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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.69/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 473 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.82/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 431 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.25/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 575 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 648 367 586
Feeder cattle 535 305 522
Slaughter cattle 95 42 25
Replacement cattle 18 20 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold sharply lower. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 175.00 $175.00 $508 —
395 395 6 160.00–162.00 $161.33 $637 —
415–445 429 7 156.00–160.00 $158.10 $678 +0.54
455–495 473 6 150.00–155.00 $152.78 $723 +10.18
510–535 520 7 138.00–141.00 $139.86 $727 +1.63
555–585 567 6 128.00–131.00 $129.82 $736 +2.70
585 value added 585 3 135.00 $135.00 $790 +2.50
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 468 3 140.00 $140.00 $655 +2.00
515 515 3 129.00 $129.00 $664 —
570 570 2 119.00 $119.00 $678 +1.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 332 5 122.00–127.00 $124.02 $412 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 3 143.00–147.00 $144.33 $325 —
260–295 274 5 132.00–138.00 $134.58 $369 —
340 340 2 133.00 $133.00 $452 +6.63
355–395 367 13 130.00–137.00 $132.63 $487 +10.29
435–440 437 12 117.00–125.00 $121.74 $532 +2.10
455–490 473 17 115.00–122.00 $118.69 $561 -0.14
515–545 532 7 105.00–112.00 $108.23 $576 +13.23
555–590 573 4 104.00–105.00 $104.52 $599 —
620–645 633 2 101.00–103.00 $102.02 $646 +9.02
745 745 1 93.00 $93.00 $693 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
310–345 331 8 137.00–149.00 $142.58 $472 +5.29
360–385 376 4 139.00–147.00 $141.43 $532 +9.15
415–445 431 13 127.00–135.00 $130.82 $564 -0.24
455 455 2 125.00 $125.00 $569 +2.39
513–535 525 10 116.00–119.00 $117.48 $617 +1.20
555–595 575 13 109.00–117.00 $114.25 $657 +0.96
615–645 630 6 105.00–109.00 $107.81 $679 -0.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 125.00 $125.00 $331 +10.00
315–335 325 5 117.00–123.00 $120.06 $390 +7.06
355–385 368 3 115.00–123.00 $118.27 $435 —
410–420 418 4 110.00–115.00 $111.23 $465 —
465–495 480 2 105.00–108.00 $106.55 $511 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 185.00 $185.00 $407 —
315–345 330 4 170.00–177.00 $173.34 $572 +11.34
355–390 372 11 158.00–165.00 $161.31 $600 +2.08
420–445 438 11 152.00–160.00 $157.64 $690 +0.14
455–465 460 5 145.00–154.00 $150.22 $691 +5.40
505–515 512 10 130.00–139.00 $134.98 $691 -4.84
560 560 5 127.00–129.00 $128.20 $718 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 267 5 165.00–170.00 $167.13 $446 —
315–345 326 6 155.00–158.00 $156.39 $510 +7.91
375–390 383 5 145.00–150.00 $148.18 $568 +0.69
410–430 425 5 140.00–148.00 $144.64 $615 —
455–475 463 9 135.00–144.00 $138.74 $642 +11.74
525–540 533 4 128.00–129.00 $128.49 $685 +9.99
555–595 569 5 98.00–111.00 $107.88 $614 —
605–620 610 3 101.00–105.00 $102.36 $624 —
665 665 1 96.00 $96.00 $638 —
715–720 717 3 88.00–94.00 $90.01 $645 +0.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 3 130.00–140.00 $134.87 $436 —
365–390 382 3 126.00–138.00 $134.17 $513 +25.17
425–445 433 5 130.00–137.00 $133.14 $576 —
460 460 2 125.00 $125.00 $575 —
525 525 2 117.00 $117.00 $614 —
555–595 578 4 85.00–92.00 $89.29 $516 —
675–690 684 5 86.00–90.00 $87.58 $599 —
735 735 1 84.00 $84.00 $617 —
765 765 1 80.00 $80.00 $612 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1175 1051 80-85% 11 44.00–46.00 $45.23 $475 —
780–1430 1118 80-85% 22 48.00–53.00 $50.47 $564 —
980–1640 1272 80-85% 10 56.00–60.00 $57.16 $727 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1265 976 85-90% 8 38.00–45.00 $40.59 $396 -3.10
905–1065 1023 85-90% 4 31.00–35.00 $33.44 $342 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1695 1592 75-80% 3 56.00–58.00 $56.71 $903 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1320 1152 5 65.00–70.00 $68.66 $791 —
1080–1595 1433 5 73.00–78.00 $75.33 $1,079 +9.64
1745–1980 1848 3 80.00–84.00 $81.92 $1,514 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 575.00–725.00 $616.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 550.00–700.00 $658.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 300.00–375.00 $341.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 425.00–450.00 $437.50

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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.