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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.07/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 522 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.76/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 426 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 319 775 464
Feeder cattle 248 650 357
Slaughter cattle 44 60 45
Replacement cattle 27 65 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher on a short run. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady with few offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 166.00 $166.00 $365 ±0.00
425–432 430 7 153.00–155.00 $153.56 $660 —
450 450 3 151.00 $151.00 $680 +0.69
508 value added 508 4 144.00 $144.00 $732 —
510–525 517 3 131.00–138.00 $134.63 $696 -4.68
562 value added 562 3 143.00 $143.00 $804 +3.50
623–643 629 7 117.00–127.00 $124.08 $780 +2.06
752 value added 752 3 122.00 $122.00 $917 —
825 value added 825 2 118.00 $118.00 $974 —
920 920 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 —
520 520 1 128.00 $128.00 $666 -1.00
950 950 1 94.00 $94.00 $893 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 94.00 $94.00 $663 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 170.00 $170.00 $348 +15.00
275 275 1 145.00 $145.00 $399 —
305–340 323 4 135.00–143.00 $139.09 $449 -0.91
365–385 373 6 133.00–140.00 $135.30 $505 -1.74
410–440 429 5 128.00–135.00 $131.18 $563 +0.70
455–475 467 9 122.00–130.00 $123.97 $579 +3.24
505–540 522 12 116.00–121.00 $118.07 $616 +2.34
552–590 569 8 113.00–118.00 $115.86 $659 +3.54
605–640 616 5 110.00–115.00 $113.35 $698 +6.36
670 670 1 103.00 $103.00 $690 -2.00
715 715 1 101.00 $101.00 $722 —
785–795 790 2 90.00–91.00 $90.50 $715 —
846 value added 846 4 90.00 $90.00 $761 -7.00
855 value added 855 5 92.00 $92.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 7 125.00–133.00 $129.54 $425 -2.97
355–385 372 3 123.00–130.00 $126.09 $469 -0.60
405–440 418 4 123.00–125.00 $124.23 $519 +2.39
465–490 479 4 115.00–119.00 $117.51 $563 +3.26
560 560 1 108.00 $108.00 $605 —
725 725 1 93.00 $93.00 $674 —
865 865 1 75.00 $75.00 $649 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 120.00 $120.00 $438 —
695 695 1 88.00 $88.00 $612 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 205.00 $205.00 $430 —
265 265 1 165.00 $165.00 $437 +0.63
315–345 329 7 155.00–160.00 $157.61 $519 -4.22
365–395 385 9 147.00–155.00 $152.29 $586 -4.17
415–445 426 10 140.00–152.00 $147.76 $629 +0.61
460–495 478 2 138.00–145.00 $141.37 $676 +0.83
505–545 530 3 128.00–134.00 $131.75 $698 +3.45
660 660 1 109.00 $109.00 $719 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 175.00 $175.00 $394 —
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 -3.98
310–315 313 2 140.00–148.00 $143.97 $451 -8.29
405–430 419 8 135.00–142.00 $138.15 $579 +2.20
465–490 480 6 128.00–135.00 $132.01 $634 +2.44
510–525 514 4 112.00–120.00 $116.74 $600 -6.26
555–575 565 3 110.00–119.00 $114.70 $648 +2.70
610–635 624 4 104.00–107.00 $105.52 $658 +1.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 326 5 130.00–135.00 $131.68 $429 +1.68
465–485 470 4 123.00–125.00 $124.48 $585 —
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1330 1007 80-85% 11 54.00–63.00 $57.75 $582 +10.79
1075–1225 1150 80-85% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.47 $810 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–835 820 85-90% 3 42.00–44.00 $43.36 $356 +1.15
915–1085 972 85-90% 3 44.00–46.00 $44.74 $435 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 72.00 $72.00 $850 —
1565 1565 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,252 +4.68
2080 2080 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,810 —

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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) 10 650.00–825.00 $710.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 600.00–750.00 $667.86
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 425.00–500.00 $462.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
— — 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) 4 450.00–575.00 $481.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.