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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $144.73/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 481 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.06/cwt +10.76 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 588 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $127.20/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 640 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 865 337 630
Feeder cattle 773 285 427
Slaughter cattle 72 35 77
Replacement cattle 20 17 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on few offerings. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–393 388 7 162.00–167.00 $163.33 $634 +5.76
425–445 429 5 155.00–157.50 $156.98 $673 +7.96
453–496 481 48 144.00–146.00 $144.73 $696 +0.74
505–544 538 31 136.00–141.00 $136.85 $736 +3.36
574 574 44 135.00 $135.00 $775 +7.14
624–642 640 45 124.00–127.50 $127.20 $814 +4.45
655–675 674 20 120.50–124.00 $120.67 $813 —
796 796 13 120.00 $120.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 4 160.00–165.00 $162.56 $541 +5.70
355–375 365 6 145.00–153.00 $149.38 $545 -0.62
460–475 468 2 137.00–140.00 $138.48 $648 +4.61
515–540 528 2 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $673 +4.30
610–615 613 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $702 —
665–675 670 2 105.00–110.00 $107.52 $720 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
355–366 364 7 131.00–140.00 $132.25 $481 -5.35
493 493 3 115.00 $115.00 $567 -7.47
577 577 3 100.00 $100.00 $577 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 160.00 $160.00 $320 —
305–315 308 4 137.50–142.50 $139.38 $429 +7.52
350–380 359 8 130.00–135.00 $130.99 $470 +4.67
410–423 421 7 126.50–130.00 $127.13 $535 +5.31
450–490 461 35 117.50–125.00 $119.72 $552 +2.45
525–537 value added 527 40 122.00–127.00 $126.11 $665 —
530–545 538 2 116.00–117.00 $116.51 $627 +5.19
588 value added 588 44 119.50 $119.50 $703 —
585–595 590 3 111.00–115.00 $112.66 $665 +4.36
634 634 6 110.00 $110.00 $697 +5.51
759 759 13 105.50 $105.50 $801 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 130.00–137.50 $133.85 $385 +3.00
305–340 323 2 129.00–130.00 $129.53 $418 +2.72
365–395 375 3 125.00–127.50 $126.62 $475 +5.39
405–445 425 4 122.50–124.00 $123.21 $524 +8.44
455–465 462 3 112.00–115.00 $114.01 $527 +2.45
720 720 1 96.00 $96.00 $691 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 372 3 110.00–113.00 $111.33 $414 +0.04
412 412 5 107.00 $107.00 $441 -1.83
505–530 518 2 95.00–97.00 $95.98 $497 -0.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 197.50 $197.50 $415 —
255–275 265 2 175.00–180.00 $177.41 $470 +11.89
310–345 332 3 160.00–170.00 $164.82 $547 +10.07
380–395 390 4 147.50–157.50 $154.44 $602 +8.10
440–445 442 3 145.00–146.00 $145.34 $642 +5.99
455–475 463 4 135.00–138.00 $136.27 $631 +3.57
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 322 5 142.50–152.50 $146.52 $472 +0.37
360–375 370 3 135.00–137.50 $135.81 $502 -1.82
675–690 683 2 103.00–108.00 $105.47 $720 -0.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 140.00–142.00 $140.95 $321 —
335–345 342 3 130.00–135.00 $131.63 $450 -5.72
515–525 518 3 97.00–104.00 $100.31 $520 —
580 580 1 95.00 $95.00 $551 -10.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1335 1141 80-85% 14 48.00–52.00 $50.37 $575 —
1000–1440 1183 80-85% 17 54.00–58.00 $56.62 $670 -3.14
1105–1360 1233 80-85% 4 60.00 $60.00 $740 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1175 920 85-90% 9 43.00–48.00 $44.85 $413 —
1025 1025 85-90% 2 40.00 $40.00 $410 -9.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1595 1478 75-80% 5 54.00–58.00 $55.70 $823 -3.27
1590 1590 75-80% 2 60.00 $60.00 $954 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830 1830 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,427 —
2045–2060 2053 2 85.00–88.00 $86.49 $1,776 —

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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 3 360.00–450.00 $403.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 325.00–350.00 $337.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00 $650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 450.00 $450.00 —

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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.