Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2022-11-01

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Nov 1
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 263▼ 205 vs year ago 368 · −55.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 40▲ 4 vs year ago 30 · +13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 23▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.33/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$144.33
41 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.96
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2421148.3162414thin
Medium and Large 1533148.0078912thin
Medium and Large 3413137.6856915thin
One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about $55 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 sale41 hd
144.33
—
AL average11 barns · 1,191 hd
142.37
+1.96
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—Average1,75279.141,3873thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57569.001,0871thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17462.3873210
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,40461.698666thin

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)—$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$5752thin

Every lot

32 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 · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318156.22/cwt155.00–160.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369145.49/cwt140.00–150.005379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412153.97/cwt152.00–155.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428146.26/cwt145.00–149.006266
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463129.71/cwt123.00–132.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513143.48/cwt142.00–145.007364
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513118.45/cwt115.00–122.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524147.61/cwt147.00–148.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625144.66/cwt144.00–146.009043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315172.00/cwt172.00–172.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3343164.48/cwt162.00–167.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368169.57/cwt167.00–171.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383156.78/cwt155.00–162.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418161.06/cwt159.00–163.006736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1439167.77/cwt167.00–170.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467148.95/cwt147.00–157.006965
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483136.10/cwt132.00–140.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513142.41/cwt140.00–147.007316
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588124.47/cwt122.00–127.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745106.00/cwt106.00–106.007901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,2361
Bulls——1,79381.71/cwt80.00–84.001,4652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06569.00/cwt69.00–69.007352
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20160.72/cwt54.00–65.007298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34558.00/cwt58.00–58.007802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43363.53/cwt63.00–64.009104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Small 3—575.00/head550.00–600.005752

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.