Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2023-06-27

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 27
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
358 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 241▲ 118 vs year ago 240 · +49.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 43▲ 20 vs year ago 42 · +47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 65▲ 78 vs year ago 14 · +557.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate with moderate 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 $216.97/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$216.97
74 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,053
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.60
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2467221.841,03642
Medium and Large 1552214.251,18315thin
Medium and Large 3471207.3597717thin
One grade step is worth $14.49/cwt here — about $59 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 sale74 hd
216.97
—
AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd
216.37
+0.60
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
Bulls—Low1,717105.881,8174thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223104.461,27821
CowsLean 85-90%Average99686.7886527

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)—$1,1605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9949
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,13828
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7333thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6756
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$5206

Every lot

62 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 1375277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0391
Steers—Medium and Large 3385252.00/cwt252.00–252.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1420271.14/cwt267.00–275.001,1394
Steers—Medium and Large 1475256.52/cwt255.00–258.001,2182
Steers—Medium and Large 2490249.47/cwt247.00–252.001,2224
Steers—Medium and Large 1522248.02/cwt247.00–253.001,2956
Steers—Medium and Large 1585242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4161
Steers—Medium and Large 2585232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3571
Steers—Medium and Large 1605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Steers—Medium and Large 3625217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3561
Steers—Medium and Large 3660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 2775192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318227.53/cwt225.00–232.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371224.27/cwt222.00–225.008324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376236.39/cwt235.00–240.0088914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432228.88/cwt228.00–233.0098911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440222.00/cwt222.00–222.009773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460227.51/cwt227.00–228.001,0474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480216.80/cwt215.00–222.001,0414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520215.99/cwt215.00–217.001,1232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530189.57/cwt187.00–197.001,0054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540208.22/cwt207.00–212.001,1244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563203.48/cwt200.00–207.001,1464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573209.59/cwt209.00–212.001,2015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633198.67/cwt198.00–200.001,2583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635205.95/cwt205.00–209.001,3084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3745167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319272.47/cwt270.00–280.008694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335258.97/cwt257.00–260.008683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355270.00/cwt270.00–270.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372242.45/cwt237.00–245.009023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374257.79/cwt252.00–262.009649
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408224.48/cwt222.00–227.009166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413262.45/cwt260.00–265.001,0842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425235.18/cwt232.00–242.001,0003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486226.19/cwt222.00–232.001,0997
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518194.65/cwt192.00–200.001,0083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530217.77/cwt217.00–220.001,1544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566215.77/cwt212.00–217.001,2214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626206.72/cwt205.00–212.001,2944
Bulls—Medium and Large 3765179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39395.84/cwt94.00–98.001,3352
Bulls——2,040115.91/cwt114.00–119.002,3652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89377.28/cwt75.00–80.006908
Cows—Lean 85-90%99587.79/cwt85.00–89.008749
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08093.47/cwt91.00–94.001,00910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171106.93/cwt104.00–108.001,25214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32799.53/cwt96.00–100.001,3217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,160.00/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—994.44/head950.00–1,050.009949
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—837.50/head800.00–875.008382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,263.64/head1,200.00–1,375.001,26411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—1,055.88/head975.00–1,100.001,05617
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—733.33/head700.00–750.007333
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—675.00/head675.00–675.006756
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—520.00/head520.00–520.005206

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.