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

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 2
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
334 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 162▲ 334 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 24▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 21▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with 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 $137.08/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$137.08
83 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.96
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2459144.7166426
Medium and Large 1603136.9082643
Medium and Large 3488123.4960314thin
One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $61 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 sale83 hd
137.08
—
AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd
144.04
−6.96
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—Low1,62781.641,3283thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21866.988164thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98659.435865thin

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)—$7644thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$5816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$90616

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 2428174.51/cwt172.00–177.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 2515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1518168.66/cwt167.00–172.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 3525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1578165.28/cwt163.00–166.0095516
Steers—Medium and Large 1615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009843
Steers—Medium and Large 3625121.94/cwt120.00–124.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 3665119.00/cwt119.00–119.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 2686133.48/cwt133.00–135.009164
Steers—Medium and Large 1690148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0218
Steers—Medium and Large 2720129.00/cwt129.00–129.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 1730146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0662
Steers—Medium and Large 2765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 3785114.00/cwt114.00–114.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 2825123.49/cwt122.00–125.001,0192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318157.44/cwt155.00–160.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378152.45/cwt150.00–155.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415153.00/cwt153.00–153.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438145.98/cwt145.00–150.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438128.23/cwt127.00–135.005626
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480122.58/cwt120.00–125.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483140.79/cwt140.00–144.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518137.32/cwt137.00–138.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533144.05/cwt142.00–146.007688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577139.85/cwt138.00–142.0080713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585137.00/cwt137.00–137.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635138.00/cwt138.00–138.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640129.00/cwt129.00–129.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660130.07/cwt127.00–130.5085817
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670107.56/cwt105.00–110.007212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305182.00/cwt182.00–182.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323171.02/cwt170.00–173.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380160.96/cwt160.00–162.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385171.20/cwt170.00–175.006598
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416152.91/cwt147.00–157.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429163.92/cwt160.00–170.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 3456137.48/cwt130.00–140.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465156.00/cwt156.00–156.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530144.11/cwt140.00–148.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620138.31/cwt135.00–140.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628124.00/cwt123.00–125.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720129.00/cwt129.00–129.009298
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41375.96/cwt74.00–78.001,0732
Bulls——2,05593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,9111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97057.79/cwt54.00–59.005614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05066.00/cwt66.00–66.006931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21866.98/cwt64.00–68.008164
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—763.75/head700.00–785.007644
Bred Cows—Small 3Thin Fleshed—580.83/head485.00–600.005816
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—980.00/head875.00–1,050.0098010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—783.33/head650.00–850.007836

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.