Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-10-20

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 20
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 302 vs last sale 0▼ 52 vs year ago 354 · −14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 55 · +5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 0▲ 33 vs year ago 41 · +80.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.62/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$128.62
86 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.73
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439140.7661735
Medium and Large 2482124.0359729
Medium and Large 3468115.3654022
One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about $77 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 sale86 hd
128.62
—
AL average13 barns · 1,153 hd
115.89
+12.73
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—Average1,89978.961,4997thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16456.7166024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,69056.009462thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95643.2041314

Every lot

69 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 2475124.25/cwt122.50–126.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 2538121.24/cwt120.00–122.506522
Steers—Medium and Large 2578113.23/cwt112.50–114.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 2645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 2745108.00/cwt108.00–108.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 385582.00/cwt82.00–82.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 292090.00/cwt90.00–90.008281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275124.00/cwt120.00–127.503413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328118.27/cwt117.50–120.003883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330124.12/cwt122.50–128.004106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364118.66/cwt115.00–120.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370110.57/cwt107.50–112.504094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419115.29/cwt110.00–122.504839
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432106.50/cwt105.00–107.504603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477108.54/cwt106.00–111.005185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488104.49/cwt104.00–105.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530101.39/cwt99.00–104.005376
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531106.32/cwt105.00–108.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 357294.66/cwt93.00–97.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582111.68/cwt111.00–113.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585105.00/cwt104.00–106.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623107.52/cwt107.00–109.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630102.05/cwt100.00–104.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663104.23/cwt102.00–108.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 269596.00/cwt96.00–96.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 175598.00/cwt98.00–98.007401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280158.82/cwt157.50–160.004452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288168.87/cwt165.00–172.504867
Bulls—Medium and Large 3308137.52/cwt135.00–140.004242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322148.46/cwt142.50–152.504783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338160.64/cwt160.00–162.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381146.84/cwt145.00–150.005599
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385137.44/cwt135.00–140.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385126.86/cwt125.00–130.004884
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417120.06/cwt117.50–122.505013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421136.64/cwt135.00–138.005755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433129.16/cwt126.00–132.505592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460128.99/cwt128.00–130.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473121.02/cwt120.00–123.005726
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475111.32/cwt109.00–115.005295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518123.50/cwt123.00–124.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518107.35/cwt105.00–109.005563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522117.02/cwt114.00–119.006115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578104.66/cwt104.00–105.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585108.38/cwt107.50–110.006345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618101.26/cwt100.00–102.506262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630106.98/cwt106.00–108.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1643110.99/cwt110.00–113.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680107.49/cwt107.00–108.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 279096.00/cwt96.00–96.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82374.48/cwt74.00–75.001,3582
Bulls——1,92980.75/cwt80.00–82.001,5585
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89038.00/cwt38.00–38.003381
Cows—Lean 85-90%89348.00/cwt48.00–48.004292
Cows—Lean 85-90%97342.80/cwt40.00–45.0041611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10450.64/cwt48.00–52.005596
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18064.32/cwt63.00–66.007592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18558.04/cwt56.00–61.0068816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61560.00/cwt60.00–60.009691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76552.00/cwt52.00–52.009181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—937.50/cwt900.00–975.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—793.75/cwt750.00–875.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—664.17/cwt600.00–725.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—658.33/cwt625.00–700.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,036.43/cwt925.00–1,235.00—28
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—870.83/cwt800.00–900.00—12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—484.17/cwt440.00–550.00—6

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.