Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-10-26

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 26
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▲ 348 vs last sale 245▲ 412 vs year ago 181 · +227.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 35▲ 34 vs year ago 21 · +161.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 20▲ 18 vs year ago 15 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.74/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$135.74
91 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$116
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$9.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.99
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2458138.9763751
Medium and Large 3440133.4658819thin
Medium and Large 1579129.9575321
One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about −$116 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 sale91 hd
135.74
—
AL average16 barns · 1,571 hd
131.75
+3.99
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—Low1,67872.961,2247thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50854.718253thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12953.5360523
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03142.764417thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 3395148.00/cwt148.00–148.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1490153.54/cwt153.00–154.0075213
Steers—Medium and Large 1523142.84/cwt141.00–145.007476
Steers—Medium and Large 3560123.99/cwt123.00–125.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 1580141.00/cwt141.00–141.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1628137.00/cwt137.00–137.0086023
Steers—Medium and Large 2630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 2675116.01/cwt115.00–118.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1692127.33/cwt127.00–128.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 2710114.32/cwt113.00–115.008123
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added748132.50/cwt132.50–132.509913
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270135.96/cwt135.00–138.003673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313132.89/cwt128.00–135.004166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336141.20/cwt140.00–142.004745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367133.82/cwt132.00–138.0049113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377128.69/cwt128.00–130.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423131.29/cwt130.00–133.005556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428125.82/cwt123.00–128.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473120.20/cwt117.00–123.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475126.00/cwt126.00–126.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515124.00/cwt124.00–124.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526118.75/cwt115.00–121.006258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 181699.00/cwt99.00–99.008085
Heifers—Medium and Large 194395.00/cwt95.00–95.008963
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318147.40/cwt145.00–150.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325157.95/cwt155.00–162.0051310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368149.13/cwt145.00–153.005496
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415152.00/cwt152.00–152.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432143.81/cwt140.00–148.0062110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3434136.18/cwt135.00–138.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460148.99/cwt148.00–150.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468132.49/cwt130.00–135.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469139.56/cwt136.00–145.006559
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513138.23/cwt135.00–140.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513124.49/cwt124.00–125.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558127.50/cwt127.00–128.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571121.46/cwt117.00–124.006945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629123.59/cwt122.00–125.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634116.50/cwt112.00–119.007396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20570.00/cwt70.00–70.008441
Bulls——1,75773.45/cwt68.00–78.001,2916
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03142.76/cwt40.00–45.004417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07746.65/cwt44.00–49.005028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12554.49/cwt52.00–58.006139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20661.28/cwt60.00–62.007396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50854.71/cwt54.00–55.008253
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—680.00/cwt550.00–800.00—10
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—560.71/cwt500.00–600.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—512.50/cwt500.00–525.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—816.67/cwt700.00–900.00—18
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—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.