Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-06-29

Opp Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 29
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
▲ 247 vs last sale 38▲ 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 7▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold 250 to 300 higher on a herd sell out. Feeder market not reported.

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—Low1,68783.121,40214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47464.9095715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19163.24753135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01147.9548528

Every lot

19 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47276.98/cwt74.00–79.001,1333
Bulls——1,74584.80/cwt82.00–88.001,48011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99852.07/cwt50.00–55.0052010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01845.66/cwt45.00–48.0046518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16257.34/cwt54.00–59.0066628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19168.21/cwt67.00–70.0081234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20363.18/cwt60.00–66.0076073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47066.50/cwt63.00–68.0097811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49257.00/cwt55.00–58.008503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,220.00/cwt1,150.00–1,300.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/cwt950.00–1,100.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—984.52/cwt875.00–1,100.00—21
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—829.17/cwt700.00–1,000.00—12
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—775.00/cwt775.00–775.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—735.00/cwt700.00–800.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,565.63/cwt1,500.00–1,775.00—32
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,205.77/cwt925.00–1,450.00—26
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—721.43/cwt600.00–800.00—14

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.