Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-08-11

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 11
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 365▲ 74 vs year ago 423 · +17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 61▼ 32 vs year ago 51 · −62.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 76▼ 32 vs year ago 60 · −53.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls and steers 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 $125.94/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$125.94
163 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$547
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.72
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456127.6458275
Medium and Large 2424125.9253468
Medium and Large 3387119.6446320
One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $119 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 sale163 hd
125.94
—
AL average12 barns · 1,488 hd
121.22
+4.72
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—Average2,07090.001,8631thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37558.007981thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21355.436726thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02945.504685thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265161.30/cwt160.00–162.504272
Steers—Medium and Large 1275182.00/cwt182.00–182.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1378162.62/cwt160.00–165.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1425154.49/cwt154.00–155.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 2446141.00/cwt141.00–141.0062914
Steers—Medium and Large 2475135.96/cwt135.00–137.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 3490128.69/cwt126.00–130.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 3520121.03/cwt120.00–122.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 2572126.68/cwt125.00–128.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 2630117.44/cwt115.00–120.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008263
Steers—Medium and Large 1678126.65/cwt126.00–128.008593
Steers—Medium and Large 1725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1755121.00/cwt121.00–121.009141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228141.77/cwt140.00–145.003234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278138.80/cwt137.50–140.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280129.15/cwt127.50–132.003623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322141.73/cwt139.00–145.004565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328134.53/cwt130.00–137.5044118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338125.01/cwt124.00–126.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368136.56/cwt135.00–138.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377119.04/cwt118.00–121.004493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388128.48/cwt126.00–130.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418129.58/cwt127.00–133.0054224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419124.99/cwt124.00–126.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420116.29/cwt115.00–120.004884
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465112.74/cwt112.50–113.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471126.25/cwt125.00–127.5059517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471121.36/cwt118.00–124.0057218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524121.84/cwt120.00–126.0063818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525118.22/cwt117.00–119.006215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555102.00/cwt102.00–102.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573114.02/cwt112.00–115.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628115.66/cwt114.00–117.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633109.67/cwt109.00–111.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670112.00/cwt112.00–112.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690101.49/cwt100.00–103.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 279098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288177.74/cwt175.00–180.005125
Bulls—Medium and Large 3292156.69/cwt155.00–160.004583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317171.63/cwt170.00–175.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331163.70/cwt160.00–168.0054210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340150.99/cwt150.00–152.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374155.42/cwt150.00–160.0058114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383166.44/cwt162.50–170.006375
Bulls—Medium and Large 3391143.59/cwt140.00–148.005616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408157.98/cwt155.00–162.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431140.93/cwt137.50–147.5060710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3434132.50/cwt130.00–136.0057513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472130.89/cwt128.00–135.006188
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478123.99/cwt120.00–127.5059317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526120.77/cwt119.00–124.0063514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528116.31/cwt114.00–118.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530130.97/cwt130.00–132.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568115.62/cwt114.00–118.006579
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585112.24/cwt112.00–113.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618119.99/cwt119.00–121.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622113.36/cwt112.00–115.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622108.02/cwt107.00–109.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683110.62/cwt106.00–112.507565
Bulls—Medium and Large 3683106.42/cwt105.00–107.007275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720109.00/cwt109.00–109.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770100.51/cwt100.00–101.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 284594.00/cwt94.00–94.007941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,07090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87542.00/cwt42.00–42.003681
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06846.37/cwt44.00–48.004954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17851.74/cwt50.00–54.006092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23057.27/cwt55.00–60.007044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37558.00/cwt58.00–58.007981
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—955.00/cwt955.00–955.00—1
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—610.00/cwt610.00–610.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—668.33/cwt650.00–710.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—920.83/cwt875.00–1,000.00—12

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.