Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2022-01-11

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jan 11
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 132▲ 76 vs year ago 210 · +36.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 15▲ 27 vs year ago 41 · +65.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 11▲ 123 vs year ago 15 · +820.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.60/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$142.60
47 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.82
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505145.3473417thin
Medium and Large 2459142.5465422
Medium and Large 3439136.956028thin
One grade step is worth $8.39/cwt here — about $132 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 sale47 hd
142.60
—
AL average14 barns · 1,502 hd
143.42
−0.82
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—Low1,70980.211,3715thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38674.791,03718
CowsLean 85-90%Average97564.6763128

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370183.30/cwt182.00–186.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 3370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1375190.97/cwt190.00–192.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1428186.65/cwt186.00–190.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 2455176.00/cwt176.00–176.008013
Steers—Medium and Large 1465182.00/cwt182.00–182.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 3475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1505173.00/cwt173.00–173.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 2545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 2590159.00/cwt159.00–159.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 2605158.00/cwt158.00–158.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 3605133.00/cwt133.00–133.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2688142.99/cwt140.00–146.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 2730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315162.00/cwt162.00–162.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340157.00/cwt157.00–157.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363145.31/cwt142.00–150.005275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416144.92/cwt130.00–150.0060310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438152.97/cwt151.00–155.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463147.48/cwt146.00–149.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470140.42/cwt138.00–143.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490127.52/cwt126.00–129.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529141.69/cwt140.00–144.007507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565139.00/cwt139.00–139.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580136.05/cwt134.00–138.007892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615139.00/cwt139.00–139.008553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615132.00/cwt132.00–132.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655126.00/cwt126.00–126.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335181.40/cwt178.00–185.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362174.58/cwt170.00–177.006326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368184.07/cwt182.00–186.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390162.00/cwt162.00–162.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433180.98/cwt180.00–182.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440167.00/cwt167.00–167.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495158.00/cwt158.00–158.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590132.00/cwt132.00–132.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673124.97/cwt124.00–126.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67878.29/cwt78.00–79.001,3143
Bulls——1,75583.09/cwt82.00–84.001,4582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93457.34/cwt55.00–59.005369
Cows—Lean 85-90%97566.57/cwt63.00–68.0064915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06874.01/cwt73.00–75.007904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35869.35/cwt68.00–71.009424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39476.35/cwt74.00–78.001,06414
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,054.55/cwt1,000.00–1,100.00—22
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt800.00–850.00—20
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—741.67/cwt725.00–775.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,097.22/cwt1,075.00–1,125.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—983.93/cwt925.00–1,000.00—14
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 3—701.56/cwt625.00–800.00—16

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.