Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-11-10

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Nov 10
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
773 head
▲ 488 vs last sale 285▲ 346 vs year ago 427 · +81.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 35▼ 5 vs year ago 77 · −6.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 17▼ 106 vs year ago 126 · −84.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on few offerings. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.67/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$134.67
245 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.41
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2449140.1362918thin
Medium and Large 1575135.00776213
Medium and Large 3436122.5553414thin
One grade step is worth $17.58/cwt here — about $95 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 sale245 hd
134.67
—
AL average10 barns · 1,014 hd
137.07
−2.41
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—Low1,97983.661,6553thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51056.938607thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17254.5163935
CowsLean 85-90%Average93943.9741311

Every lot

68 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2333162.56/cwt160.00–165.005414
Steers—Medium and Large 3340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 3364132.25/cwt131.00–140.004817
Steers—Medium and Large 2365149.38/cwt145.00–153.005456
Steers—Medium and Large 1388163.33/cwt162.00–167.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 1429156.98/cwt155.00–157.506735
Steers—Medium and Large 2468138.48/cwt137.00–140.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1481144.73/cwt144.00–146.0069648
Steers—Medium and Large 3493115.00/cwt115.00–115.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 2528127.44/cwt125.00–130.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 1538136.85/cwt136.00–141.0073631
Steers—Medium and Large 1574135.00/cwt135.00–135.0077544
Steers—Medium and Large 3577100.00/cwt100.00–100.005773
Steers—Medium and Large 2613114.50/cwt114.00–115.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1640127.20/cwt124.00–127.5081445
Steers—Medium and Large 2670107.52/cwt105.00–110.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1674120.67/cwt120.50–124.0081320
Steers—Medium and Large 1796120.00/cwt120.00–120.0095513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288133.85/cwt130.00–137.503852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308139.38/cwt137.50–142.504294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323129.53/cwt129.00–130.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1359130.99/cwt130.00–135.004708
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372111.33/cwt110.00–113.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375126.62/cwt125.00–127.504753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412107.00/cwt107.00–107.004415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421127.13/cwt126.50–130.005357
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425123.21/cwt122.50–124.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461119.72/cwt117.50–125.0055235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462114.01/cwt112.00–115.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 351895.98/cwt95.00–97.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added527126.11/cwt122.00–127.0066540
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538116.51/cwt116.00–117.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added588119.50/cwt119.50–119.5070344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590112.66/cwt111.00–115.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634110.00/cwt110.00–110.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 272096.00/cwt96.00–96.006911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759105.50/cwt105.50–105.5080113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210197.50/cwt197.50–197.504151
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228140.95/cwt140.00–142.003212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265177.41/cwt175.00–180.004702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322146.52/cwt142.50–152.504725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332164.82/cwt160.00–170.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3342131.63/cwt130.00–135.004503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370135.81/cwt135.00–137.505023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390154.44/cwt147.50–157.506024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1442145.34/cwt145.00–146.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463136.27/cwt135.00–138.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518100.31/cwt97.00–104.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 358095.00/cwt95.00–95.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683105.47/cwt103.00–108.007202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,4271
Bulls——2,05386.49/cwt85.00–88.001,7762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92044.85/cwt43.00–48.004139
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02540.00/cwt40.00–40.004102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14150.37/cwt48.00–52.0057514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18356.62/cwt54.00–58.0067017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23360.00/cwt60.00–60.007404
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47855.70/cwt54.00–58.008235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59060.00/cwt60.00–60.009542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—725.00/cwt725.00–725.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—337.50/cwt325.00–350.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—450.00/cwt450.00–450.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—403.33/cwt360.00–450.00—3

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.