Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-01-19

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jan 19
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
440 vs last sale 210 313 vs year ago 337 · +92.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
19 vs last sale 41 34 vs year ago 26 · +130.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
50 vs last sale 15 40 vs year ago 105 · 38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Pairs and replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.47/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$135.47
167 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.24
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2425138.8259048
Medium and Large 1491134.86663113
Medium and Large 3440120.175296thin
One grade step is worth $18.66/cwt here — about $61 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 sale167 hd
135.47
AL average15 barns · 1,390 hd
128.23
+7.24
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
BullsLow1,62474.261,2068thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34068.009111thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10555.1561022
CowsLean 85-90%Low84741.333505thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2424135.95/cwt132.00–138.005767
HeifersMedium and Large 1421130.48/cwt127.00–135.0054922
HeifersMedium and Large 1624106.99/cwt106.00–108.006684
BullsMedium and Large 2590112.00/cwt112.00–112.006611
BullsMedium and Large 2530123.00/cwt123.00–123.006523
BullsMedium and Large 2478129.57/cwt127.00–133.006199
BullsMedium and Large 173799.40/cwt97.00–101.007335
SteersMedium and Large 1220166.00/cwt166.00–166.003651
SteersMedium and Large 1780109.27/cwt108.00–111.008524
BullsMedium and Large 1524128.30/cwt125.00–132.0067227
BullsMedium and Large 1283164.37/cwt162.00–168.0046511
BullsMedium and Large 1678107.00/cwt106.00–108.007259
HeifersMedium and Large 1310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004343
SteersMedium and Large 1586127.36/cwt127.00–130.007468
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added559139.50/cwt139.50–139.507807
HeifersMedium and Large 1670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 1225155.00/cwt155.00–155.003491
BullsMedium and Large 1463140.54/cwt135.00–143.006519
SteersMedium and Large 1332164.35/cwt163.00–165.005463
SteersMedium and Large 1638122.02/cwt120.00–123.007783
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added689124.00/cwt124.00–124.008547
SteersMedium and Large 1730110.48/cwt109.00–113.008074
HeifersMedium and Large 1480120.73/cwt119.00–124.0058017
HeifersMedium and Large 1376137.04/cwt133.00–141.0051514
SteersMedium and Large 11,25385.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0651
BullsMedium and Large 1369156.46/cwt153.00–162.005778
BullsMedium and Large 1576119.63/cwt118.00–122.006896
SteersMedium and Large 1666115.70/cwt114.00–118.007717
HeifersMedium and Large 1524115.73/cwt112.00–118.006064
SteersMedium and Large 1385157.32/cwt156.00–158.006063
SteersMedium and Large 1525139.31/cwt138.00–140.007313
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added82597.00/cwt97.00–97.008002
BullsMedium and Large 1627110.19/cwt108.00–114.006919
SteersMedium and Large 1472150.31/cwt145.00–155.0070911
BullsMedium and Large 1335161.83/cwt157.00–165.0054212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14556.49/cwt53.00–60.0064712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34068.00/cwt68.00–68.009111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09863.44/cwt62.00–67.006974
Bulls1,46370.93/cwt68.00–72.001,0383
Bulls2,22080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,7761
Bulls1,59675.32/cwt74.00–78.001,2024
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2898.33/cwt750.00–1,000.0030
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2652.50/cwt550.00–750.0010
Bred CowsSmall 1-2400.00/cwt400.00–400.001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3493.75/cwt400.00–550.008
Bred CowsSmall 1-2456.25/cwt425.00–475.004
Bred CowsSmall 1-2587.50/cwt500.00–700.004
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03046.96/cwt44.00–52.004846
CowsLean 85-90%89540.00/cwt40.00–40.003582
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,037.50/cwt1,025.00–1,050.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2872.50/cwt750.00–1,000.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2658.33/cwt550.00–750.006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3700.00/cwt700.00–700.001
SteersMedium and Large 2565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006782
BullsMedium and Large 3545112.00/cwt112.00–112.006102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.001
HeifersMedium and Large 2475114.25/cwt112.00–115.005434
HeifersMedium and Large 3465107.00/cwt107.00–107.004981
SteersMedium and Large 366596.00/cwt96.00–96.006381
BullsMedium and Large 268099.00/cwt99.00–99.006731
HeifersMedium and Large 2336132.51/cwt125.00–138.0044516
CowsLean 85-90%81542.21/cwt41.00–44.003443
SteersMedium and Large 3504118.00/cwt118.00–118.005957
HeifersMedium and Large 3425112.00/cwt112.00–112.004762
BullsMedium and Large 366585.00/cwt85.00–85.005651
BullsMedium and Large 177792.99/cwt91.00–95.007233
BullsMedium and Large 2278153.98/cwt152.00–158.004283
BullsMedium and Large 3285141.00/cwt141.00–141.004022
BullsMedium and Large 3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
HeifersMedium and Large 2545109.00/cwt109.00–109.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 2441121.84/cwt117.00–125.005375
HeifersMedium and Large 1584112.32/cwt109.00–114.006566
BullsMedium and Large 2615104.00/cwt104.00–104.006402
HeifersMedium and Large 2381126.69/cwt122.00–128.004836
BullsMedium and Large 2381149.42/cwt145.00–152.0056919
SteersMedium and Large 2270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
SteersMedium and Large 278194.76/cwt93.00–96.007404
SteersMedium and Large 11,01597.50/cwt97.00–98.009902
BullsMedium and Large 1422147.15/cwt142.00–150.0062114
BullsMedium and Large 2323152.26/cwt150.00–155.004923
HeifersMedium and Large 2263139.01/cwt138.00–140.003662
SteersMedium and Large 2520129.00/cwt129.00–129.006712

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.