Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-10-12

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 12
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 245▲ 271 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 77▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 46▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter cows and 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 $117.27/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$117.27
82 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$524
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.20
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484126.1661026
Medium and Large 2426116.4549729
Medium and Large 3432109.5947327
One grade step is worth $16.57/cwt here — about $137 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 sale82 hd
117.27
—
AL average15 barns · 1,681 hd
124.47
−7.20
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—Low1,30578.001,0181thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15357.2966123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42953.187605thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00345.194538thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1415158.00/cwt158.00–158.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1469148.74/cwt147.00–150.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 2576133.00/cwt131.00–135.007669
Steers—Medium and Large 1629130.15/cwt129.00–132.008195
Steers—Medium and Large 1660128.00/cwt128.00–128.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1735124.00/cwt124.00–124.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1795123.00/cwt123.00–123.009781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315123.97/cwt123.00–125.003914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330118.76/cwt118.00–120.003925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336133.74/cwt128.00–137.004497
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373120.63/cwt118.00–125.004506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418128.68/cwt126.00–130.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425108.00/cwt108.00–108.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430116.29/cwt113.00–118.005003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467112.07/cwt110.00–117.0052311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477123.71/cwt120.00–126.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485103.69/cwt101.00–105.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538111.45/cwt108.00–115.006004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545128.00/cwt128.00–128.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571122.31/cwt119.00–127.006989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 367597.39/cwt93.00–100.006575
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290158.00/cwt158.00–158.004582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290148.00/cwt148.00–148.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322149.98/cwt147.00–153.004837
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340143.00/cwt143.00–143.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 3359141.24/cwt140.00–145.005074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364149.07/cwt146.00–153.005438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435143.07/cwt140.00–145.006225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465145.07/cwt143.00–148.0067514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483136.62/cwt135.00–140.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514132.66/cwt130.00–135.006828
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533121.38/cwt118.00–123.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535140.35/cwt138.00–142.007516
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007323
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,30578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98047.94/cwt47.00–50.004704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02642.43/cwt40.00–44.004354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05052.05/cwt51.00–53.005474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07762.87/cwt62.00–64.006775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21056.80/cwt54.00–59.0068714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42953.18/cwt52.00–54.007605
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt775.00–900.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—587.50/cwt550.00–625.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—637.50/cwt550.00–700.00—10
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—604.17/cwt500.00–675.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—591.67/cwt550.00–625.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—487.50/cwt475.00–525.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—462.50/cwt425.00–500.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—425.00/cwt425.00–425.00—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.