Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2021-11-09

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Nov 9
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
464 head
96 vs last sale 368 309 vs year ago 773 · 40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
7 vs last sale 30 35 vs year ago 72 · 48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
4 vs last sale 11 5 vs year ago 20 · 25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $124.69/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$124.69
130 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.96
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439131.7357857
Medium and Large 2492119.6258957
Medium and Large 3435117.7051216thin
One grade step is worth $14.03/cwt here — about $66 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 sale130 hd
124.69
AL average15 barns · 2,021 hd
127.65
−2.96
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
BullsLow1,44674.391,0767thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,03859.7062015
CowsLean 85-90%Low88844.273935thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3490113.00/cwt113.00–113.005542
HeifersMedium and Large 3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004102
HeifersMedium and Large 3555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
HeifersMedium and Large 3428116.56/cwt115.00–118.004994
HeifersMedium and Large 2374130.03/cwt128.00–133.004866
HeifersMedium and Large 2320136.14/cwt133.00–138.004365
HeifersMedium and Large 2727105.63/cwt102.00–108.007683
HeifersMedium and Large 2655107.50/cwt105.00–110.007042
HeifersMedium and Large 2622109.63/cwt108.00–113.006827
HeifersMedium and Large 2516114.73/cwt113.00–119.005927
HeifersMedium and Large 1512126.13/cwt123.00–128.006468
HeifersMedium and Large 2428124.16/cwt122.00–128.0053112
HeifersMedium and Large 2464121.58/cwt118.00–125.005649
HeifersMedium and Large 2575111.83/cwt110.00–113.006436
HeifersMedium and Large 1314141.90/cwt140.00–144.004467
HeifersMedium and Large 1426131.99/cwt130.00–135.0056213
SteersMedium and Large 3420138.00/cwt138.00–138.005801
SteersMedium and Large 1755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
SteersMedium and Large 3570128.00/cwt128.00–128.007302
SteersMedium and Large 3612118.30/cwt115.00–120.007243
SteersMedium and Large 3455133.00/cwt133.00–133.006053
HeifersMedium and Large 1469128.30/cwt127.00–132.0060211
SteersMedium and Large 2525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007613
SteersMedium and Large 2576139.89/cwt137.00–142.008067
SteersMedium and Large 2469147.47/cwt143.00–150.006926
SteersMedium and Large 2725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008921
SteersMedium and Large 2638127.47/cwt125.00–130.008134
SteersMedium and Large 2677124.33/cwt123.00–125.008423
SteersMedium and Large 1576145.21/cwt143.00–150.008368
SteersMedium and Large 1371163.46/cwt160.00–165.006066
SteersMedium and Large 1466155.79/cwt153.00–160.007264
SteersMedium and Large 1623135.36/cwt133.00–138.008433
SteersMedium and Large 1428158.98/cwt158.00–160.006806
BullsMedium and Large 2560128.30/cwt125.00–130.007183
BullsMedium and Large 1535138.00/cwt138.00–138.007382
BullsMedium and Large 1468153.69/cwt150.00–157.007196
BullsMedium and Large 1315161.00/cwt160.00–163.005076
BullsMedium and Large 1426156.56/cwt153.00–160.006678
BullsMedium and Large 1371159.33/cwt155.00–165.005918
CowsLean 85-90%71540.99/cwt40.00–42.002932
CowsLean 85-90%1,00346.45/cwt45.00–49.004663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14569.35/cwt69.00–70.007942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06360.55/cwt58.00–63.006449
CowsBoner 80-85%93052.97/cwt52.00–54.004934
Bulls1,21671.46/cwt70.00–75.008694
Bulls1,75378.30/cwt78.00–79.001,3733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2662.50/cwt650.00–675.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800.00/cwt700.00–950.007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3625.00/cwt625.00–625.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2750.00/cwt750.00–750.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,125.00/cwt1,075.00–1,175.004
BullsMedium and Large 3365143.00/cwt143.00–143.005221
BullsMedium and Large 3475134.12/cwt130.00–138.006375
BullsMedium and Large 3568116.78/cwt113.00–120.006638
BullsMedium and Large 2790101.00/cwt101.00–101.007981
BullsMedium and Large 3620109.38/cwt107.00–110.006785
BullsMedium and Large 3416136.64/cwt133.00–140.005685
BullsMedium and Large 3518119.30/cwt118.00–120.006183
BullsMedium and Large 3670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007042
BullsMedium and Large 3330148.00/cwt148.00–148.004881
BullsMedium and Large 3260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
BullsMedium and Large 2367149.64/cwt148.00–153.005493
BullsMedium and Large 2705113.00/cwt113.00–113.007971
BullsMedium and Large 2235163.00/cwt163.00–163.003831
BullsMedium and Large 2328154.39/cwt150.00–158.0050612
BullsMedium and Large 2431147.15/cwt142.00–150.0063417
BullsMedium and Large 2531129.57/cwt125.00–133.0068812
BullsMedium and Large 2465144.04/cwt140.00–148.006704
BullsMedium and Large 2628116.29/cwt113.00–118.007303
HeifersMedium and Large 1375137.22/cwt135.00–138.005155
HeifersMedium and Large 1276147.00/cwt145.00–148.004065
HeifersMedium and Large 1677113.99/cwt113.00–116.007723
HeifersMedium and Large 1562119.32/cwt118.00–122.006713
HeifersMedium and Large 1790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 1245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
HeifersMedium and Large 3390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004884
HeifersMedium and Large 3507108.67/cwt108.00–110.005513

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.