Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-10-27

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 27
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 302▼ 560 vs year ago 741 · −75.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 58▼ 27 vs year ago 48 · −56.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 74▼ 56 vs year ago 71 · −78.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.20/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$124.20
79 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.37
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483130.3063044
Medium and Large 2520118.6061723
Medium and Large 3473112.6053312thin
One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $97 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 sale79 hd
124.20
—
AL average13 barns · 1,056 hd
114.83
+9.37
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—High1,63275.331,2293thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28553.006812thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01443.314396thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330147.00/cwt147.00–147.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 2455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1673113.49/cwt112.00–115.007642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3237119.70/cwt117.00–125.002843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238130.79/cwt130.00–132.503113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275127.46/cwt127.00–128.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328122.16/cwt120.00–125.004016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345115.00/cwt115.00–115.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357121.33/cwt120.00–123.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375110.28/cwt106.00–112.504143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419115.64/cwt115.00–117.504857
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428103.70/cwt102.50–105.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433111.58/cwt110.00–113.004835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468100.52/cwt100.00–102.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485106.97/cwt105.00–110.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520104.63/cwt103.00–106.005448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533108.25/cwt107.50–109.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568104.98/cwt104.00–106.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 359593.00/cwt93.00–93.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 268594.00/cwt94.00–94.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 274593.00/cwt93.00–93.006931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275137.50/cwt137.50–137.503781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1284161.64/cwt158.00–165.004598
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328152.62/cwt150.00–155.005015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333141.78/cwt141.00–142.504722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373134.44/cwt130.00–140.005014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383146.07/cwt145.00–148.005595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432127.29/cwt122.50–130.005503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445117.50/cwt117.50–117.505231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465128.00/cwt128.00–128.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467116.33/cwt114.00–117.505433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483111.45/cwt107.00–112.505385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533118.13/cwt115.00–120.0063011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545105.00/cwt105.00–105.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555104.00/cwt104.00–104.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570114.52/cwt113.00–116.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621110.75/cwt110.00–112.006884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640108.00/cwt108.00–108.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680104.00/cwt104.00–104.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683107.51/cwt107.00–108.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725102.67/cwt102.00–104.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 273495.88/cwt95.00–97.507044
Bulls—Medium and Large 181095.00/cwt95.00–95.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53072.99/cwt72.00–74.001,1172
Bulls——1,83580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92050.00/cwt50.00–50.004601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02343.96/cwt43.00–45.004504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07034.00/cwt34.00–34.003641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26048.00/cwt48.00–48.006051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31058.00/cwt58.00–58.007601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—650.00/cwt600.00–725.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—575.00/cwt575.00–575.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—341.67/cwt325.00–375.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—760.00/cwt760.00–760.00—1
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—480.00/cwt480.00–480.00—1

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.