Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-11-30

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Nov 30
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▲ 387 vs last sale 0▲ 82 vs year ago 305 · +26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 197 vs last sale 0▲ 155 vs year ago 42 · +369.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 0▲ 76 vs year ago 20 · +380.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $129.26/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$129.26
94 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.47
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434135.2058760
Medium and Large 2495120.4459629
Medium and Large 3491109.205365thin
One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $51 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 sale94 hd
129.26
—
AL average11 barns · 1,150 hd
131.73
−2.47
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—Low1,79675.691,3596thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43156.9781512
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14354.7162597
CowsLean 85-90%Low95444.0342031

Every lot

72 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1412159.64/cwt158.00–163.006586
Steers—Medium and Large 2465148.00/cwt148.00–148.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1493157.07/cwt157.00–158.0077413
Steers—Medium and Large 1515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 2525144.00/cwt144.00–144.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 2577128.60/cwt125.00–141.007429
Steers—Medium and Large 3578127.49/cwt125.00–130.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added659138.00/cwt138.00–138.009095
Steers—Medium and Large 2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 1745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,01810
Steers—Medium and Large 2760121.00/cwt121.00–121.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added816131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,0735
Steers—Medium and Large 1848124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0567
Steers—Medium and Large 1964115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1095
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265153.00/cwt153.00–153.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317133.21/cwt130.00–135.004223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335142.54/cwt140.00–145.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370138.85/cwt135.00–141.005148
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393127.76/cwt123.00–130.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425114.00/cwt114.00–114.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430137.80/cwt135.00–138.0059324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432124.69/cwt120.00–127.005399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462129.22/cwt127.00–131.005978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482117.75/cwt115.00–120.005685
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513126.29/cwt125.00–129.006488
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525106.00/cwt106.00–106.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582125.32/cwt124.00–126.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615112.00/cwt112.00–112.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630123.00/cwt123.00–123.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682110.67/cwt110.00–111.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735106.00/cwt106.00–106.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785103.00/cwt103.00–103.008091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205180.00/cwt180.00–180.003691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315158.00/cwt158.00–158.004983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329164.17/cwt162.00–166.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371160.35/cwt157.00–163.005956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418159.34/cwt158.00–160.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436151.62/cwt148.00–153.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471142.18/cwt138.00–146.006709
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480151.51/cwt151.00–152.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516143.49/cwt140.00–146.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566127.79/cwt125.00–130.007235
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573119.31/cwt118.00–120.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608123.51/cwt122.00–125.007514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685111.64/cwt110.00–115.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795111.00/cwt111.00–111.008821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60872.75/cwt72.00–74.001,1703
Bulls——1,98378.62/cwt77.00–82.001,5593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93740.70/cwt40.00–43.0038113
Cows—Lean 85-90%96746.43/cwt44.00–49.0044918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01161.20/cwt60.00–63.0061914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14156.20/cwt54.00–59.0064146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19550.40/cwt48.00–53.0060237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43156.97/cwt54.00–59.0081512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—812.50/cwt700.00–975.00—26
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/cwt700.00–975.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—675.00/cwt675.00–675.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—666.67/cwt600.00–700.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—660.00/cwt650.00–675.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—577.27/cwt500.00–675.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—575.00/cwt575.00–575.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—525.00/cwt525.00–525.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—997.22/cwt925.00–1,100.00—18
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—858.33/cwt800.00–875.00—24
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—660.00/cwt575.00–700.00—10

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.