Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-06-29

Opp Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 29
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
247 vs last sale 38 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
83 vs last sale 7 90 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 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold 250 to 300 higher on a herd sell out. Feeder market not reported.

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
BullsLow1,68783.121,40214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47464.9095715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19163.24753135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01147.9548528

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3735.00/cwt700.00–800.005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3721.43/cwt600.00–800.0014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2829.17/cwt700.00–1,000.0012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025.00/cwt950.00–1,100.005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,220.00/cwt1,150.00–1,300.005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2984.52/cwt875.00–1,100.0021
CowsLean 85-90%1,01845.66/cwt45.00–48.0046518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47066.50/cwt63.00–68.0097811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19168.21/cwt67.00–70.0081234
Bulls1,47276.98/cwt74.00–79.001,1333
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16257.34/cwt54.00–59.0066628
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49257.00/cwt55.00–58.008503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3775.00/cwt775.00–775.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,565.63/cwt1,500.00–1,775.0032
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,205.77/cwt925.00–1,450.0026
Bulls1,74584.80/cwt82.00–88.001,48011
CowsLean 85-90%99852.07/cwt50.00–55.0052010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20363.18/cwt60.00–66.0076073

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.