–137.005189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385129.37/cwt128.00–130.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418129.68/cwt127.00–131.0054233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420116.99/cwt116.00–118.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430124.06/cwt122.00–126.0053310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471127.92/cwt125.00–129.0060314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474120.01/cwt118.00–122.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525121.65/cwt119.00–123.006398
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535109.00/cwt109.00–109.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575113.51/cwt113.00–114.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585118.01/cwt117.00–119.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610115.50/cwt115.00–116.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630101.54/cwt100.00–103.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635109.50/cwt109.00–110.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273162.34/cwt160.00–165.004432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273150.65/cwt150.00–154.004116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3317149.18/cwt147.50–150.004733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333158.41/cwt155.00–160.005286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337170.69/cwt170.00–172.505755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367163.36/cwt157.50–167.506003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384151.33/cwt150.00–155.005815
Bulls—Medium and Large 3391139.00/cwt137.00–140.005435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412148.02/cwt145.00–150.006103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426136.36/cwt132.50–142.0058112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430129.22/cwt127.50–130.005568
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475128.96/cwt128.00–130.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478135.55/cwt134.00–137.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482123.70/cwt120.00–126.005966
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519123.83/cwt121.00–127.006436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580119.66/cwt118.00–121.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615119.49/cwt119.00–120.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628105.98/cwt105.00–107.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632110.65/cwt110.00–112.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770104.00/cwt104.00–104.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 377098.00/cwt98.00–98.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 384088.51/cwt87.00–90.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 297088.00/cwt88.00–88.008541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,66092.04/cwt90.00–94.001,5282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96550.00/cwt50.00–50.004831
Cows—Lean 85-90%97753.26/cwt52.00–56.0052011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01058.00/cwt58.00–58.005861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10059.12/cwt58.00–61.0065013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11363.53/cwt62.00–66.0070728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27069.22/cwt68.00–72.0087915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37767.17/cwt65.00–70.009259
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—980.00/cwt900.00–1,075.00—10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—679.17/cwt650.00–725.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—575.00/cwt575.00–575.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—456.67/cwt335.00–575.00—9

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.