Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-10-19

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 19
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 271▼ 57 vs year ago 302 · −18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 51▼ 23 vs year ago 58 · −39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 43▼ 54 vs year ago 74 · −73.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $124.74/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$124.74
98 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.44
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468128.4460166
Medium and Large 2510118.1760222
Medium and Large 3428114.8049110thin
One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $110 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 sale98 hd
124.74
—
AL average15 barns · 1,511 hd
122.31
+2.44
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—High1,64778.291,2893thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06954.6958513
CowsLean 85-90%Average92342.473924thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 3410143.00/cwt143.00–143.005862
Steers—Medium and Large 1415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 2415150.02/cwt148.00–151.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 1490148.48/cwt147.00–150.007284
Steers—Medium and Large 1520145.49/cwt145.00–147.007574
Steers—Medium and Large 2525140.52/cwt140.00–141.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1575141.00/cwt141.00–141.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 1608133.51/cwt132.00–135.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1670128.00/cwt128.00–128.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1738124.50/cwt124.00–125.009192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273139.01/cwt138.00–140.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334137.54/cwt135.00–140.004596
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378133.20/cwt130.00–138.0050312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383125.90/cwt123.00–129.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425118.00/cwt118.00–118.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426131.60/cwt128.00–135.005618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439124.50/cwt123.00–125.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473127.19/cwt124.00–131.0060214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479119.02/cwt118.00–122.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519125.03/cwt122.00–128.006499
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540117.00/cwt117.00–117.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540106.00/cwt106.00–106.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573112.33/cwt110.00–115.006446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582122.33/cwt119.00–125.007129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611120.48/cwt117.00–123.007364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745107.00/cwt107.00–107.007972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317158.33/cwt157.00–159.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328151.24/cwt149.00–153.004964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373153.99/cwt150.00–158.005746
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376144.99/cwt143.00–147.005458
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408138.99/cwt138.00–140.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421150.43/cwt148.00–155.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430143.99/cwt143.00–145.006194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464150.16/cwt147.00–153.006977
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474143.26/cwt138.00–145.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513129.58/cwt128.00–130.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516134.24/cwt133.00–135.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560127.99/cwt127.00–129.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572115.42/cwt113.00–118.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613118.50/cwt118.00–119.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620122.64/cwt121.00–126.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685119.00/cwt119.00–119.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745102.00/cwt102.00–102.007602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60574.43/cwt74.00–75.001,1952
Bulls——1,73086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83044.44/cwt44.00–45.003692
Cows—Boner 80-85%97849.95/cwt48.00–52.004893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01540.49/cwt40.00–41.004112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03560.00/cwt59.00–61.006212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11255.14/cwt53.00–58.006138
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—758.33/cwt700.00–800.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—625.00/cwt625.00–625.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/cwt525.00–700.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—450.00/cwt450.00–450.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—887.50/cwt775.00–1,000.00—8

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.