Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-04-20

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Apr 20
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 339▲ 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 71▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 19▲ 126 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 and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $120.24/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$120.24
97 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$578
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.96
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476126.5960345
Medium and Large 2480120.4357835
Medium and Large 3495103.0651017thin
One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $92 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 sale97 hd
120.24
—
AL average15 barns · 1,933 hd
128.21
−7.96
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—Low1,71478.581,3478thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25152.1165253
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46851.357547thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94844.1441912

Every lot

90 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3305144.00/cwt144.00–144.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1478149.61/cwt149.00–150.007155
Steers—Medium and Large 2486146.86/cwt146.00–148.007147
Steers—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 1521146.55/cwt143.00–148.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 2527140.00/cwt140.00–140.0073816
Steers—Medium and Large 2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 3620117.00/cwt117.00–117.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 2635126.02/cwt124.00–130.008007
Steers—Medium and Large 1665125.02/cwt124.00–126.008314
Steers—Medium and Large 2665121.23/cwt120.00–123.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 3675103.38/cwt100.00–105.006983
Steers—Medium and Large 1721118.99/cwt117.00–123.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 2742114.33/cwt114.00–115.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 1765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 377391.01/cwt90.00–92.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 2810100.99/cwt100.00–102.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1818115.01/cwt114.00–117.009414
Steers—Medium and Large 1880112.00/cwt112.00–112.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1985105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290148.00/cwt148.00–148.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290138.00/cwt138.00–138.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322141.46/cwt140.00–143.004567
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326121.52/cwt120.00–122.003964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328135.62/cwt135.00–137.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371129.21/cwt127.00–130.004794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373138.97/cwt138.00–140.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395118.00/cwt118.00–118.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413130.24/cwt128.00–133.005388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415126.00/cwt126.00–126.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469126.78/cwt126.00–128.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477122.91/cwt120.00–125.0058610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528121.66/cwt119.00–124.0064212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533114.06/cwt110.00–118.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 353598.00/cwt98.00–98.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575107.50/cwt105.00–110.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578115.92/cwt114.00–120.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 358593.49/cwt92.00–95.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613106.49/cwt105.00–108.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 361589.50/cwt87.00–92.005504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645114.00/cwt114.00–114.007353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690103.00/cwt103.00–103.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 187088.53/cwt86.00–91.007702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260165.00/cwt165.00–165.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270148.00/cwt148.00–148.004003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330141.21/cwt138.00–143.004666
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370137.00/cwt137.00–137.005074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380153.37/cwt152.00–156.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386145.67/cwt140.00–148.005627
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420132.47/cwt130.00–135.005564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433151.91/cwt149.00–155.006584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434143.72/cwt140.00–145.006244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468139.40/cwt137.00–141.0065210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470122.61/cwt120.00–128.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531137.31/cwt136.00–140.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578115.51/cwt115.00–116.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580121.95/cwt119.00–125.007076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613119.29/cwt116.00–121.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640124.00/cwt124.00–124.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 368099.00/cwt99.00–99.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765121.00/cwt121.00–121.009261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785101.00/cwt101.00–101.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1885113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 293587.00/cwt87.00–87.008131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68575.98/cwt74.00–79.001,2805
Bulls——1,76382.92/cwt80.00–84.001,4623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93642.54/cwt42.00–44.003988
Cows—Lean 85-90%97347.33/cwt46.00–50.004614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10548.78/cwt48.00–50.0053916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16048.00/cwt48.00–48.005571
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29753.15/cwt52.00–56.0068934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51558.00/cwt58.00–58.008793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51951.91/cwt50.00–56.007896
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,187.50/cwt1,125.00–1,300.00—28
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—966.67/cwt800.00–1,075.00—78
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—762.50/cwt750.00–775.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—612.50/cwt550.00–700.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—813.64/cwt700.00–950.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—769.44/cwt625.00–850.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—760.34/cwt600.00–875.00—29
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—625.00/cwt575.00–650.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—525.00/cwt500.00–550.00—10

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.