Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2022-06-28

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 28
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 144▲ 240 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 81▼ 243 vs year ago 285 · −85.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 58▼ 76 vs year ago 90 · −84.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.92/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$144.92
66 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439168.787419thin
Medium and Large 2553142.5878941
Medium and Large 3509137.5069916thin
One grade step is worth $31.28/cwt here — about $42 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 sale66 hd
144.92
—
AL average16 barns · 1,357 hd
148.28
−3.36
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—Low1,585103.001,6331thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17983.7298717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41081.491,1492thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99372.6372112

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7176
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6254thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320185.00/cwt185.00–185.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 3425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 2445176.00/cwt176.00–176.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 2468169.97/cwt169.00–171.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1510162.00/cwt162.00–162.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1630154.00/cwt154.00–154.009701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315147.54/cwt145.00–150.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428138.18/cwt137.00–142.005918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436147.50/cwt147.00–149.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465144.47/cwt142.00–147.0067210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466135.32/cwt127.00–137.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508140.51/cwt140.00–142.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528145.99/cwt145.00–148.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620129.50/cwt129.00–130.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627134.41/cwt132.00–138.008435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308188.01/cwt187.00–189.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358184.50/cwt184.00–185.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365161.82/cwt160.00–167.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422143.17/cwt140.00–149.006046
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428158.47/cwt157.00–160.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463151.15/cwt150.00–157.007006
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523138.49/cwt137.00–140.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526145.72/cwt145.00–150.007667
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585139.46/cwt137.00–142.008166
Bulls—Medium and Large 3593131.02/cwt127.00–135.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631131.25/cwt129.00–132.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640124.00/cwt124.00–124.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658126.00/cwt125.00–127.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668132.67/cwt132.00–133.008863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785118.72/cwt118.00–121.009324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855116.00/cwt116.00–116.009922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,585103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6331
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96868.02/cwt66.00–70.006584
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00574.94/cwt72.00–77.007538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14287.18/cwt86.00–88.0099610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23178.77/cwt78.00–83.009707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41081.49/cwt80.00–83.001,1492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—716.67/head700.00–725.007176
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—625.00/head550.00–700.006254

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.