Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.82/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 440 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.32/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 522 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	337	217	595
Feeder cattle	285	181	525
Slaughter cattle	35	21	35
Replacement cattle	17	15	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	154.00–160.00	$156.86	$518	+9.86
390	390	2	150.00	$150.00	$585	—
415–438	423	6	142.50–145.00	$143.90	$609	—
455–495	472	7	132.50–137.00	$133.87	$632	+8.87
530–545	538	3	117.50–127.00	$123.14	$662	—
590–595	593	2	112.50–116.00	$114.26	$678	—
755	755	1	103.00	$103.00	$778	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	174.00–176.00	$175.00	$516	—
315–320	318	3	165.00–168.00	$165.99	$528	—
355–375	365	2	155.00–160.00	$157.57	$575	—
415–445	425	3	148.00–150.00	$149.02	$633	—
455–465	460	2	143.00–145.00	$143.99	$662	—
520–535	528	2	133.00–134.00	$133.49	$705	—
555–592	583	4	127.50–129.00	$127.86	$745	—
615–640	628	2	122.50–123.00	$122.75	$771	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	2	135.00–140.00	$137.60	$523	—
455–465	460	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$563	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	137.50–138.00	$137.75	$355	—
315–345	325	4	130.00–133.00	$131.86	$429	—
390–395	393	8	125.00–128.00	$126.32	$496	—
410–449	440	14	120.00–125.00	$121.82	$536	+6.18
470–495	479	7	115.00–120.00	$117.27	$562	—
505–540	522	11	110.00–114.00	$111.32	$581	+3.07
555–595	572	3	107.00–110.00	$108.30	$619	+3.32
605–628	624	8	104.00–107.00	$104.49	$652	—
690	690	1	102.00	$102.00	$704	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	135.00	$135.00	$331	+4.21
255–295	272	6	127.50–132.50	$130.85	$356	+3.39
305–340	313	6	125.00–127.50	$126.81	$397	+4.65
365–375	370	4	120.00–123.00	$121.23	$449	—
435–445	444	7	112.50–119.00	$114.77	$510	+3.19
455–490	473	2	110.00–113.00	$111.56	$528	+4.59
505–545	525	4	103.00–106.00	$104.53	$549	-0.10
760	760	1	89.00	$89.00	$676	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	122.50–124.00	$123.24	$333	—
340–345	343	4	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$391	-0.99
370–395	383	2	110.00–112.50	$111.29	$426	+1.01
435	435	3	107.50–110.00	$108.83	$473	+5.13
455–495	482	3	103.00–105.00	$104.37	$503	+3.85
505–545	523	3	94.00–99.00	$96.70	$506	—
565–575	572	3	91.00–94.00	$91.99	$526	-1.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	293	5	162.50–170.00	$165.52	$485	+3.88
320–345	339	4	152.50–159.00	$154.75	$525	+2.13
360–395	383	9	144.00–150.00	$146.34	$560	+0.27
405–420	415	3	138.00–140.00	$139.35	$578	—
465–490	478	3	130.00–135.00	$132.70	$634	+4.70
525–545	535	2	122.00–125.00	$123.47	$661	+5.34
555–570	565	6	116.00–120.00	$118.69	$671	+4.17
605–615	612	3	114.00–117.00	$116.01	$710	+5.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	—
275	275	3	155.00	$155.00	$426	+5.00
340–345	342	3	142.50–150.00	$146.15	$500	+4.37
380–395	391	4	133.00–140.00	$137.63	$538	+3.19
415–430	420	3	125.00–127.50	$126.65	$532	-0.64
455–495	475	2	123.00–125.00	$124.04	$589	+7.71
605–645	620	3	107.00–111.00	$108.99	$676	+0.99
655–675	665	2	105.00–107.50	$106.23	$706	+2.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	135.00–140.00	$137.35	$446	—
405–415	410	2	118.00–121.00	$119.48	$490	+1.98
555–595	575	2	104.00–107.00	$105.55	$607	+1.55
615–620	618	2	99.00–102.00	$100.49	$621	—
705–730	718	2	89.00–90.00	$89.49	$643	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–865	855	85-90%	2	34.00–38.00	$35.98	$308	—
885–1065	967	85-90%	6	40.00–44.00	$42.10	$407	—
1005–1045	1025	85-90%	4	48.00–50.00	$49.02	$502	+5.06

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1250	1158	80-85%	3	58.00–62.00	$59.76	$692	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	75-80%	1	52.00	$52.00	$754	—
1450–1535	1493	75-80%	2	58.00–60.00	$58.97	$880	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1300	1205	2	67.00–70.00	$68.38	$824	—
1335–1755	1545	2	74.00–75.00	$74.57	$1,152	+1.58
1880–1890	1885	2	82.00–84.00	$83.00	$1,565	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	350.00–400.00	$375.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	770.00–785.00	$777.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	525.00–600.00	$562.50

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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.