Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-06-01

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 1
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
239 head
132 vs last sale 371 49 vs year ago 288 · 17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
115 vs last sale 65 156 vs year ago 24 · +650.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
135 head
100 vs last sale 35 11 vs year ago 124 · +8.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.61/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$123.61
65 head · 414 lb average
Value per head Derived
$512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1401131.3952721
Medium and Large 2432121.6652633
Medium and Large 3386114.6244311thin
One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $85 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 sale65 hd
123.61
AL average10 barns · 853 hd
123.30
+0.30
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
BullsLow1,80478.311,4136thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46364.669468thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19664.40770110
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00155.2355340

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003992
SteersMedium and Large 2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006833
SteersMedium and Large 2493138.01/cwt135.00–140.006805
HeifersMedium and Large 2370122.24/cwt120.00–125.004529
BullsMedium and Large 2517121.32/cwt118.00–123.006273
BullsMedium and Large 2320148.65/cwt148.00–150.004763
SteersMedium and Large 1365154.62/cwt153.00–158.005643
BullsMedium and Large 2582119.36/cwt118.00–122.006953
BullsMedium and Large 2395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005732
SteersMedium and Large 1340164.00/cwt164.00–164.005582
HeifersMedium and Large 1324138.33/cwt137.00–141.004487
HeifersMedium and Large 1463125.99/cwt125.00–128.005836
BullsMedium and Large 1340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005273
HeifersMedium and Large 1670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 1645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 1374130.71/cwt130.00–133.004894
SteersMedium and Large 1455143.00/cwt143.00–143.006511
SteersMedium and Large 1555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
SteersMedium and Large 1505141.00/cwt141.00–141.007122
SteersMedium and Large 1610132.00/cwt132.00–132.008052
SteersMedium and Large 1765113.00/cwt113.00–113.008642
BullsMedium and Large 1640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007812
BullsMedium and Large 1355148.00/cwt148.00–148.005252
BullsMedium and Large 1575127.00/cwt127.00–127.007301
BullsMedium and Large 1490138.00/cwt138.00–138.006761
BullsMedium and Large 1545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007032
SteersMedium and Large 1425149.00/cwt147.00–150.006333
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42663.54/cwt62.00–66.009066
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19458.91/cwt54.00–61.0070318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13168.80/cwt68.00–73.0077820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21564.55/cwt62.00–67.0078472
CowsLean 85-90%1,00256.62/cwt53.00–59.0056732
Bulls1,68372.54/cwt70.00–74.001,2213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,565.00/cwt1,525.00–1,625.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3500.00/cwt500.00–500.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2755.30/cwt650.00–925.0033
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2808.62/cwt700.00–950.0029
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2721.25/cwt650.00–775.0020
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2967.86/cwt800.00–1,175.0028
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3525.00/cwt525.00–525.002
BullsMedium and Large 3475117.00/cwt117.00–117.005561
SteersMedium and Large 3375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005253
SteersMedium and Large 3475129.35/cwt128.00–130.006143
CowsLean 85-90%99549.66/cwt46.00–52.004948
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,389.47/cwt1,200.00–1,500.0038
Bulls1,92584.08/cwt82.00–87.001,6193
SteersMedium and Large 3543122.49/cwt120.00–125.006652
SteersMedium and Large 3558116.00/cwt115.00–117.006472
SteersMedium and Large 3440132.00/cwt132.00–132.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 2523116.67/cwt116.00–117.006103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3687.50/cwt675.00–700.004
HeifersMedium and Large 3240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003123
HeifersMedium and Large 3468107.49/cwt105.00–110.005034
HeifersMedium and Large 3380113.63/cwt113.00–115.004323
HeifersMedium and Large 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
SteersMedium and Large 2333156.24/cwt155.00–157.005205
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0712
BullsMedium and Large 3330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004463
HeifersMedium and Large 2322129.58/cwt125.00–133.004175
HeifersMedium and Large 2474120.10/cwt115.00–123.005697
HeifersMedium and Large 2584113.99/cwt113.00–116.006665
BullsMedium and Large 2471132.43/cwt128.00–135.006247
HeifersMedium and Large 2283134.32/cwt133.00–135.003803
HeifersMedium and Large 2665103.00/cwt103.00–103.006851
SteersMedium and Large 2575126.95/cwt125.00–129.007302
SteersMedium and Large 2435141.00/cwt141.00–141.006132
SteersMedium and Large 2633123.18/cwt118.00–125.007806

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.