Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2022-02-08

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Feb 8
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 260▼ 21 vs year ago 204 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 60▲ 16 vs year ago 51 · +31.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 39▲ 50 vs year ago 13 · +384.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.36/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$140.36
44 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.60
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497144.4071715thin
Medium and Large 2430141.5760921
Medium and Large 3455129.635908thin
One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about $127 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 sale44 hd
140.36
—
AL average13 barns · 1,310 hd
141.97
−1.60
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—Low1,72797.891,6918thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20681.8998719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47276.001,1195thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06967.8772625

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1313210.50/cwt210.00–211.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 2360186.71/cwt185.00–190.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 3430147.00/cwt147.00–147.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 2445182.00/cwt182.00–182.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 2480176.13/cwt172.00–180.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1518178.58/cwt175.00–182.009254
Steers—Medium and Large 2535167.00/cwt167.00–167.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1558171.00/cwt170.00–172.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 2630155.00/cwt155.00–155.009771
Steers—Medium and Large 3645124.00/cwt124.00–124.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 2690137.00/cwt137.00–137.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 2885134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318152.44/cwt150.00–160.004858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375144.57/cwt142.00–147.005426
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383136.27/cwt135.00–140.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405137.00/cwt137.00–137.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1442148.95/cwt147.00–157.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468145.99/cwt145.00–147.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475132.39/cwt130.00–135.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532141.42/cwt138.00–143.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560138.00/cwt138.00–138.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580113.59/cwt110.00–117.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595127.00/cwt127.00–127.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655137.00/cwt137.00–137.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670122.49/cwt122.00–123.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316191.26/cwt190.00–195.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325206.00/cwt206.00–206.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355187.00/cwt187.00–187.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380174.74/cwt172.00–180.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428175.66/cwt175.00–177.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462171.64/cwt170.00–175.007933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517160.66/cwt160.00–162.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527156.66/cwt156.00–158.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565149.00/cwt149.00–149.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54376.66/cwt74.00–78.001,1833
Bulls——1,808106.38/cwt105.00–107.001,9233
Bulls——1,883117.01/cwt116.00–118.002,2032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97871.24/cwt70.00–72.006978
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05975.07/cwt74.00–78.007954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07082.33/cwt82.00–83.008816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12963.59/cwt61.00–66.0071813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23577.41/cwt74.00–78.009567
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30786.67/cwt85.00–90.001,1336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—987.50/cwt900.00–1,075.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt750.00–850.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 3—722.22/cwt625.00–800.00—9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,160.00/cwt1,125.00–1,300.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—987.50/cwt900.00–1,075.00—24
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—737.50/cwt650.00–825.00—4

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.