Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2019-08-06

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 6
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
4 vs last sale 457 461 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
1 vs last sale 70 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
50 vs last sale 72 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.87/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$125.87
96 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.47
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2477129.8261946
Medium and Large 1551124.6768732
Medium and Large 3486117.9357318thin
One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $46 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 sale96 hd
125.87
AL average15 barns · 1,716 hd
125.41
+0.47
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
BullsAverage1,63974.781,2255thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40262.948823thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10358.2264237
CowsLean 85-90%Average96846.9245413

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Opp Livestock - Opp, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3476109.02/cwt108.00–111.005195
HeifersMedium and Large 3318122.50/cwt120.00–125.003905
HeifersMedium and Large 3429116.99/cwt115.00–118.005024
HeifersMedium and Large 3625100.34/cwt100.00–101.006273
HeifersMedium and Large 2536110.82/cwt108.00–112.505949
HeifersMedium and Large 2411122.33/cwt120.00–124.005039
HeifersMedium and Large 2633104.80/cwt103.00–106.006635
HeifersMedium and Large 2470114.21/cwt113.00–115.005375
HeifersMedium and Large 2575106.75/cwt106.00–108.006144
HeifersMedium and Large 2325134.48/cwt134.00–135.004374
HeifersMedium and Large 2275138.13/cwt137.50–140.003804
HeifersMedium and Large 1580112.08/cwt110.00–114.0065014
HeifersMedium and Large 1719103.25/cwt102.00–105.007424
HeifersMedium and Large 1630108.49/cwt108.00–110.006834
HeifersMedium and Large 1668107.33/cwt107.00–108.007173
BullsMedium and Large 3426123.39/cwt120.00–127.005265
BullsMedium and Large 3514111.88/cwt111.00–112.505754
BullsMedium and Large 3645102.00/cwt100.00–106.006583
BullsMedium and Large 3492117.32/cwt114.00–119.005773
BullsMedium and Large 3382133.45/cwt130.00–135.005103
BullsMedium and Large 2426133.48/cwt130.00–135.005697
BullsMedium and Large 2513116.36/cwt114.00–120.005976
BullsMedium and Large 2681108.20/cwt107.00–109.007375
BullsMedium and Large 2566112.50/cwt112.00–113.006375
BullsMedium and Large 2281160.64/cwt158.00–162.504515
BullsMedium and Large 2488123.77/cwt122.00–125.006044
BullsMedium and Large 2378141.45/cwt140.00–144.005354
BullsMedium and Large 2332151.27/cwt150.00–154.005023
BullsMedium and Large 2233168.29/cwt167.50–170.003923
BullsMedium and Large 2710104.50/cwt104.00–105.007422
BullsMedium and Large 2845101.00/cwt101.00–101.008531
BullsMedium and Large 2795103.00/cwt103.00–103.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1629116.85/cwt114.00–119.007356
BullsMedium and Large 1525123.24/cwt122.50–125.006476
BullsMedium and Large 1679112.75/cwt110.00–115.007664
BullsMedium and Large 1480129.76/cwt128.00–131.006234
BullsMedium and Large 1409138.91/cwt137.50–142.505684
BullsMedium and Large 1727109.00/cwt108.00–110.007923
BullsMedium and Large 1573121.19/cwt120.00–122.506943
BullsMedium and Large 1268166.31/cwt165.00–167.504462
CowsLean 85-90%90448.76/cwt47.00–52.004417
CowsLean 85-90%1,03842.94/cwt42.00–45.004465
CowsLean 85-90%1,06554.00/cwt54.00–54.005751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40262.94/cwt62.50–64.008823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13058.97/cwt56.00–61.0066619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02053.60/cwt52.00–54.0054711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16163.44/cwt62.00–65.007377
Bulls1,59876.63/cwt74.00–78.001,2253
Bulls2,22080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,7761
Bulls1,18064.00/cwt64.00–64.007551
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2527.31/cwt430.00–660.0013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy793.33/cwt760.00–820.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3680.00/cwt625.00–700.006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3782.14/cwt725.00–825.007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3600.00/cwt600.00–600.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2852.86/cwt800.00–900.007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2948.50/cwt910.00–1,000.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2770.00/cwt725.00–800.005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3715.00/cwt625.00–775.0020
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2896.00/cwt825.00–1,000.0020
SteersMedium and Large 3476122.51/cwt120.00–125.005834
SteersMedium and Large 3436131.88/cwt127.50–135.005754
SteersMedium and Large 3585109.97/cwt109.00–112.006433
SteersMedium and Large 3675106.03/cwt105.00–107.007162
SteersMedium and Large 3275152.41/cwt150.00–155.004192
SteersMedium and Large 2532127.69/cwt125.00–130.006797
SteersMedium and Large 2484133.41/cwt130.00–135.006467
SteersMedium and Large 2421140.00/cwt137.50–142.505895
SteersMedium and Large 2618115.11/cwt114.00–117.507114
SteersMedium and Large 2581120.88/cwt120.00–122.507024
SteersMedium and Large 2735110.68/cwt110.00–111.008133
SteersMedium and Large 1595129.50/cwt127.50–131.007718
SteersMedium and Large 1531134.78/cwt131.00–137.007168
SteersMedium and Large 1671120.32/cwt119.00–122.508076
SteersMedium and Large 1613124.90/cwt122.50–127.007666
SteersMedium and Large 1718118.35/cwt118.00–119.008503
SteersMedium and Large 1470138.48/cwt137.50–140.006513
SteersMedium and Large 1780115.50/cwt115.00–116.009012
HeifersMedium and Large 3378120.57/cwt119.00–122.504566
HeifersMedium and Large 3519104.61/cwt104.00–106.005435

How this sale compares

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.