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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.09/cwt +7.55 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 427 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.90/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 525 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $157.25/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 388 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 559 702 504
Feeder cattle 294 466 347
Slaughter cattle 105 107 97
Replacement cattle 160 129 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to the holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 388 11 155.00–161.00 $157.25 $610 +2.18
415–445 427 13 151.00–157.00 $154.09 $658 +7.55
475–488 481 7 145.00–150.00 $147.82 $711 +6.85
525–545 531 7 138.00–140.00 $138.59 $736 +2.45
565–575 570 4 132.00–134.00 $133.01 $758 +2.58
605–640 623 4 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $738 +3.13
755–775 768 4 114.00–118.00 $115.48 $887 —
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 116.00 $116.00 $806 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 142.00 $142.00 $490 +12.53
355–390 376 5 132.00–138.00 $135.73 $510 +8.55
405–440 418 9 128.00–136.00 $130.99 $548 +7.23
460–475 465 3 120.00–125.00 $121.70 $566 +3.21
505–534 525 11 113.00–115.00 $113.90 $598 +0.92
565–575 571 5 109.00–113.00 $111.42 $636 +1.18
625 625 3 106.00 $106.00 $662 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 3 120.00–135.00 $127.71 $370 +1.31
365 365 2 125.00 $125.00 $456 +9.30
405–435 425 7 122.00–127.00 $123.75 $526 +9.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 105.00 $105.00 $357 —
415 415 1 103.00 $103.00 $427 -5.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 334 7 158.00–165.00 $160.62 $536 —
355–365 361 7 153.00–160.00 $157.05 $567 -0.34
415–440 424 9 143.00–150.00 $147.26 $624 -5.37
475 475 3 145.00 $145.00 $689 +1.98
515–525 520 4 133.00–142.00 $137.54 $715 +2.67
555–590 578 3 119.00–128.00 $125.12 $723 —
605 605 2 118.00 $118.00 $714 +7.00
720 720 1 99.00 $99.00 $713 —
780 780 1 97.00 $97.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 326 4 145.00–150.00 $148.31 $483 -0.88
360–395 372 3 143.00–145.00 $144.29 $537 -2.13
475–485 478 3 131.00–133.00 $132.32 $632 +1.69
515–545 533 6 123.00–130.00 $125.93 $671 —
575–585 580 4 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $658 -5.50
635 635 2 109.00 $109.00 $692 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 95.00 $95.00 $546 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1630 1050 80-85% 11 42.00–50.00 $46.45 $488 -0.50
760–1425 1052 80-85% 25 48.00–56.00 $52.43 $552 +5.48
1010–1295 1120 80-85% 6 57.00–64.00 $59.68 $668 +8.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–980 919 85-90% 5 45.00–48.00 $47.17 $433 —
940–1095 1015 85-90% 3 39.00–42.00 $40.29 $409 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1640 1485 3 60.00–64.00 $62.95 $935 —
1465–1775 1699 6 70.00–74.00 $71.27 $1,211 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,191.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00–725.00 $686.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 750.00–1,025.00 $873.44
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 750.00–1,000.00 $867.65
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,325.00 $1,312.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 500.00–725.00 $607.92
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 525.00–720.00 $593.93
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 400.00–675.00 $587.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 575.00 $575.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,225.00–1,325.00 $1,268.75 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 850.00–1,025.00 $925.77 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 600.00–800.00 $740.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 625.00–825.00 $765.71 —

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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.