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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $118.13/cwt -5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 533 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 434 860
Feeder cattle 181 302 741
Slaughter cattle 21 58 48
Replacement cattle 15 74 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–675 673 2 112.00–115.00 $113.49 $764 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 147.00 $147.00 $485 —
455 455 1 125.00 $125.00 $569 +0.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 238 3 130.00–132.50 $130.79 $311 —
255–295 275 2 127.00–128.00 $127.46 $351 —
305–345 328 6 120.00–125.00 $122.16 $401 -1.96
415–445 433 5 110.00–113.00 $111.58 $483 -3.71
470–495 485 5 105.00–110.00 $106.97 $519 -1.57
505–525 520 8 103.00–106.00 $104.63 $544 -1.69
685 685 1 94.00 $94.00 $644 -2.00
745 745 1 93.00 $93.00 $693 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 140.00 $140.00 $294 —
355–365 357 6 120.00–123.00 $121.33 $433 —
405–435 419 7 115.00–117.50 $115.64 $485 —
530–535 533 2 107.50–109.00 $108.25 $577 —
555–580 568 2 104.00–106.00 $104.98 $596 -6.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 237 3 117.00–125.00 $119.70 $284 —
345 345 1 115.00 $115.00 $397 -3.27
370–385 375 3 106.00–112.50 $110.28 $414 -0.29
410–445 428 2 102.50–105.00 $103.70 $444 -2.80
460–490 468 4 100.00–102.00 $100.52 $470 -3.97
595 595 1 93.00 $93.00 $553 -1.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 284 8 158.00–165.00 $161.64 $459 -7.23
310–345 328 5 150.00–155.00 $152.62 $501 -8.02
370–390 383 5 145.00–148.00 $146.07 $559 -0.77
465 465 1 128.00 $128.00 $595 -0.99
520–545 533 11 115.00–120.00 $118.13 $630 -5.37
555–590 570 4 113.00–116.00 $114.52 $653 —
615–625 621 4 110.00–112.00 $110.75 $688 -0.24
675–690 683 2 107.00–108.00 $107.51 $734 +0.02
725 725 3 102.00–104.00 $102.67 $744 -2.33
810 810 1 95.00 $95.00 $770 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 -8.82
320–345 333 2 141.00–142.50 $141.78 $472 -6.68
365–395 373 4 130.00–140.00 $134.44 $501 -3.00
410–445 432 3 122.50–130.00 $127.29 $550 -1.87
465–470 467 3 114.00–117.50 $116.33 $543 -4.69
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 +1.62
640 640 3 108.00 $108.00 $691 +1.02
680 680 2 104.00 $104.00 $707 —
730–740 734 4 95.00–97.50 $95.88 $704 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 137.50 $137.50 $378 —
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 -6.86
445 445 1 117.50 $117.50 $523 -2.56
460–495 483 5 107.00–112.50 $111.45 $538 +0.13
545 545 3 105.00 $105.00 $572 -2.35
555 555 1 104.00 $104.00 $577 -0.66

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $460 —
875–1220 1023 85-90% 4 43.00–45.00 $43.96 $450 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $364 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $605 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $760 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1550 1530 2 72.00–74.00 $72.99 $1,117 —
1835 1835 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,468 +5.52

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 480.00 $480.00

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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) 3 600.00–725.00 $650.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 325.00–375.00 $341.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 575.00 $575.00

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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.