Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2020-07-28

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 28
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
408 head
65 vs last sale 473 49 vs year ago 457 · 10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
24 vs last sale 64 18 vs year ago 70 · +25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
9 vs last sale 47 34 vs year ago 72 · 47.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.39/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$126.39
118 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.16
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451127.9757769
Medium and Large 2424125.2953130
Medium and Large 3378122.4146219thin
One grade step is worth $5.55/cwt here — about $115 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 sale118 hd
126.39
AL average11 barns · 1,027 hd
121.23
+5.16
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
BullsAverage1,66092.041,5282thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38767.6593910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15264.0373856
CowsLean 85-90%Low97953.3752213

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3273150.65/cwt150.00–154.004116
BullsMedium and Large 3482123.70/cwt120.00–126.005966
BullsMedium and Large 3430129.22/cwt127.50–130.005568
SteersMedium and Large 3275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
SteersMedium and Large 3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
SteersMedium and Large 3370142.08/cwt140.00–144.005262
SteersMedium and Large 3420136.26/cwt135.00–137.505722
SteersMedium and Large 3470128.99/cwt128.00–130.006062
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2980.00/cwt900.00–1,075.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2679.17/cwt650.00–725.006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800.00/cwt800.00–800.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3575.00/cwt575.00–575.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3650.00/cwt650.00–650.001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2456.67/cwt335.00–575.009
Bulls1,66092.04/cwt90.00–94.001,5282
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10059.12/cwt58.00–61.0065013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27069.22/cwt68.00–72.0087915
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11363.53/cwt62.00–66.0070728
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0661
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37767.17/cwt65.00–70.009259
BullsMedium and Large 3391139.00/cwt137.00–140.005435
BullsMedium and Large 3317149.18/cwt147.50–150.004733
BullsMedium and Large 384088.51/cwt87.00–90.007432
BullsMedium and Large 3628105.98/cwt105.00–107.006662
BullsMedium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006122
BullsMedium and Large 377098.00/cwt98.00–98.007551
BullsMedium and Large 2426136.36/cwt132.50–142.0058112
BullsMedium and Large 2519123.83/cwt121.00–127.006436
BullsMedium and Large 2333158.41/cwt155.00–160.005286
BullsMedium and Large 2384151.33/cwt150.00–155.005815
BullsMedium and Large 2632110.65/cwt110.00–112.006993
BullsMedium and Large 2580119.66/cwt118.00–121.006943
BullsMedium and Large 2475128.96/cwt128.00–130.006132
BullsMedium and Large 2273162.34/cwt160.00–165.004432
BullsMedium and Large 297088.00/cwt88.00–88.008541
BullsMedium and Large 2770104.00/cwt104.00–104.008011
BullsMedium and Large 1337170.69/cwt170.00–172.505755
BullsMedium and Large 1412148.02/cwt145.00–150.006103
BullsMedium and Large 1367163.36/cwt157.50–167.506003
BullsMedium and Large 1615119.49/cwt119.00–120.007352
BullsMedium and Large 1478135.55/cwt134.00–137.006482
SteersMedium and Large 1380165.00/cwt160.00–167.506273
SteersMedium and Large 1640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 3332128.23/cwt125.00–130.004266
HeifersMedium and Large 3362122.69/cwt120.00–124.004443
HeifersMedium and Large 3630101.54/cwt100.00–103.006402
HeifersMedium and Large 3420116.99/cwt116.00–118.004912
HeifersMedium and Large 3273131.31/cwt130.00–132.503582
HeifersMedium and Large 3230134.84/cwt132.50–137.503102
HeifersMedium and Large 3535109.00/cwt109.00–109.005831
HeifersMedium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
HeifersMedium and Large 2430124.06/cwt122.00–126.0053310
HeifersMedium and Large 2313134.49/cwt132.00–135.004216
HeifersMedium and Large 2474120.01/cwt118.00–122.005695
HeifersMedium and Large 2385129.37/cwt128.00–130.004983
HeifersMedium and Large 2635109.50/cwt109.00–110.006952
HeifersMedium and Large 2575113.51/cwt113.00–114.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 2293138.50/cwt138.00–139.004062
HeifersMedium and Large 1418129.68/cwt127.00–131.0054233
HeifersMedium and Large 1471127.92/cwt125.00–129.0060314
HeifersMedium and Large 1385134.45/cwt132.00–137.005189
HeifersMedium and Large 1525121.65/cwt119.00–123.006398
CowsLean 85-90%96550.00/cwt50.00–50.004831
CowsLean 85-90%1,01058.00/cwt58.00–58.005861
CowsLean 85-90%97753.26/cwt52.00–56.0052011
BullsMedium and Large 1565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007231
BullsMedium and Large 1835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
BullsMedium and Large 1295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005162
SteersMedium and Large 1552134.66/cwt134.00–135.007433
SteersMedium and Large 1414149.00/cwt149.00–149.006175
SteersMedium and Large 1664126.00/cwt126.00–126.008375
SteersMedium and Large 1503140.08/cwt138.00–140.507056
SteersMedium and Large 1482142.66/cwt140.00–143.0068818
SteersMedium and Large 2505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006772
SteersMedium and Large 2610124.99/cwt124.00–126.007622
SteersMedium and Large 2322155.79/cwt155.00–157.505023
SteersMedium and Large 2367154.65/cwt154.00–155.005683
SteersMedium and Large 2674118.00/cwt118.00–118.007953
SteersMedium and Large 2499138.63/cwt136.00–139.006928
SteersMedium and Large 2558128.27/cwt126.00–128.5071614
SteersMedium and Large 2437142.23/cwt142.00–145.0062219
HeifersMedium and Large 1690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 1585118.01/cwt117.00–119.006902
HeifersMedium and Large 1610115.50/cwt115.00–116.007052

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.