Cattle Market Pulse

Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 434 0 450
Feeder cattle 302 — 354
Slaughter cattle 58 — 55
Replacement cattle 74 — 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
475 475 2 122.50–126.00 $124.25 $590
535–540 538 2 120.00–122.50 $121.24 $652
565–590 578 2 112.50–114.00 $113.23 $654
645 645 1 111.00 $111.00 $716
745 745 1 108.00 $108.00 $805
920 920 1 90.00 $90.00 $828
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855 855 1 82.00 $82.00 $701

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
310–345 330 6 122.50–128.00 $124.12 $410
355–390 364 4 115.00–120.00 $118.66 $432
415–435 419 9 110.00–122.50 $115.29 $483
455–495 477 5 106.00–111.00 $108.54 $518
510–545 531 5 105.00–108.00 $106.32 $565
570–595 585 3 104.00–106.00 $105.00 $614
615–645 630 2 100.00–104.00 $102.05 $643
695 695 1 96.00 $96.00 $667
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
260–295 275 3 120.00–127.50 $124.00 $341
305–340 328 3 117.50–120.00 $118.27 $388
360–390 370 4 107.50–112.50 $110.57 $409
415–445 432 3 105.00–107.50 $106.50 $460
480–495 488 2 104.00–105.00 $104.49 $510
505–545 530 6 99.00–104.00 $101.39 $537
555–595 572 3 93.00–97.00 $94.66 $541
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
575–595 582 3 111.00–113.00 $111.68 $650
615–645 623 4 107.00–109.00 $107.52 $670
655–675 663 5 102.00–108.00 $104.23 $691
755 755 1 98.00 $98.00 $740

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
275–295 288 7 165.00–172.50 $168.87 $486
325–345 338 3 160.00–162.00 $160.64 $543
355–395 381 9 145.00–150.00 $146.84 $559
405–445 421 5 135.00–138.00 $136.64 $575
455–465 460 2 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $593
515–520 518 2 123.00–124.00 $123.50 $640
640–645 643 3 110.00–113.00 $110.99 $714
670–690 680 2 107.00–108.00 $107.49 $731
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
265–295 280 2 157.50–160.00 $158.82 $445
310–335 322 3 142.50–152.50 $148.46 $478
365–395 385 3 135.00–140.00 $137.44 $529
420–445 433 2 126.00–132.50 $129.16 $559
465–490 473 6 120.00–123.00 $121.02 $572
505–535 522 5 114.00–119.00 $117.02 $611
565–595 585 5 107.50–110.00 $108.38 $634
615–645 630 2 106.00–108.00 $106.98 $674
790 790 1 96.00 $96.00 $758
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
305–310 308 2 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $424
375–390 385 4 125.00–130.00 $126.86 $488
405–435 417 3 117.50–122.50 $120.06 $501
455–495 475 5 109.00–115.00 $111.32 $529
505–545 518 3 105.00–109.00 $107.35 $556
575–585 578 3 104.00–105.00 $104.66 $605
615–620 618 2 100.00–102.50 $101.26 $626

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1235 1104 80-85% 6 48.00–52.00 $50.64 $559
1035–1325 1180 80-85% 2 63.00–66.00 $64.32 $759
1020–1430 1185 80-85% 16 56.00–61.00 $58.04 $688
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890 890 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $338
825–960 893 85-90% 2 48.00 $48.00 $429
835–1220 973 85-90% 11 40.00–45.00 $42.80 $416
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1615 1615 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $969
1765 1765 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $918

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1745–1900 1823 2 74.00–75.00 $74.48 $1,358
1655–2245 1929 5 80.00–82.00 $80.75 $1,558

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 440.00–550.00 $484.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–875.00 $793.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 600.00–725.00 $664.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–975.00 $937.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–700.00 $658.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 925.00–1,235.00 $1,036.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 800.00–900.00 $870.83

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.