Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-10-06

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 6
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 312▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 57▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 24▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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 $127.32/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$127.32
80 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$20
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.69
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1414142.0058829
Medium and Large 2507123.6862735
Medium and Large 3560108.6960816thin
One grade step is worth $33.31/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale80 hd
127.32
—
AL average11 barns · 1,035 hd
122.63
+4.69
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—Low1,58978.781,2526thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45153.157716thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23650.9363043
CowsLean 85-90%Average95842.3840611

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 2368146.67/cwt145.00–147.505403
Steers—Medium and Large 1390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 3430127.50/cwt127.50–127.505481
Steers—Medium and Large 1435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 3455118.00/cwt118.00–118.005371
Steers—Medium and Large 2470129.97/cwt127.50–132.506112
Steers—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1593126.20/cwt125.00–127.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 1645124.00/cwt124.00–124.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 2645117.50/cwt117.50–117.507581
Steers—Medium and Large 2745111.00/cwt111.00–111.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 2833105.49/cwt105.00–106.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 2878103.99/cwt98.00–108.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1930105.51/cwt105.00–106.009812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320131.27/cwt130.00–132.504202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368127.99/cwt126.00–130.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381121.96/cwt117.50–125.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414118.22/cwt117.50–120.004897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424112.33/cwt110.00–115.0047610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437107.01/cwt106.00–107.504683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469113.00/cwt112.50–115.005307
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480105.00/cwt105.00–105.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482108.88/cwt107.50–111.0052510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514111.63/cwt110.00–114.005748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533106.17/cwt105.00–107.505663
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563101.51/cwt101.00–102.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580104.00/cwt104.00–104.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593109.75/cwt109.00–111.006518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628102.51/cwt102.00–103.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 267098.00/cwt98.00–98.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677105.35/cwt103.00–107.007133
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265152.41/cwt150.00–155.004044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325155.00/cwt155.00–155.0050412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328144.94/cwt142.50–147.504754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370126.00/cwt126.00–126.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373148.78/cwt145.00–150.005554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415122.45/cwt120.00–125.005083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430130.98/cwt127.50–132.505635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1437137.06/cwt135.00–140.005996
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476114.13/cwt112.50–115.005434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478125.00/cwt122.50–127.505984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518110.70/cwt110.00–112.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520123.74/cwt122.50–125.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571120.74/cwt120.00–122.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590115.40/cwt115.00–117.506816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630108.71/cwt106.00–110.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673105.00/cwt104.00–106.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 368599.00/cwt99.00–99.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 272899.02/cwt98.00–100.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 373095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 277094.00/cwt94.00–94.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 380588.00/cwt88.00–88.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 385587.00/cwt87.00–87.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 291084.00/cwt84.00–84.007641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43273.56/cwt72.00–75.001,0533
Bulls——1,62082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3282
Bulls——2,00088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,7601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95842.38/cwt40.00–45.0040611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19752.18/cwt50.00–54.0062532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27556.49/cwt56.00–57.007202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30056.00/cwt56.00–56.007281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35646.44/cwt44.00–48.0063010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53951.48/cwt50.00–52.007924
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—989.17/cwt900.00–1,075.00—12
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—750.00/cwt650.00–850.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—725.00/cwt725.00–725.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—575.00/cwt575.00–575.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—810.00/cwt800.00–820.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—745.00/cwt725.00–765.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—696.11/cwt650.00–735.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—580.00/cwt535.00–625.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—552.78/cwt455.00–630.00—9

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.