Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-11-03

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Nov 3
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 181▼ 240 vs year ago 525 · −45.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 21▲ 0 vs year ago 35 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 18 vs year ago 35 · −51.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.12/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$116.12
109 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$516
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.94
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2392119.3446831
Medium and Large 1476117.7156058
Medium and Large 3436106.5446420
One grade step is worth $12.80/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 sale109 hd
116.12
—
AL average9 barns · 735 hd
114.18
+1.94
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—Average1,54575.321,1646thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15859.766923thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47956.658383thin
CowsLean 85-90%High96843.3942012

Every lot

74 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295175.00/cwt174.00–176.005163
Steers—Medium and Large 1318165.99/cwt165.00–168.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 2330156.86/cwt154.00–160.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 1365157.57/cwt155.00–160.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 3380137.60/cwt135.00–140.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 2423143.90/cwt142.50–145.006096
Steers—Medium and Large 1425149.02/cwt148.00–150.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 1460143.99/cwt143.00–145.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 3460122.47/cwt120.00–125.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 2472133.87/cwt132.50–137.006327
Steers—Medium and Large 1528133.49/cwt133.00–134.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2538123.14/cwt117.50–127.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 1583127.86/cwt127.50–129.007454
Steers—Medium and Large 2593114.26/cwt112.50–116.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1628122.75/cwt122.50–123.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 2755103.00/cwt103.00–103.007781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258137.75/cwt137.50–138.003552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270123.24/cwt122.50–124.003332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272130.85/cwt127.50–132.503566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313126.81/cwt125.00–127.503976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325131.86/cwt130.00–133.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343114.01/cwt113.00–115.003914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370121.23/cwt120.00–123.004494
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383111.29/cwt110.00–112.504262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1393126.32/cwt125.00–128.004968
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435108.83/cwt107.50–110.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440121.82/cwt120.00–125.0053614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2444114.77/cwt112.50–119.005107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473111.56/cwt110.00–113.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479117.27/cwt115.00–120.005627
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482104.37/cwt103.00–105.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522111.32/cwt110.00–114.0058111
Heifers—Medium and Large 352396.70/cwt94.00–99.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525104.53/cwt103.00–106.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572108.30/cwt107.00–110.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 357291.99/cwt91.00–94.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624104.49/cwt104.00–107.006528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690102.00/cwt102.00–102.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 276089.00/cwt89.00–89.006761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1293165.52/cwt162.50–170.004855
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325137.35/cwt135.00–140.004462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1339154.75/cwt152.50–159.005254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2342146.15/cwt142.50–150.005003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383146.34/cwt144.00–150.005609
Bulls—Medium and Large 2391137.63/cwt133.00–140.005384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410119.48/cwt118.00–121.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415139.35/cwt138.00–140.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420126.65/cwt125.00–127.505323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475124.04/cwt123.00–125.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478132.70/cwt130.00–135.006343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535123.47/cwt122.00–125.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565118.69/cwt116.00–120.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575105.55/cwt104.00–107.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612116.01/cwt114.00–117.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618100.49/cwt99.00–102.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620108.99/cwt107.00–111.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665106.23/cwt105.00–107.507062
Bulls—Medium and Large 371889.49/cwt89.00–90.006432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20568.38/cwt67.00–70.008242
Bulls——1,54574.57/cwt74.00–75.001,1522
Bulls——1,88583.00/cwt82.00–84.001,5652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85535.98/cwt34.00–38.003082
Cows—Lean 85-90%96742.10/cwt40.00–44.004076
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02549.02/cwt48.00–50.005024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15859.76/cwt58.00–62.006923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45052.00/cwt52.00–52.007541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49358.97/cwt58.00–60.008802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—777.50/cwt770.00–785.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—562.50/cwt525.00–600.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—375.00/cwt350.00–400.00—5

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.