Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

775 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.30/cwt -5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.48/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $549/hd at 421 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $149.42/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 381 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	775	266	468
Feeder cattle	650	210	337
Slaughter cattle	60	41	26
Replacement cattle	65	15	105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Pairs and replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	166.00	$166.00	$365	—
325–335	332	3	163.00–165.00	$164.35	$546	-0.65
380–395	385	3	156.00–158.00	$157.32	$606	-0.94
455–485	472	11	145.00–155.00	$150.31	$709	+1.63
515–545	525	3	138.00–140.00	$139.31	$731	+1.82
559 value added	559	7	139.50	$139.50	$780	—
565–595	586	8	127.00–130.00	$127.36	$746	+0.87
625–645	638	3	120.00–123.00	$122.02	$778	+5.28
655–675	666	7	114.00–118.00	$115.70	$771	+1.70
689 value added	689	7	124.00	$124.00	$854	—
720–740	730	4	109.00–113.00	$110.48	$807	-2.52
755–795	780	4	108.00–111.00	$109.27	$852	-0.73
1005–1025	1015	2	97.00–98.00	$97.50	$990	—
1253	1253	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,065	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	—
520	520	2	129.00	$129.00	$671	+7.00
565	565	2	120.00	$120.00	$678	+6.00
755–790	781	4	93.00–96.00	$94.76	$740	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	7	118.00	$118.00	$595	—
665	665	1	96.00	$96.00	$638	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	155.00	$155.00	$349	-1.69
310	310	3	140.00	$140.00	$434	+0.48
355–395	376	14	133.00–141.00	$137.04	$515	-0.45
411–445	421	22	127.00–135.00	$130.48	$549	+0.29
462–490	480	17	119.00–124.00	$120.73	$580	+1.78
515–545	524	4	112.00–118.00	$115.73	$606	+0.92
575–595	584	6	109.00–114.00	$112.32	$656	+1.42
615–633	624	4	106.00–108.00	$106.99	$668	-2.75
670	670	1	105.00	$105.00	$704	—
825 value added	825	2	97.00	$97.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	138.00–140.00	$139.01	$366	—
305–345	336	16	125.00–138.00	$132.51	$445	-1.45
360–395	381	6	122.00–128.00	$126.69	$483	-0.35
435–445	441	5	117.00–125.00	$121.84	$537	-0.44
475	475	4	112.00–115.00	$114.25	$543	+0.25
545	545	1	109.00	$109.00	$594	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	112.00	$112.00	$476	+1.57
465	465	1	107.00	$107.00	$498	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	283	11	162.00–168.00	$164.37	$465	-5.63
320–345	335	12	157.00–165.00	$161.83	$542	+2.85
355–375	369	8	153.00–162.00	$156.46	$577	+0.19
405–440	422	14	142.00–150.00	$147.15	$621	-3.38
455–465	463	9	135.00–143.00	$140.54	$651	—
505–545	524	27	125.00–132.00	$128.30	$672	-5.35
555–590	576	6	118.00–122.00	$119.63	$689	+0.69
605–640	627	9	108.00–114.00	$110.19	$691	-1.81
670–695	678	9	106.00–108.00	$107.00	$725	-2.00
725–745	737	5	97.00–101.00	$99.40	$733	-0.36
765–790	777	3	91.00–95.00	$92.99	$723	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	3	152.00–158.00	$153.98	$428	—
310–340	323	3	150.00–155.00	$152.26	$492	+8.87
355–395	381	19	145.00–152.00	$149.42	$569	+8.80
405–440	424	7	132.00–138.00	$135.95	$576	-3.35
465–495	478	9	127.00–133.00	$129.57	$619	-4.11
530	530	3	123.00	$123.00	$652	+0.94
590	590	1	112.00	$112.00	$661	-2.00
615	615	2	104.00	$104.00	$640	—
680	680	1	99.00	$99.00	$673	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	141.00	$141.00	$402	—
315	315	1	130.00	$130.00	$410	—
545	545	2	112.00	$112.00	$610	—
665	665	1	85.00	$85.00	$565	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1360	1030	80-85%	6	44.00–52.00	$46.96	$484	-2.38
1010–1215	1098	80-85%	4	62.00–67.00	$63.44	$697	+2.12
855–1520	1145	80-85%	12	53.00–60.00	$56.49	$647	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–890	815	85-90%	3	41.00–44.00	$42.21	$344	—
895	895	85-90%	2	40.00	$40.00	$358	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	75-80%	1	68.00	$68.00	$911	+7.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1610	1463	3	68.00–72.00	$70.93	$1,038	—
1360–1785	1596	4	74.00–78.00	$75.32	$1,202	—
2220	2220	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,776	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	550.00–750.00	$658.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	750.00–1,000.00	$872.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	550.00–750.00	$652.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	500.00–700.00	$587.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	425.00–475.00	$456.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,037.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	750.00–1,000.00	$898.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	400.00–550.00	$493.75	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.