Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-09-15

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 15
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 578 vs last sale 679▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 128▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 72▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There were not enough bulls for an adequate market test. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.20/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$127.20
38 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$4
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1396145.915787thin
Medium and Large 2489126.4561919thin
Medium and Large 3495117.4758212thin
One grade step is worth $28.44/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale38 hd
127.20
—
AL average13 barns · 1,288 hd
123.54
+3.66
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—Low1,56074.001,1541thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26058.927424thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31555.007231thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94747.7445220

Every lot

51 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2465130.98/cwt130.00–132.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1468142.98/cwt142.00–144.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 2520129.00/cwt129.00–129.006711
Steers—Medium and Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1622120.98/cwt120.00–122.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 2690114.00/cwt114.00–114.007871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285127.50/cwt127.50–127.503632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330128.22/cwt127.50–129.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365121.28/cwt120.00–122.504432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375124.50/cwt124.00–125.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395115.00/cwt115.00–115.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410121.33/cwt120.00–122.004973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428116.98/cwt115.00–118.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468111.02/cwt110.00–112.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468106.28/cwt105.00–107.504972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528107.49/cwt106.00–109.005685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 359095.01/cwt94.00–96.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 369590.33/cwt90.00–91.006283
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3263142.52/cwt140.00–145.003752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268149.93/cwt147.50–152.504022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345154.75/cwt152.50–157.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373150.95/cwt150.00–152.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380141.20/cwt140.00–142.505372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425136.97/cwt135.00–139.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460132.47/cwt130.00–135.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2491124.88/cwt123.00–127.506135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533119.94/cwt117.50–122.506392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535113.52/cwt112.50–115.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555110.00/cwt108.00–111.006114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575115.00/cwt113.00–117.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3643104.51/cwt103.00–106.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685105.03/cwt103.00–106.007193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,56074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93554.00/cwt54.00–54.005051
Cows—Lean 85-90%93750.54/cwt48.00–52.0047411
Cows—Boner 80-85%95552.00/cwt52.00–52.004971
Cows—Lean 85-90%96343.11/cwt41.00–44.004158
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31555.00/cwt55.00–55.007231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36261.22/cwt59.50–64.008343
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—475.00/cwt450.00–500.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—912.50/cwt900.00–925.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—807.50/cwt750.00–865.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—533.33/cwt525.00–550.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—983.33/cwt900.00–1,075.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—2

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.