Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-07-27

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 27
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 415▼ 123 vs year ago 408 · −30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 110▼ 40 vs year ago 88 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 17▼ 26 vs year ago 38 · −68.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $151.83/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$151.83
109 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.37
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465154.3971867
Medium and Large 2440150.1266129
Medium and Large 3419142.4659713thin
One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $121 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
151.83
—
AL average16 barns · 1,503 hd
136.46
+15.37
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—Low1,76881.951,4486thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low99662.8162513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46058.008471thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average83152.564375thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 2370169.00/cwt169.00–169.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1417173.00/cwt173.00–173.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1489158.23/cwt157.00–159.5077410
Steers—Medium and Large 1615139.00/cwt139.00–139.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1658131.00/cwt131.00–131.008624
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268141.02/cwt137.00–143.003783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280152.00/cwt152.00–152.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283164.48/cwt162.00–167.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319148.26/cwt145.00–150.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322155.58/cwt153.00–160.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355128.50/cwt125.00–132.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373141.82/cwt138.00–145.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381149.19/cwt146.00–155.005689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425139.80/cwt138.00–145.0059412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425132.00/cwt132.00–132.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432119.34/cwt118.00–120.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470136.14/cwt135.00–138.0064014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527130.96/cwt129.00–133.006907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576129.00/cwt129.00–129.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613124.58/cwt120.00–127.007645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670118.00/cwt118.00–118.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740111.00/cwt111.00–111.008211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225173.00/cwt173.00–173.003891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235183.00/cwt183.00–183.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1242196.01/cwt195.00–198.004743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320182.18/cwt180.00–185.005836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323175.66/cwt173.00–178.005674
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340167.00/cwt167.00–167.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372162.35/cwt162.00–163.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373169.34/cwt165.00–175.0063212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415139.20/cwt138.00–140.005785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421161.24/cwt157.00–167.006799
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428150.84/cwt147.00–155.006468
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461148.27/cwt145.00–155.0068412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481139.81/cwt137.00–142.006726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514144.36/cwt141.00–150.007428
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515126.50/cwt123.00–128.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518138.38/cwt135.00–140.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566130.01/cwt128.00–134.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574140.70/cwt135.00–145.008086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624128.53/cwt127.00–130.008027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675125.99/cwt122.00–129.008503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765124.00/cwt124.00–124.009491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3861
Bulls——1,80680.74/cwt78.00–84.001,4585
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80756.91/cwt55.00–58.004593
Cows—Lean 85-90%86846.03/cwt44.00–48.004002
Cows—Boner 80-85%98258.11/cwt57.00–61.005715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00465.74/cwt64.00–68.006608
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46058.00/cwt58.00–58.008471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/cwt950.00–950.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—639.71/cwt500.00–700.00—17
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—575.00/cwt575.00–575.00—2

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.