Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-05-25

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 25
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
371 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 323▲ 48 vs year ago 323 · +14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 75▲ 30 vs year ago 35 · +85.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 6 vs year ago 41 · −14.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.43/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$132.43
112 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1389148.0557637
Medium and Large 2479126.6160654
Medium and Large 3442119.8753021
One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $46 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 sale112 hd
132.43
—
AL average16 barns · 1,286 hd
127.60
+4.83
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—Low1,71283.791,4343thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57668.391,0789thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27166.4384445
CowsLean 85-90%Low81850.844163thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 2375148.00/cwt148.00–148.005552
Steers—Medium and Large 1398150.00/cwt150.00–150.005973
Steers—Medium and Large 1440148.01/cwt147.00–151.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1470146.01/cwt145.00–150.0068614
Steers—Medium and Large 1516144.00/cwt144.00–144.007437
Steers—Medium and Large 2590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 3590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 2755106.00/cwt106.00–106.008002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282147.09/cwt145.00–148.004153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1309141.27/cwt140.00–143.0043711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340122.46/cwt120.00–125.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2341136.74/cwt133.00–138.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369126.76/cwt123.00–128.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370134.17/cwt132.00–135.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370118.00/cwt118.00–118.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423114.69/cwt113.00–117.004856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424131.56/cwt129.00–135.0055817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424122.08/cwt120.00–124.005187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462121.40/cwt118.00–124.005617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470128.30/cwt125.00–131.006035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3487113.66/cwt111.00–115.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519125.00/cwt119.00–144.0064911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520108.00/cwt108.00–108.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525116.00/cwt114.00–117.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581113.06/cwt110.00–115.006577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615116.00/cwt116.00–116.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655114.00/cwt114.00–114.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2687104.67/cwt104.00–105.007193
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1289157.98/cwt155.00–160.004576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328144.02/cwt140.00–150.004729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332155.37/cwt153.00–159.005165
Bulls—Medium and Large 3339131.49/cwt120.00–140.004467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380148.66/cwt145.00–152.0056512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416120.99/cwt118.00–122.005034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422146.57/cwt142.00–150.006199
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434135.27/cwt133.00–139.005877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468134.95/cwt133.00–137.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478124.57/cwt123.00–128.0059511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515132.00/cwt132.00–132.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527116.86/cwt113.00–120.0061610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532109.79/cwt108.00–111.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2589115.84/cwt114.00–118.006826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615113.79/cwt113.00–115.007005
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615103.00/cwt103.00–103.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665110.49/cwt110.00–111.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680116.00/cwt116.00–116.007891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2121
Bulls——1,81085.68/cwt84.00–88.001,5512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81850.84/cwt50.00–52.004163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21173.07/cwt72.00–74.008854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26667.75/cwt64.00–71.0085829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30261.03/cwt58.00–63.0079512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55666.50/cwt63.00–67.001,0357
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2342
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—989.47/cwt800.00–1,175.00—38
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—762.50/cwt750.00–775.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—812.50/cwt750.00–875.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—715.00/cwt715.00–715.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—525.00/cwt525.00–525.00—1

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.