Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2022-07-26

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 26
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 125▼ 123 vs year ago 285 · −43.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 32▼ 24 vs year ago 48 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 86▲ 9 vs year ago 12 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.53/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$152.53
38 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.33
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1437169.817425thin
Medium and Large 2508152.7977522
Medium and Large 3454144.1665411thin
One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $88 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 sale38 hd
152.53
—
AL average13 barns · 1,003 hd
151.20
+1.33
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—Average1,87088.001,6461thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49363.609504thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30961.208019thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07855.375976thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$79612
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5105

Every lot

51 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370177.00/cwt177.00–177.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 2423169.55/cwt169.00–170.007177
Steers—Medium and Large 1455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007969
Steers—Medium and Large 2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1535168.98/cwt168.00–170.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 2540159.00/cwt159.00–159.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 3540138.00/cwt138.00–138.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1585160.16/cwt159.00–165.009375
Steers—Medium and Large 1618155.96/cwt154.00–158.009642
Steers—Medium and Large 1755143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335153.82/cwt150.00–160.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373147.54/cwt147.00–152.005509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405147.00/cwt147.00–147.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417140.15/cwt140.00–141.005847
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473122.59/cwt120.00–125.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480147.00/cwt147.00–147.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2493139.01/cwt137.00–140.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525141.00/cwt141.00–141.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540114.00/cwt114.00–114.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555134.00/cwt134.00–134.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660122.00/cwt122.00–122.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690103.00/cwt103.00–103.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305167.00/cwt167.00–167.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2359174.91/cwt167.00–177.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395179.00/cwt179.00–179.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408171.69/cwt170.00–175.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410147.93/cwt142.00–150.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482153.61/cwt152.00–157.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513147.78/cwt147.00–150.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533133.51/cwt132.00–135.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572143.65/cwt143.00–147.008226
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608126.49/cwt124.00–129.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630137.00/cwt137.00–137.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780126.00/cwt126.00–126.009831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,87088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,6461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98548.00/cwt48.00–48.004731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09756.84/cwt56.00–60.006245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12558.00/cwt58.00–58.006532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36162.12/cwt60.00–64.008457
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49363.60/cwt62.00–65.009504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—510.00/head450.00–550.005105
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—762.50/head650.00–800.007634
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—941.67/head900.00–1,025.009426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—650.00/head600.00–750.006506

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.