Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-08-04

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 4
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 408▼ 96 vs year ago 461 · −20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 88▼ 8 vs year ago 69 · −11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 38▼ 46 vs year ago 122 · −37.7%
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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 4.00 lower. 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 $122.39/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$122.39
134 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2434125.2254453
Medium and Large 1554120.7466964
Medium and Large 3415119.7949717thin
One grade step is worth $5.43/cwt here — about $47 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 sale134 hd
122.39
—
AL average11 barns · 1,256 hd
121.46
+0.93
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—Average1,60085.001,3602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14966.4176333
CowsLean 85-90%Average94657.2154116

Every lot

79 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 1262175.88/cwt175.00–177.504613
Steers—Medium and Large 3320145.48/cwt145.00–146.004662
Steers—Medium and Large 1336173.85/cwt170.00–175.005844
Steers—Medium and Large 2368151.02/cwt150.00–154.005564
Steers—Medium and Large 3375141.32/cwt140.00–142.505302
Steers—Medium and Large 1382161.72/cwt160.00–165.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 1415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 3424133.87/cwt129.00–137.505685
Steers—Medium and Large 2435142.44/cwt140.00–146.0062013
Steers—Medium and Large 1473141.52/cwt140.00–143.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 3480126.32/cwt125.00–127.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 2485132.47/cwt130.00–135.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1513136.50/cwt136.00–137.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 3518119.30/cwt118.00–120.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 2524131.26/cwt128.00–132.006888
Steers—Medium and Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1568132.98/cwt130.00–135.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 2570127.03/cwt126.00–128.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 1612129.00/cwt128.00–130.007893
Steers—Medium and Large 2616122.42/cwt120.00–124.0075414
Steers—Medium and Large 2690119.00/cwt116.00–122.008212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2227141.43/cwt140.00–145.003215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233136.18/cwt135.00–137.503172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276138.77/cwt137.50–142.503834
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325129.37/cwt128.00–130.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338134.83/cwt132.50–139.004568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381130.79/cwt127.50–132.504989
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383121.97/cwt120.00–124.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429129.11/cwt128.00–131.005547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429124.94/cwt122.50–127.505364
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435119.02/cwt118.00–120.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470114.99/cwt114.00–116.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479120.62/cwt119.00–124.005789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483126.54/cwt125.00–127.0061111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515124.42/cwt121.00–125.0064118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518117.70/cwt117.00–119.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 3543108.01/cwt106.00–110.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568119.74/cwt117.00–123.0068019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568103.49/cwt103.00–104.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589113.01/cwt110.00–116.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622114.99/cwt113.00–117.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627108.66/cwt106.00–110.006813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683102.01/cwt100.00–104.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 273399.00/cwt98.00–100.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745107.00/cwt107.00–107.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 189393.00/cwt93.00–93.008305
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267166.81/cwt165.00–170.004453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315170.03/cwt167.50–175.005365
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330146.59/cwt142.50–150.004843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338158.39/cwt157.50–160.005356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361153.29/cwt150.00–155.005536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363162.45/cwt160.00–165.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416140.30/cwt136.00–144.005849
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427129.00/cwt128.00–130.005513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460139.51/cwt139.00–140.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461132.19/cwt129.00–135.006095
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467124.09/cwt120.00–127.505803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520123.99/cwt122.00–126.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521117.03/cwt114.00–120.006107
Bulls—Medium and Large 3559109.38/cwt107.50–110.006114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572116.96/cwt115.00–118.006693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622100.99/cwt100.00–103.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628117.02/cwt116.00–118.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628113.98/cwt112.00–115.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2591
Bulls——1,66588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,4651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85851.75/cwt50.00–54.004444
Cows—Lean 85-90%97458.04/cwt55.00–60.005659
Cows—Lean 85-90%98062.00/cwt62.00–62.006083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01362.47/cwt62.00–63.006334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15366.20/cwt64.00–69.5076324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24070.58/cwt70.00–72.008755
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—912.86/cwt850.00–960.00—14
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—746.43/cwt700.00–800.00—14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,143.75/cwt1,100.00–1,250.00—16
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—837.50/cwt800.00–875.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—837.50/cwt800.00–875.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—561.07/cwt450.00–670.00—14

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.