Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2023-01-10

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jan 10
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 208▲ 58 vs year ago 286 · +20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 21▼ 14 vs year ago 68 · −20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 2▼ 22 vs year ago 138 · −15.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with 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 $159.83/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$159.83
64 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.94
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582162.4094514thin
Medium and Large 2501161.5281028
Medium and Large 3431156.0367222
One grade step is worth $6.37/cwt here — about $274 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 sale64 hd
159.83
—
AL average16 barns · 2,156 hd
156.88
+2.94
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—High1,55793.851,4614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29585.061,1029thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45078.001,1311thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96269.3566723

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 (2-4 yrs)—$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9297
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,25845

Every lot

48 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 1433198.90/cwt197.00–205.008614
Steers—Medium and Large 3440178.00/cwt178.00–178.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 3455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 2474190.20/cwt189.00–194.009024
Steers—Medium and Large 2535189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 1555186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0321
Steers—Medium and Large 3585170.00/cwt170.00–170.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1164
Steers—Medium and Large 1665178.66/cwt178.00–179.001,1883
Steers—Medium and Large 1733175.51/cwt175.00–176.001,2862
Steers—Medium and Large 1780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321163.93/cwt162.00–170.005268
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472153.94/cwt150.00–157.0072712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478165.35/cwt164.00–168.0079015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512158.58/cwt157.00–164.008129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525166.00/cwt166.00–166.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564153.76/cwt150.00–155.008674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575163.47/cwt162.00–165.0094010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620137.00/cwt137.00–137.008492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625157.65/cwt157.00–159.009853
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330215.98/cwt215.00–217.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333207.44/cwt205.00–210.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355215.00/cwt215.00–215.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360195.07/cwt190.00–200.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428157.15/cwt152.00–162.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438181.12/cwt179.00–185.0079311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458172.32/cwt170.00–177.007899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478185.85/cwt182.00–190.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1507172.81/cwt172.00–176.008765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530162.52/cwt160.00–165.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588134.94/cwt130.00–140.007932
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38386.73/cwt85.00–88.001,1992
Bulls——1,730100.96/cwt100.00–102.001,7472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90871.00/cwt68.00–73.006458
Cows—Lean 85-90%95959.07/cwt58.00–63.005668
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02779.21/cwt78.00–81.008137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26382.90/cwt82.00–84.001,0476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41587.57/cwt87.00–88.001,2392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—928.57/head875.00–1,000.009297
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,476.39/head1,400.00–1,525.001,47618
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,234.62/head1,200.00–1,275.001,23513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—1,000.00/head900.00–1,100.001,00014

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.