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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 319 440
Feeder cattle 159 248 253
Slaughter cattle 73 44 42
Replacement cattle 57 27 145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with few offerings. Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cattle and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 160.00 $160.00 $496 —
365 365 2 157.00 $157.00 $573 —
525 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 +10.37
570–580 573 3 136.00–139.00 $137.99 $791 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 155.00 $155.00 $318 -15.00
275–285 280 2 148.00–154.00 $150.95 $423 +5.95
310–345 329 5 143.00–150.00 $147.48 $485 +8.39
355–360 358 5 137.00–145.00 $140.40 $503 +5.10
440–445 443 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $603 +4.83
460 460 1 124.00 $124.00 $570 +0.03
505–510 508 2 121.00–124.00 $122.51 $622 +4.44
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 -0.86
640 640 1 112.00 $112.00 $717 -1.35
870 870 1 89.00 $89.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 145.00 $145.00 $413 —
320–325 322 5 136.00–140.00 $138.40 $446 +8.86
365–370 368 2 133.00–135.00 $133.99 $493 +7.90
495 495 3 118.00 $118.00 $584 +0.49
515 515 1 115.00 $115.00 $592 —
585 585 1 108.00 $108.00 $632 ±0.00
615–620 618 2 101.00–106.00 $103.49 $640 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 155.00 $155.00 $504 +11.03
415–445 424 4 146.00–148.00 $147.23 $624 +9.08
490–495 494 4 135.00–140.00 $138.76 $685 +6.75
515 515 4 128.00 $128.00 $659 +11.26
580 580 2 115.00 $115.00 $667 +0.30
715 715 1 102.00 $102.00 $729 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 428 3 128.00–133.00 $131.31 $562 —
485 485 1 127.00 $127.00 $616 +2.52
515 515 3 118.00–120.00 $118.67 $611 —
565–570 569 4 108.00–110.00 $108.50 $617 +8.50
665 665 2 94.00 $94.00 $625 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 205.00 $205.00 $441 ±0.00
275 275 1 167.00 $167.00 $459 +2.00
330–345 334 4 160.00–163.00 $160.78 $537 +3.17
365 365 3 158.00 $158.00 $577 +5.71
415 415 1 155.00 $155.00 $643 +7.24

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1370 1137 80-85% 13 56.00–62.00 $58.35 $663 —
1085–1505 1269 80-85% 14 63.00–68.00 $65.74 $834 —
1220–1455 1384 80-85% 9 69.00–73.00 $70.78 $980 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–990 925 85-90% 2 44.00–46.00 $44.93 $416 —
975–1225 1070 85-90% 8 50.00–54.00 $51.62 $552 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1705 1588 75-80% 2 64.00–68.00 $66.15 $1,050 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 64.00 $64.00 $694 —
1495–1840 1766 6 70.00–74.00 $73.06 $1,290 —

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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) 4 775.00–1,000.00 $868.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–725.00 $687.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 675.00–900.00 $732.14
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 400.00–500.00 $437.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 450.00–575.00 $531.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00–725.00 $683.33

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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 10 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,320.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 925.00–1,200.00 $1,052.27 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 450.00–525.00 $483.33 —

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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.