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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.28/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 526 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $149.82/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 468 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.60/cwt -10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 529 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 719 865 630
Feeder cattle 567 773 427
Slaughter cattle 82 72 77
Replacement cattle 70 20 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 165.00–170.00 $167.54 $477 —
358–395 367 4 147.00–165.00 $160.16 $588 -3.17
412–434 value added 422 16 155.00–159.00 $157.20 $663 —
455 455 1 137.00 $137.00 $623 -7.73
460–478 value added 469 19 148.50–152.00 $150.50 $706 —
505 505 1 133.00 $133.00 $672 -3.85
500–532 value added 526 54 138.00–141.25 $140.41 $739 —
565–585 583 11 128.00–132.00 $128.35 $748 -6.65
616 value added 616 10 128.00 $128.00 $788 —
650–695 671 8 123.00–125.00 $124.26 $834 +3.59
730–745 738 2 117.00–119.00 $117.99 $871 —
785 785 1 116.00 $116.00 $911 -4.00
866 value added 866 9 112.00 $112.00 $970 —
932 value added 932 5 113.00 $113.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 -22.56
400–440 420 2 130.00–132.00 $131.05 $550 —
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 +10.50
690 690 1 106.00 $106.00 $731 -1.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 130.00–140.00 $136.14 $449 -3.24
350–390 369 9 131.00–137.00 $134.52 $496 +3.53
415–441 432 13 130.00–135.00 $131.74 $569 +4.61
455–480 471 14 120.00–128.00 $123.26 $581 +3.54
505–545 529 17 114.00–118.00 $115.60 $612 -0.91
566 value added 566 6 114.00 $114.00 $645 -5.50
555–595 580 7 110.00–115.00 $111.39 $646 -1.27
605–640 623 4 108.00–113.00 $110.52 $689 +0.52
690–695 692 3 99.00–100.00 $99.67 $690 —
707–710 value added 709 13 102.00–104.00 $102.92 $730 —
745 745 1 101.00 $101.00 $752 —
785 785 1 91.00 $91.00 $714 -14.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 381 8 125.00–130.00 $128.74 $490 +2.12
401–415 403 8 112.00–124.00 $122.45 $493 -0.76
455–495 467 5 112.00–117.00 $114.80 $536 +0.79
550 550 2 105.00 $105.00 $578 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 122.00 $122.00 $421 —
380 380 1 110.00 $110.00 $418 -1.33
495 495 1 107.00 $107.00 $530 —
505–510 508 2 87.00–95.00 $90.98 $462 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 195.00 $195.00 $410 -2.50
265–290 282 3 170.00–172.00 $170.63 $481 -6.78
310–340 325 9 162.00–170.00 $166.45 $541 +1.63
350–385 356 6 157.00–163.00 $160.54 $572 +6.10
405–425 419 6 157.00–161.00 $158.66 $665 +13.32
455–490 482 6 137.00–145.00 $141.14 $680 +4.87
505–515 508 3 133.00–134.00 $133.66 $679 —
565 565 2 132.00 $132.00 $746 —
605–645 628 4 107.00–110.00 $109.02 $685 —
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 -10.00
730 730 1 98.00 $98.00 $715 —
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 —
800 800 1 93.00 $93.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 152.00 $152.00 $593 +16.19
415–445 430 2 140.00–145.00 $142.41 $612 —
455–480 470 3 125.00–132.00 $127.93 $601 —
570–595 578 6 108.00–117.00 $112.47 $650 —
720 720 1 89.00 $89.00 $641 —
760 760 1 83.00 $83.00 $631 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $477 +10.87
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 —
505–540 523 2 101.00–104.00 $102.55 $536 +2.24

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1060 1050 80-85% 6 48.00–50.00 $48.65 $511 —
750–1615 1266 80-85% 24 52.00–56.00 $54.53 $690 —
1300–1385 1350 80-85% 14 57.00–60.00 $58.29 $787 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1200 1085 85-90% 5 45.00–49.00 $46.67 $506 —
855–1170 1086 85-90% 9 42.00–44.00 $43.72 $475 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1640 1580 75-80% 4 56.00–58.00 $57.00 $901 -3.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1465 1455 3 55.00–64.00 $57.96 $843 —
1065–1890 1491 8 70.00–74.00 $72.45 $1,080 —
2155 2155 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,767 —

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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) 10 600.00–825.00 $679.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 39 575.00–800.00 $685.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 500.00–550.00 $525.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 450.00–550.00 $499.55

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 650.00 $650.00 —

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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.