Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-06-02

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 2
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 323▲ 157 vs year ago 131 · +119.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 35▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 41▲ 110 vs year ago 14 · +785.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.66/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$126.66
72 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$634
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.23
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466135.6263324
Medium and Large 2527123.0364936
Medium and Large 3488119.6758412thin
One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $49 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 sale72 hd
126.66
—
AL average13 barns · 1,074 hd
126.89
−0.23
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—Low1,64885.751,4135thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52062.009423thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18859.487066thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average83347.043925thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
BullsMedium and Large 1—280168.00/cwt168.00–168.004701
CowsLean 85-90%—85248.72/cwt48.00–50.004153
CowsLean 85-90%—80544.51/cwt44.00–45.003582
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43566.00/cwt65.00–67.009472
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,69054.00/cwt54.00–54.009131
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29764.64/cwt64.00–65.008383
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07854.31/cwt54.00–55.005853
Bulls——1,50082.49/cwt80.00–84.001,2373
Bulls——1,87090.64/cwt88.00–93.001,6952
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——491.67/cwt375.00–550.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——815.00/cwt815.00–815.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.00—6
SteersMedium and Large 2—560125.50/cwt125.00–126.007032
SteersMedium and Large 2—535128.99/cwt128.00–130.006902
HeifersMedium and Large 1—710108.50/cwt108.50–108.507706
HeifersMedium and Large 1—569115.24/cwt114.00–117.006564
HeifersMedium and Large 1—530119.21/cwt117.00–122.006324
HeifersMedium and Large 1—463124.33/cwt122.00–126.005763
HeifersMedium and Large 1—415129.54/cwt128.00–131.005382
HeifersMedium and Large 1—340137.01/cwt136.00–138.004662
HeifersMedium and Large 1—82099.00/cwt99.00–99.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
BullsMedium and Large 3—592110.67/cwt110.00–111.006553
BullsMedium and Large 3—425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005103
BullsMedium and Large 3—695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006952
BullsMedium and Large 3—343137.99/cwt136.00–140.004732
BullsMedium and Large 3—465118.00/cwt118.00–118.005491
BullsMedium and Large 3—265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
BullsMedium and Large 2—483126.28/cwt124.00–132.0061010
BullsMedium and Large 2—79396.17/cwt95.00–102.007636
BullsMedium and Large 2—389139.32/cwt135.00–143.005426
BullsMedium and Large 2—505119.50/cwt118.00–120.006034
BullsMedium and Large 2—588116.99/cwt115.00–118.006883
BullsMedium and Large 2—713104.00/cwt103.00–105.007422
BullsMedium and Large 2—325150.39/cwt148.00–152.504892
BullsMedium and Large 2—255153.75/cwt152.50–155.003922
BullsMedium and Large 2—690108.00/cwt108.00–108.007451
SteersMedium and Large 2—625118.00/cwt118.00–118.007381
SteersMedium and Large 2—480136.00/cwt136.00–136.006531
SteersMedium and Large 2—405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—798114.50/cwt114.50–114.509147
SteersMedium and Large 1—385152.05/cwt150.00–154.005852
SteersMedium and Large 1—815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
SteersMedium and Large 1—605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1—525138.00/cwt138.00–138.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 3—356116.34/cwt115.00–120.004146
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530105.49/cwt104.00–108.005594
HeifersMedium and Large 3—318120.68/cwt120.00–122.003843
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575101.00/cwt101.00–101.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 3—63595.00/cwt95.00–95.006031
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
HeifersMedium and Large 2—436121.52/cwt119.00–124.005304
HeifersMedium and Large 2—532112.37/cwt110.00–115.005983
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470118.51/cwt118.00–119.005572
HeifersMedium and Large 2—385126.01/cwt125.00–127.004852
HeifersMedium and Large 2—308130.99/cwt130.00–132.004032
HeifersMedium and Large 2—265136.20/cwt135.00–137.503612
HeifersMedium and Large 2—210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——663.33/cwt600.00–775.00—3
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——687.50/cwt650.00–725.00—4
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——800.26/cwt735.00–850.00—38
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——978.20/cwt860.00–1,125.00—50
HeifersMedium and Large 2—84088.00/cwt88.00–88.007391
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655104.00/cwt104.00–104.006811
HeifersMedium and Large 2—595109.00/cwt109.00–109.006491
BullsMedium and Large 1—512127.26/cwt126.00–131.006528
BullsMedium and Large 1—379147.00/cwt145.00–150.005574
BullsMedium and Large 1—428139.69/cwt138.00–142.005983
BullsMedium and Large 1—338156.26/cwt154.00–160.005283
BullsMedium and Large 1—610117.48/cwt115.00–120.007172
BullsMedium and Large 1—565121.99/cwt121.00–123.006892
BullsMedium and Large 1—655114.00/cwt114.00–114.007471

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.