Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2022-07-19

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 19
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 234▼ 290 vs year ago 415 · −69.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 36▼ 78 vs year ago 110 · −70.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 30▲ 69 vs year ago 17 · +405.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.42/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$130.42
34 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.98
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1602134.998124thin
Medium and Large 3451130.2858817thin
Medium and Large 2554129.2171613thin
One grade step is worth $5.78/cwt here — about $96 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 sale34 hd
130.42
—
AL average16 barns · 1,756 hd
138.41
−7.98
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—Low1,58090.001,4221thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30968.4789613
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03661.4363614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52360.989292thin

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7944thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$60815
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$52512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9134thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$78526
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$67518
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$4007

Every lot

45 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2385177.00/cwt177.00–177.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 1405178.00/cwt178.00–178.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1518165.48/cwt164.00–167.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1578157.29/cwt154.00–159.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 1610153.00/cwt153.00–153.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 2633148.01/cwt147.00–150.009373
Steers—Medium and Large 2680139.52/cwt138.00–141.009494
Steers—Medium and Large 2705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330143.38/cwt140.00–145.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363138.04/cwt136.00–140.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390142.00/cwt142.00–142.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438137.50/cwt137.00–138.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476128.01/cwt127.00–133.006096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535133.00/cwt133.00–133.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570119.45/cwt116.00–126.006813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573138.01/cwt135.00–141.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585129.71/cwt129.00–132.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613122.18/cwt121.00–127.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630131.97/cwt130.00–134.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665106.00/cwt106.00–106.007051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310177.00/cwt177.00–177.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315185.06/cwt183.00–187.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427161.64/cwt160.00–165.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3487147.01/cwt145.00–148.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585143.00/cwt143.00–143.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685124.00/cwt124.00–124.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708119.50/cwt119.00–120.008462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,58090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94964.38/cwt64.00–66.006116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10159.21/cwt58.00–60.006528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30970.48/cwt70.00–72.009234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30967.57/cwt64.00–68.008849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52360.98/cwt60.00–62.009292
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—912.50/head850.00–975.009134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—785.00/head735.00–800.0078526
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—603.13/head550.00–635.0060316
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3Thin Fleshed—400.00/head400.00–400.004007
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—793.75/head700.00–825.007944
Bred Cows—Small 3Thin Fleshed—607.67/head560.00–625.0060815
Bred Cows—Small 3Thin Fleshed—525.00/head475.00–535.0052512

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.