Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2022-09-13

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 13
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 287▼ 259 vs year ago 584 · −44.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 65▼ 25 vs year ago 88 · −28.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 104▲ 29 vs year ago 15 · +193.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. There were no slaughter bulls recorded. Feeder Classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.53/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$167.53
61 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.60
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498177.3488216thin
Medium and Large 2524164.7486330
Medium and Large 3492162.6580015thin
One grade step is worth $14.69/cwt here — about $82 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 sale61 hd
167.53
—
AL average14 barns · 1,391 hd
169.13
−1.60
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23775.9593923
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54568.931,0652thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93466.8962528

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 (2-4 yrs)—$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8155
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,2252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,13010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$89010
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6007

Every lot

58 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 3343190.97/cwt187.00–195.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 3365180.84/cwt180.00–184.006605
Steers—Medium and Large 2422180.69/cwt180.00–182.007636
Steers—Medium and Large 1472180.69/cwt180.00–185.008537
Steers—Medium and Large 2491173.39/cwt170.00–178.008517
Steers—Medium and Large 3517148.48/cwt145.00–155.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 1523174.93/cwt173.00–177.009156
Steers—Medium and Large 2524166.74/cwt166.00–169.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 1555167.00/cwt167.00–167.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 2571152.92/cwt152.00–156.008739
Steers—Medium and Large 1610156.00/cwt156.00–156.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 2615151.00/cwt151.00–151.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 3623143.37/cwt140.00–145.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 2660148.00/cwt148.00–148.009771
Steers—Medium and Large 3725139.02/cwt138.00–140.001,0082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313153.54/cwt152.00–155.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320162.00/cwt162.00–162.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325167.00/cwt167.00–167.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364158.56/cwt158.00–162.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424152.21/cwt150.00–158.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470142.47/cwt140.00–145.0067010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487152.61/cwt151.00–156.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526137.81/cwt132.00–140.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528144.72/cwt144.00–147.007644
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562128.71/cwt127.00–132.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563142.34/cwt142.00–143.008016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612141.79/cwt140.00–143.008685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730132.00/cwt132.00–132.009641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320193.43/cwt192.00–195.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430163.38/cwt160.00–167.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435179.95/cwt179.00–182.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459161.32/cwt160.00–170.007408
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468154.58/cwt150.00–157.007236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473175.54/cwt173.00–178.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529147.83/cwt145.00–150.007827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538155.83/cwt154.00–159.008388
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570141.70/cwt140.00–145.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576152.22/cwt151.00–154.008775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608145.99/cwt143.00–147.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635133.97/cwt130.00–138.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695139.00/cwt139.00–139.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740134.00/cwt134.00–134.009921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90362.55/cwt60.00–65.0056514
Cows—Lean 85-90%96571.23/cwt69.00–74.0068714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12082.34/cwt82.00–83.009223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18771.63/cwt70.00–73.008509
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30977.75/cwt77.00–79.001,01811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54568.93/cwt68.00–70.001,0652
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—600.00/head500.00–675.006007
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,062.50/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0632
Bred Cows—Small 3—815.00/head775.00–875.008155
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,130.00/head1,100.00–1,175.001,13010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—890.00/head850.00–950.0089010

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.