Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-09-01

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 1
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
679 head
▲ 246 vs last sale 433▲ 327 vs year ago 352 · +92.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 56▲ 68 vs year ago 60 · +113.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 83▼ 197 vs year ago 269 · −73.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.85/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$112.85
211 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.05
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527113.57599127
Medium and Large 2470112.5052966
Medium and Large 3453109.0649418thin
One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $105 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 sale211 hd
112.85
—
AL average14 barns · 1,992 hd
118.90
−6.05
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—Average1,56682.351,2897thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40764.229047thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27362.8580059
CowsLean 85-90%Average99450.4550221

Every lot

81 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1213193.28/cwt190.00–200.004123
Steers—Medium and Large 2305153.00/cwt153.00–153.004672
Steers—Medium and Large 2377146.65/cwt145.00–148.005535
Steers—Medium and Large 3395140.00/cwt135.00–142.505533
Steers—Medium and Large 1422146.40/cwt145.00–149.0061810
Steers—Medium and Large 2427142.22/cwt140.00–143.006075
Steers—Medium and Large 3430130.97/cwt130.00–132.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1462139.98/cwt135.00–144.006476
Steers—Medium and Large 2485129.25/cwt126.00–130.0062722
Steers—Medium and Large 2525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 3530118.30/cwt115.00–120.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1531128.12/cwt127.00–129.0068030
Steers—Medium and Large 2586119.31/cwt118.00–121.0069932
Steers—Medium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 2610116.50/cwt116.00–117.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1659117.90/cwt117.50–119.5077726
Steers—Medium and Large 2685114.66/cwt114.00–115.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added709119.00/cwt119.00–119.0084413
Steers—Medium and Large 1725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008344
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265131.28/cwt130.00–134.003483
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270127.50/cwt127.50–127.503442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280137.50/cwt137.50–137.503852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2311127.01/cwt124.00–130.003954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318135.02/cwt134.00–136.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325120.32/cwt120.00–121.003913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381126.35/cwt125.00–127.504815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383118.71/cwt117.00–120.004558
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385114.37/cwt113.00–115.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429120.74/cwt119.00–122.0051812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434114.39/cwt114.00–116.0049610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435109.49/cwt109.00–110.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467116.86/cwt115.00–120.0054616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475107.67/cwt107.50–108.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482111.62/cwt109.00–114.0053823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529107.26/cwt106.00–109.005678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531112.82/cwt111.00–113.0059937
Heifers—Medium and Large 357095.50/cwt95.00–96.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573102.98/cwt102.00–105.005904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576109.96/cwt108.00–111.0063327
Heifers—Medium and Large 262099.49/cwt99.00–100.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623106.52/cwt104.00–107.0066423
Heifers—Medium and Large 267298.67/cwt98.00–99.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 368390.32/cwt90.00–91.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708100.00/cwt100.00–100.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 274097.00/cwt97.00–97.007181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2308151.24/cwt150.00–152.504662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330141.23/cwt140.00–142.504662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365141.71/cwt140.00–145.005173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3386136.02/cwt135.00–137.505255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425123.72/cwt120.00–127.505266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435135.95/cwt132.00–140.005916
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483112.97/cwt109.00–115.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485123.97/cwt120.00–127.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528114.66/cwt114.00–115.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577108.79/cwt107.00–110.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585103.00/cwt103.00–103.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608110.50/cwt110.00–111.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 360898.01/cwt97.00–100.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688102.23/cwt100.00–105.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717105.00/cwt103.00–107.007533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33074.00/cwt74.00–74.009841
Bulls——1,52682.69/cwt80.00–84.001,2625
Bulls——2,00089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,7801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96148.00/cwt48.00–48.004618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01551.95/cwt50.00–54.0052713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15358.00/cwt56.00–60.0066918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28363.34/cwt61.00–66.0081329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39565.59/cwt64.00–68.009156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42868.95/cwt67.00–70.0098512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48056.00/cwt56.00–56.008291
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—545.83/cwt470.00–650.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—962.50/cwt950.00–975.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—868.50/cwt825.00–925.00—10
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—752.22/cwt710.00–800.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—649.29/cwt600.00–700.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—765.00/cwt725.00–800.00—10

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.