Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2022-12-13

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Dec 13
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
307 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 418▼ 153 vs year ago 460 · −33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 80▲ 17 vs year ago 21 · +81.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 14▲ 133 vs year ago 30 · +443.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $154.01/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$154.01
60 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456160.0173019thin
Medium and Large 2443153.3967932
Medium and Large 3387143.545569thin
One grade step is worth $16.47/cwt here — about $174 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 sale60 hd
154.01
—
AL average16 barns · 2,095 hd
153.48
+0.54
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—Average1,78785.451,5277thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24070.328723thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98660.1759322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36060.008161thin

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)—$1,35224
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,03430
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5194thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,40319
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,20012

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2312197.65/cwt195.00–202.006178
Steers—Medium and Large 1371200.96/cwt200.00–205.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 3373166.79/cwt160.00–170.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 2380183.00/cwt183.00–183.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 2410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1433192.32/cwt190.00–197.008339
Steers—Medium and Large 1459186.19/cwt185.00–187.008555
Steers—Medium and Large 3470158.00/cwt158.00–158.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1534180.32/cwt180.00–182.009636
Steers—Medium and Large 1578176.52/cwt175.00–178.001,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 2740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305172.00/cwt172.00–172.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3311153.99/cwt150.00–155.004795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312163.65/cwt163.00–165.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1356166.01/cwt165.00–169.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381160.33/cwt159.00–162.006117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420155.04/cwt153.00–158.0065113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458131.65/cwt130.00–135.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459158.03/cwt157.00–162.007255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480148.63/cwt147.00–152.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508155.34/cwt155.00–156.007893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520158.00/cwt158.00–158.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555127.00/cwt127.00–127.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570147.00/cwt147.00–147.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575157.00/cwt157.00–157.009033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575139.97/cwt139.00–142.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640138.00/cwt138.00–138.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660138.00/cwt138.00–138.009111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313190.72/cwt187.00–192.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320200.98/cwt200.00–202.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373192.45/cwt190.00–195.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411182.09/cwt180.00–188.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460167.00/cwt167.00–167.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472175.30/cwt173.00–180.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560166.51/cwt165.00–168.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590152.00/cwt152.00–152.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745124.00/cwt124.00–124.009241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37377.19/cwt75.00–80.001,0602
Bulls——1,74885.25/cwt84.00–88.001,4903
Bulls——2,26094.00/cwt94.00–94.002,1242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92152.32/cwt50.00–55.004827
Cows—Lean 85-90%94059.53/cwt58.00–61.005606
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06866.70/cwt64.00–68.007129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10066.00/cwt66.00–66.007261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31072.48/cwt72.00–73.009492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36060.00/cwt60.00–60.008161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,352.08/head1,285.00–1,400.001,35224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,214.38/head1,125.00–1,235.001,21416
Bred Cows—Small 3—827.14/head730.00–900.0082714
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,518.75/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,402.63/head1,300.00–1,450.001,40319
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,20012

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.