Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2023-07-11

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 11
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
211 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 358▼ 29 vs year ago 240 · −12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 62▼ 16 vs year ago 42 · −38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 92▲ 22 vs year ago 14 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $223.77/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$223.77
53 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,138
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2512225.201,15330
Medium and Large 1572222.321,2729thin
Medium and Large 3461221.651,02114thin
One grade step is worth $3.55/cwt here — about $131 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 sale53 hd
223.77
—
AL average11 barns · 1,057 hd
221.41
+2.36
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—Average1,520102.671,5613thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,323116.481,5412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16092.291,0718thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25583.781,05111

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)—$1,3251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9305
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$46518

Every lot

54 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 2310282.00/cwt282.00–282.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 3383256.13/cwt252.00–260.009812
Steers—Medium and Large 2420257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1488254.59/cwt252.00–260.001,2423
Steers—Medium and Large 2489246.07/cwt240.00–250.001,2035
Steers—Medium and Large 1515245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2621
Steers—Medium and Large 2565232.42/cwt230.00–237.001,3133
Steers—Medium and Large 3623204.55/cwt202.00–207.001,2744
Steers—Medium and Large 2638224.98/cwt220.00–230.001,4352
Steers—Medium and Large 2662206.33/cwt205.00–207.001,3663
Steers—Medium and Large 3745201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318219.55/cwt217.00–225.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325237.00/cwt237.00–237.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408223.53/cwt222.00–228.009128
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438216.02/cwt212.00–217.009465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481212.36/cwt210.00–220.001,0214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528213.55/cwt212.00–215.001,1286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2543204.51/cwt202.00–207.001,1102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588198.73/cwt195.00–200.001,1694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629207.05/cwt204.00–211.001,3027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690182.04/cwt177.00–187.001,2562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329247.47/cwt245.00–255.008144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371252.63/cwt250.00–260.009374
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380238.75/cwt232.00–242.009073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424240.80/cwt235.00–245.001,0215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430248.48/cwt247.00–250.001,0682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468213.52/cwt210.00–217.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472223.90/cwt220.00–230.001,0575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526218.77/cwt218.00–220.001,1515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535228.50/cwt228.00–229.001,2222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3543203.31/cwt200.00–210.001,1043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573220.97/cwt220.00–222.001,2662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582216.29/cwt215.00–218.001,2597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633211.02/cwt210.00–212.001,3362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Bulls—Medium and Large 3775175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2702
Bulls——2,020108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,1821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16092.29/cwt90.00–94.001,0718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25583.78/cwt81.00–84.001,05111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323116.48/cwt116.00–117.001,5412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,412.50/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,275.00–1,325.001,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Small 3—930.00/head825.00–1,000.009305
Bred Cows—Small 3—675.00/head650.00–700.006752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—465.00/head420.00–510.0046518

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.