Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2022-08-09

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 9
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 334▼ 254 vs year ago 543 · −46.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 17▼ 59 vs year ago 95 · −62.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 26▲ 123 vs year ago 30 · +410.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold sharply higher. Replacement 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 $152.43/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$152.43
97 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.24
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497167.1483126
Medium and Large 2532148.7879255
Medium and Large 3489141.0969016thin
One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $141 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 sale97 hd
152.43
—
AL average14 barns · 1,450 hd
153.68
−1.24
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—Average1,83298.331,8013thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22480.6398713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45875.871,1062thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01170.5171316

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,50044
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,30960
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,13832
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$9415
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8956
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5286

Every lot

63 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3370157.00/cwt157.00–157.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 2375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 2475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 2505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1510174.00/cwt174.00–174.0088711
Steers—Medium and Large 3535147.00/cwt147.00–147.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 2595166.00/cwt166.00–166.009883
Steers—Medium and Large 1625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 2690148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3336153.34/cwt152.00–162.005157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388152.69/cwt152.00–157.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390158.00/cwt158.00–158.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426156.11/cwt155.00–157.006657
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437149.42/cwt149.00–151.006539
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440138.09/cwt130.00–140.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458142.32/cwt140.00–148.0065214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477124.93/cwt120.00–127.005967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522138.21/cwt137.00–140.007215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563142.18/cwt141.00–147.008005
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622133.04/cwt132.00–135.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705126.00/cwt126.00–126.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745134.00/cwt134.00–134.009981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317196.96/cwt195.00–201.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367191.35/cwt190.00–194.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378164.52/cwt162.00–167.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420178.38/cwt175.00–182.007498
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422161.47/cwt160.00–170.006817
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430152.39/cwt150.00–157.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466153.40/cwt152.00–157.0071514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480143.96/cwt140.00–146.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522154.33/cwt153.00–155.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523148.62/cwt147.00–152.007779
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533131.71/cwt130.00–140.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565145.78/cwt140.00–147.0082412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570124.52/cwt122.00–127.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635136.99/cwt136.00–138.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1639145.54/cwt145.00–149.009307
Bulls—Medium and Large 2669131.56/cwt130.00–136.008804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2717128.00/cwt127.00–130.009183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770127.00/cwt127.00–127.009782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5041
Bulls——1,948100.50/cwt100.00–101.001,9582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92567.46/cwt66.00–69.006248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07978.94/cwt77.00–80.008528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09773.56/cwt71.00–75.008078
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45683.34/cwt83.00–85.001,2135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45875.87/cwt74.00–78.001,1062
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—842.50/head785.00–900.008434
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—527.50/head475.00–580.005286
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—941.00/head890.00–975.009415
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,500.00/head1,450.00–1,550.001,50044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,308.75/head1,250.00–1,385.001,30960
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,137.50/head1,075.00–1,200.001,13832

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.