Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2022-09-06

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 6
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 398▼ 184 vs year ago 471 · −39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 24▼ 22 vs year ago 87 · −25.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 15▲ 84 vs year ago 20 · +420.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a 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 $148.93/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$148.93
76 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.55
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563149.8984537
Medium and Large 2418149.7862630
Medium and Large 3379142.145399thin
One grade step is worth $7.75/cwt here — about $305 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 sale76 hd
148.93
—
AL average10 barns · 1,395 hd
153.47
−4.55
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—Low1,67893.371,5675thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19079.4894610
CowsLean 85-90%Average93669.1964827
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47067.459922thin

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)—$1,35511
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,08411
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$99617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$91912
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$6949
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,18816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,00510

Every lot

60 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 2364196.46/cwt195.00–197.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 2414185.74/cwt185.00–188.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 3438174.49/cwt172.00–177.007642
Steers—Medium and Large 1458182.76/cwt182.00–185.008374
Steers—Medium and Large 1509179.62/cwt179.00–180.009148
Steers—Medium and Large 2540174.00/cwt174.00–174.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 2568164.44/cwt162.00–167.009346
Steers—Medium and Large 3578153.39/cwt150.00–157.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 2618153.19/cwt152.00–159.009476
Steers—Medium and Large 1670155.49/cwt154.00–157.001,0422
Steers—Medium and Large 1705153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 3705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 2785147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1855145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314160.62/cwt160.00–165.005048
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330144.54/cwt142.00–147.004776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368153.83/cwt150.00–159.005667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413162.59/cwt162.00–165.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464143.84/cwt142.00–147.006678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467156.17/cwt155.00–161.007295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538152.48/cwt152.00–154.008204
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545132.00/cwt132.00–132.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560137.00/cwt137.00–137.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570150.49/cwt149.00–152.008586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630147.98/cwt147.00–149.009324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675141.37/cwt137.00–146.009546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727132.79/cwt132.00–136.009655
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305192.00/cwt192.00–192.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 3343168.51/cwt167.00–170.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378183.70/cwt182.00–187.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410163.54/cwt160.00–167.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428177.78/cwt175.00–182.007615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468165.18/cwt162.00–170.007735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2539157.74/cwt157.00–160.008504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588154.76/cwt154.00–158.009105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605153.00/cwt153.00–153.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665152.02/cwt151.00–153.001,0112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4051
Bulls——1,69494.96/cwt94.00–98.001,6094
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92563.20/cwt60.00–65.0058511
Cows—Lean 85-90%94473.31/cwt70.00–75.0069216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08476.82/cwt74.00–79.008335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29682.13/cwt81.00–84.001,0645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47067.45/cwt65.00–70.009922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,354.55/head1,275.00–1,450.001,35511
Bred Cows—Small 3—1,084.09/head1,075.00–1,100.001,08411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—995.59/head925.00–1,125.0099617
Bred Cows—Small 3—918.75/head875.00–950.0091912
Bred Cows—Small 3—694.44/head650.00–850.006949
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,187.50/head1,125.00–1,250.001,18816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—1,005.00/head925.00–1,025.001,00510

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.