Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-04-06

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Apr 6
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
318 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 390▲ 318 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 36▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 18▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.89/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$124.89
109 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506130.5466162
Medium and Large 2498121.4760538
Medium and Large 3581100.455839thin
One grade step is worth $30.09/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 sale109 hd
124.89
—
AL average15 barns · 1,614 hd
132.11
−7.22
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—Average1,97478.001,5404thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12564.0572136
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39557.488025thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89855.675006thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2313167.02/cwt165.00–169.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 1335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1375168.00/cwt168.00–168.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2380165.00/cwt165.00–165.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 2425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 3485134.90/cwt130.00–140.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 1545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007685
Steers—Medium and Large 3610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1642136.00/cwt136.00–136.008737
Steers—Medium and Large 1703128.19/cwt124.00–131.009015
Steers—Medium and Large 2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1843115.20/cwt113.00–115.509718
Steers—Medium and Large 188099.00/cwt99.00–99.008711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245147.00/cwt147.00–147.003603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265150.98/cwt150.00–152.004004
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305127.00/cwt127.00–127.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325136.23/cwt133.00–138.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327146.86/cwt145.00–148.004808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372132.70/cwt130.00–135.004945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384142.34/cwt141.00–145.005475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417140.44/cwt135.00–143.0058611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430129.21/cwt128.00–133.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463137.32/cwt136.00–139.006366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481127.96/cwt125.00–130.006155
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505112.00/cwt112.00–112.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532129.97/cwt128.00–132.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536116.26/cwt113.00–121.0062311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576124.37/cwt121.00–128.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 358298.35/cwt97.00–100.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618110.50/cwt110.00–111.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619122.63/cwt116.00–124.007598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675115.55/cwt112.00–119.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725103.00/cwt103.00–103.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730104.59/cwt100.00–109.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 378881.00/cwt81.00–81.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 179099.00/cwt99.00–99.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 279595.00/cwt94.00–96.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 281080.00/cwt80.00–80.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 182586.95/cwt85.00–89.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 191085.00/cwt85.00–85.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 297073.00/cwt73.00–73.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 197584.00/cwt84.00–84.008191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230167.00/cwt167.00–167.003842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290164.02/cwt163.00–165.004762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324171.68/cwt168.00–172.0055612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3339146.98/cwt145.00–150.004988
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369145.66/cwt142.00–148.005374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383156.98/cwt156.00–158.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387165.22/cwt162.00–168.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413160.98/cwt158.00–165.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427151.68/cwt150.00–155.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510144.00/cwt144.00–144.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610129.00/cwt129.00–129.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735101.00/cwt101.00–101.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1759113.77/cwt110.00–118.008644
Bulls—Medium and Large 187099.00/cwt99.00–99.008611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,93882.00/cwt82.00–82.001,5892
Bulls——2,01074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,4872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88552.54/cwt52.00–53.004652
Cows—Lean 85-90%90557.24/cwt55.00–60.005184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08959.13/cwt57.00–61.006448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13169.50/cwt68.00–73.007867
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13764.10/cwt62.00–67.0072921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36552.99/cwt52.00–54.007232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41560.48/cwt57.00–63.008563
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,118.75/cwt1,100.00–1,150.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—966.67/cwt875.00–1,050.00—27
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—858.70/cwt800.00–925.00—23
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—775.00/cwt750.00–825.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—712.50/cwt675.00–750.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—683.33/cwt650.00–700.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,379.55/cwt1,325.00–1,450.00—44
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,134.03/cwt950.00–1,300.00—72
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—887.50/cwt825.00–925.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—708.33/cwt700.00–725.00—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.