Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-10-05

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 5
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 475▼ 5 vs year ago 250 · −2.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 66▲ 2 vs year ago 75 · +2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 30▼ 22 vs year ago 68 · −32.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. 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 $124.32/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$124.32
61 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$547
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$2
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.02
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1431128.6455538
Medium and Large 2410123.3450612thin
Medium and Large 3504110.4655711thin
One grade step is worth $18.17/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale61 hd
124.32
—
AL average15 barns · 1,346 hd
122.30
+2.02
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—Average1,60779.291,2744thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11255.6861925
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49053.197927thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97847.3446321

Every lot

65 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 2365155.00/cwt155.00–155.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 1370163.97/cwt163.00–165.006074
Steers—Medium and Large 1410158.70/cwt155.00–160.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 2428150.40/cwt148.00–153.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 2455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006374
Steers—Medium and Large 3465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1469149.01/cwt148.00–150.006995
Steers—Medium and Large 1508142.01/cwt139.00–145.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 2525132.00/cwt132.00–132.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006945
Steers—Medium and Large 2567127.67/cwt127.00–128.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1568139.02/cwt138.00–140.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1605132.00/cwt132.00–132.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 3705107.00/cwt107.00–107.007542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288140.72/cwt138.00–142.004056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295133.00/cwt133.00–133.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314128.76/cwt125.00–130.004044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320134.77/cwt133.00–138.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370118.00/cwt118.00–118.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373129.28/cwt128.00–133.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418127.43/cwt125.00–130.005337
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459112.35/cwt110.00–115.005166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475124.76/cwt123.00–127.0059310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476117.76/cwt117.00–120.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512123.29/cwt120.00–125.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595123.00/cwt123.00–123.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 368098.00/cwt98.00–98.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 376597.00/cwt97.00–97.007421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280163.00/cwt163.00–163.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310155.00/cwt155.00–155.004813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369139.23/cwt137.00–140.005144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418145.31/cwt140.00–148.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420155.56/cwt150.00–160.006536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483147.05/cwt145.00–148.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485125.45/cwt123.00–128.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517128.32/cwt127.00–129.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525140.90/cwt136.00–146.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565109.00/cwt109.00–109.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2682114.92/cwt113.00–119.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 3755104.00/cwt104.00–104.007851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0692
Bulls——1,76884.58/cwt82.00–87.001,4952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90942.26/cwt40.00–44.003848
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02050.46/cwt48.00–53.0051513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08457.09/cwt56.00–61.0061917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17252.69/cwt52.00–54.006188
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40950.58/cwt50.00–52.007134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59756.67/cwt56.00–57.009053
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—643.75/cwt550.00–700.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—637.50/cwt625.00–650.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—637.50/cwt550.00–725.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—525.00/cwt525.00–525.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—468.75/cwt450.00–500.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—829.17/cwt675.00–950.00—36
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—500.00/cwt475.00–525.00—4

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.