Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-03-02

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Mar 2
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 233▲ 29 vs year ago 252 · +11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 43▼ 6 vs year ago 96 · −6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 11▲ 109 vs year ago 62 · +175.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady with few offerings, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.67/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$135.67
129 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520138.3372070
Medium and Large 2439137.9460638
Medium and Large 3471122.7157821
One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about $141 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 sale129 hd
135.67
—
AL average15 barns · 1,015 hd
133.89
+1.78
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—Average1,71283.631,4323thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12865.2473654
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35463.778645thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86554.0646815

Every lot

67 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1413160.00/cwt160.00–160.0066110
Steers—Medium and Large 2490142.00/cwt142.00–142.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514146.00/cwt146.00–146.007507
Steers—Medium and Large 1640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 1835109.00/cwt109.00–109.009102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285143.00/cwt143.00–143.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314139.24/cwt138.00–143.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370136.17/cwt135.00–137.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375123.00/cwt123.00–123.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377142.46/cwt141.00–144.005379
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420108.52/cwt108.00–110.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423133.96/cwt132.00–139.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427119.12/cwt115.00–122.005099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460128.99/cwt125.00–131.0059318
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467103.88/cwt101.00–108.004859
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475116.09/cwt111.00–120.0055113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531119.33/cwt118.00–121.0063414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581117.43/cwt115.00–119.0068210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605113.33/cwt112.00–116.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663103.49/cwt103.00–104.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 275590.00/cwt90.00–90.006802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235153.00/cwt153.00–153.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319165.13/cwt160.00–168.005275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319151.07/cwt145.00–155.0048210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3362132.02/cwt130.00–133.004783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373161.42/cwt158.00–165.006028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375144.20/cwt140.00–148.005415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420140.64/cwt137.00–145.005916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421157.53/cwt154.00–163.0066310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440125.50/cwt118.00–128.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467137.42/cwt135.00–141.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476148.41/cwt145.00–152.007068
Bulls—Medium and Large 3486121.61/cwt116.00–125.005918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519143.05/cwt140.00–150.0074213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529135.20/cwt135.00–136.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555116.00/cwt116.00–116.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578122.51/cwt122.00–123.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 3586110.61/cwt107.00–113.006485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621115.56/cwt112.00–119.007189
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669114.96/cwt110.00–118.007698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 272096.00/cwt96.00–96.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 176899.31/cwt98.00–100.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 180591.00/cwt91.00–91.007331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,71283.63/cwt82.00–85.001,4323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86350.97/cwt49.00–53.004406
Cows—Lean 85-90%86756.12/cwt54.00–59.004879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05259.14/cwt57.00–61.006227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09371.64/cwt69.00–75.007838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14965.02/cwt62.00–68.0074739
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35066.00/cwt66.00–66.008912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35762.29/cwt60.00–64.008453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,031.25/cwt1,000.00–1,100.00—16
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—950.00/cwt925.00–975.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—865.91/cwt725.00–975.00—33
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—747.58/cwt625.00–875.00—31
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—712.50/cwt675.00–850.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—603.13/cwt450.00–700.00—8
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—587.50/cwt575.00–600.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—462.50/cwt350.00–575.00—12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,435.23/cwt1,275.00–1,550.00—44
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/cwt1,000.00–1,250.00—56
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—857.50/cwt750.00–925.00—20
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—675.00/cwt625.00–725.00—4

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.