Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-08-10

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 10
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
▲ 543 vs last sale 0▲ 46 vs year ago 497 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 0▲ 76 vs year ago 19 · +400.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 28 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.30/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$132.30
137 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444142.6763346
Medium and Large 2464127.3259160
Medium and Large 3382126.5648331
One grade step is worth $16.11/cwt here — about $150 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 sale137 hd
132.30
—
AL average14 barns · 1,891 hd
133.84
−1.54
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—Low1,48283.661,2407thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36462.788565thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06060.6264262
CowsLean 85-90%Average90546.2241815

Every lot

74 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335193.00/cwt193.00–193.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 1380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 1406169.76/cwt169.00–172.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 2425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 3465144.00/cwt144.00–144.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1467159.61/cwt159.00–162.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 2467153.83/cwt152.00–155.007185
Steers—Medium and Large 1518155.51/cwt155.00–156.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 2535147.00/cwt147.00–147.007864
Steers—Medium and Large 1575146.00/cwt146.00–146.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 2590138.00/cwt138.00–138.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 1633135.96/cwt134.00–138.008616
Steers—Medium and Large 1660132.00/cwt132.00–132.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 1705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273150.95/cwt150.00–152.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314160.29/cwt158.00–163.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324133.20/cwt130.00–137.004327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328144.12/cwt140.00–150.0047310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368154.58/cwt150.00–160.0056912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372129.37/cwt125.00–133.004816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375143.93/cwt138.00–148.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410120.07/cwt115.00–122.0049212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2411130.45/cwt125.00–134.005367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465133.00/cwt133.00–133.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471121.19/cwt120.00–124.0057112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488114.50/cwt114.00–115.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520120.66/cwt118.00–125.0062714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527132.10/cwt129.00–135.006966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564127.68/cwt125.00–131.0072014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615114.00/cwt114.00–114.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675106.85/cwt105.00–111.007217
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205208.00/cwt208.00–208.004262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279204.93/cwt200.00–210.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285187.00/cwt187.00–187.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315172.76/cwt170.00–175.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320167.00/cwt167.00–167.005344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325192.01/cwt190.00–195.006247
Bulls—Medium and Large 1359173.16/cwt170.00–178.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374162.23/cwt160.00–164.006078
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414170.40/cwt170.00–172.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426145.03/cwt143.00–147.006187
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433153.93/cwt150.00–160.006678
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461148.97/cwt147.00–152.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472143.29/cwt140.00–145.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515141.00/cwt141.00–141.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522133.12/cwt130.00–137.006959
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565123.41/cwt122.00–125.006977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568133.99/cwt132.00–136.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612126.01/cwt125.00–129.007715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612120.34/cwt120.00–122.007366
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666124.31/cwt123.00–127.0082813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688118.51/cwt117.00–120.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720123.43/cwt122.00–125.008897
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42387.62/cwt85.00–90.001,2474
Bulls——1,56078.37/cwt76.00–82.001,2233
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90043.54/cwt42.00–46.003928
Cows—Lean 85-90%91149.29/cwt48.00–54.004497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03053.39/cwt51.00–56.0055013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05361.27/cwt58.00–64.0064539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12467.49/cwt65.00–70.0075910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36462.78/cwt62.00–64.008565
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—750.00/cwt700.00–800.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—744.74/cwt600.00–875.00—19
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—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.