Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-08-25

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 25
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
433 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 527▼ 150 vs year ago 583 · −25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 58▲ 20 vs year ago 36 · +55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 35▲ 58 vs year ago 25 · +232.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with a few replacement cows that sold up to 1300.00. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.52/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$117.52
146 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.87
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488120.2458762
Medium and Large 2481115.9855862
Medium and Large 3433114.1849522
One grade step is worth $6.06/cwt here — about $92 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 sale146 hd
117.52
—
AL average15 barns · 1,959 hd
120.39
−2.87
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—Average1,68387.671,4752thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45062.509064thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20958.7771029
CowsLean 85-90%Low97550.1448912

Every lot

71 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1460145.44/cwt145.00–147.006697
Steers—Medium and Large 2468134.97/cwt134.00–136.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 3478125.76/cwt122.00–127.506013
Steers—Medium and Large 2540128.86/cwt128.00–132.006969
Steers—Medium and Large 2568124.34/cwt124.00–125.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 2604122.00/cwt122.00–122.007378
Steers—Medium and Large 3640112.52/cwt110.00–115.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1682123.56/cwt120.00–124.008439
Steers—Medium and Large 1730119.00/cwt119.00–119.008693
Steers—Medium and Large 1849113.00/cwt113.00–113.009594
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270136.06/cwt135.00–137.003672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324128.61/cwt127.50–130.004175
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325123.55/cwt122.00–125.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384131.80/cwt130.00–135.005069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385125.33/cwt121.00–128.0048311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3386119.18/cwt118.00–120.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414126.18/cwt124.00–130.0052210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415115.30/cwt115.00–116.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442119.51/cwt117.50–121.0052810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470116.06/cwt114.00–117.5054511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478119.92/cwt118.00–123.0057320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3487108.98/cwt108.00–111.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517111.37/cwt108.00–114.005768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535115.98/cwt115.00–118.0062011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3537105.66/cwt105.00–107.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571106.43/cwt105.00–108.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578112.83/cwt111.00–114.006528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625109.34/cwt108.00–110.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685100.20/cwt99.00–102.0068610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725102.00/cwt102.00–102.007401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1243178.74/cwt177.50–180.004342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263172.43/cwt170.00–175.004532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328143.85/cwt140.00–145.004729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332156.63/cwt155.00–160.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 3361139.10/cwt135.00–140.005026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373151.67/cwt150.00–152.505663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385156.33/cwt155.00–160.006025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430152.95/cwt150.00–155.006586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434140.85/cwt137.00–146.006117
Bulls—Medium and Large 3439128.85/cwt125.00–132.505664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458136.49/cwt135.00–138.006254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472128.16/cwt124.00–132.5060521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483119.93/cwt116.00–122.505799
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526112.71/cwt110.00–115.005937
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532119.64/cwt117.00–122.5063617
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571107.14/cwt105.00–108.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575111.71/cwt110.00–116.0064213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615114.67/cwt114.00–116.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2641109.12/cwt107.00–110.006999
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665110.03/cwt108.00–112.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 369598.00/cwt98.00–98.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 373892.53/cwt90.00–95.006832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,68387.67/cwt85.00–90.001,4752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95550.18/cwt48.00–52.004799
Cows—Lean 85-90%99542.00/cwt42.00–42.004181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05554.00/cwt54.00–54.005702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12254.55/cwt52.00–56.0061210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22159.55/cwt57.00–62.0072714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34765.05/cwt64.00–69.008765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45062.50/cwt60.00–64.009064
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—558.33/cwt415.00–680.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,229.21/cwt1,085.00–1,300.00—19
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/cwt975.00–1,075.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,010.00/cwt1,000.00–1,050.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—850.00/cwt825.00–875.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—777.00/cwt725.00–825.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—704.38/cwt650.00–750.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—575.00/cwt550.00–600.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,126.67/cwt950.00–1,275.00—12
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—858.33/cwt800.00–900.00—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.