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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.29/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 580 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $138.23/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 518 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $129.43/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 583 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 367 719 533
Feeder cattle 305 567 459
Slaughter cattle 42 82 53
Replacement cattle 20 70 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Comment: Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 171.00 $171.00 $376 —
355–360 357 10 155.00–165.00 $158.51 $566 -1.65
405–440 411 10 154.00–159.00 $157.56 $648 —
455–485 467 7 139.00–145.00 $142.60 $666 +5.60
504–530 518 17 137.00–141.00 $138.23 $716 +5.23
565–599 580 8 126.00–128.00 $127.12 $737 -1.23
588 value added 588 6 132.50 $132.50 $779 —
617 617 12 120.00 $120.00 $740 —
665–696 690 10 118.50–120.00 $118.69 $819 -5.57
770 770 3 112.00–113.00 $112.67 $868 -3.33
830 830 1 110.00 $110.00 $913 —
925 925 1 105.00 $105.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 152.00 $152.00 $403 —
430–435 431 6 140.00–147.00 $143.17 $617 +12.12
490 490 2 138.00 $138.00 $676 —
575–585 580 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $681 —
680 680 1 114.00 $114.00 $775 +8.00
793 793 2 98.00 $98.00 $777 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 145.00–147.00 $145.80 $430 —
315–340 331 6 135.00–140.00 $137.29 $454 +1.15
360–390 375 9 130.00–137.00 $132.28 $496 -2.24
415–445 437 9 128.00–135.00 $131.06 $573 -0.68
460–495 480 6 117.00–126.00 $122.61 $589 -0.65
510–540 528 8 110.00–119.00 $116.28 $614 +0.68
555–585 580 17 110.00–114.00 $113.29 $657 +1.90
610–615 612 3 106.00–110.00 $108.66 $665 -1.86
745 745 1 92.00 $92.00 $685 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 334 4 120.00–130.00 $126.37 $422 —
380–395 385 3 122.00–123.00 $122.34 $471 -6.40
405–443 426 12 117.00–123.00 $119.64 $510 -2.81
465–472 469 5 114.00–122.00 $118.83 $557 +4.03
515 515 2 95.00 $95.00 $489 —
615 615 1 93.00 $93.00 $572 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 115.00 $115.00 $310 —
340 340 1 113.00 $113.00 $384 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 162.00 $162.00 $535 -4.45
355–395 368 6 156.00–164.00 $159.23 $586 -1.31
415–445 426 6 155.00–161.00 $157.50 $671 -1.16
455–475 465 6 142.00–147.00 $144.82 $673 +3.68
505–510 508 5 135.00–143.00 $139.82 $710 +6.16
626–635 632 3 107.00–112.00 $110.35 $697 +1.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 148.00–149.00 $148.48 $472 —
355–395 384 5 143.00–150.00 $147.49 $566 -4.51
460 460 1 127.00 $127.00 $584 -0.93
505 505 2 115.00–122.00 $118.50 $598 —
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 120.00 $120.00 $342 —
375 375 2 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $409 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1360 1166 80-85% 6 46.00–49.00 $47.83 $558 —
1090–1395 1230 80-85% 3 56.00–60.00 $58.17 $715 —
1020–1545 1238 80-85% 10 50.00–58.00 $53.55 $663 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–980 953 85-90% 3 42.00–45.00 $43.69 $416 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1510 1340 4 75.00–80.00 $76.84 $1,030 —
1195–1635 1415 4 64.00–68.00 $65.69 $930 —
2400 2400 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,920 —

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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) 5 610.00–790.00 $696.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 600.00–675.00 $620.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 450.00–500.00 $475.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–550.00 $525.00

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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.