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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.94/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 379 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 268 289 196
Feeder cattle 204 159 124
Slaughter cattle 51 73 42
Replacement cattle 13 57 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows 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
270–295 283 2 172.00–173.00 $172.48 $488 —
315–345 330 2 168.00–170.00 $168.95 $558 +8.95
380–395 388 4 158.00–165.00 $161.75 $628 +4.75
415–445 426 5 157.00–161.00 $159.00 $677 —
455–480 468 2 155.00–156.00 $155.51 $728 —
630 630 1 128.00 $128.00 $806 —
685 685 1 124.00 $124.00 $849 —
763–765 764 3 118.00–120.00 $118.67 $907 —
845 845 1 101.00 $101.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 175.00 $175.00 $376 —
315 315 1 155.00 $155.00 $488 —
355–385 373 4 145.00–153.00 $149.37 $557 —
415–435 425 2 140.00–148.00 $143.91 $612 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
555 555 1 114.00 $114.00 $633 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 149.00–153.00 $151.07 $431 +6.07
315 315 2 145.00 $145.00 $457 +6.60
365–395 376 9 128.00–137.00 $133.49 $502 -0.50
425–445 437 3 126.00–133.00 $129.61 $566 —
480–495 491 4 110.00–113.00 $112.27 $551 -5.73
505 505 1 108.00 $108.00 $545 -7.00
560–590 575 4 105.00–109.00 $106.73 $614 -1.27
620–645 635 5 104.00–106.00 $105.22 $668 +1.73
660–690 675 2 98.00–105.00 $101.42 $685 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 329 5 148.00–154.00 $151.22 $498 +3.74
355–390 383 5 138.00–147.00 $140.48 $538 +0.08
405–440 428 4 135.00–144.00 $138.55 $593 +2.54
465–495 476 8 120.00–128.00 $124.36 $592 +0.36
510–530 524 6 116.00–123.00 $120.16 $630 -2.35
565 565 2 110.00–114.00 $112.00 $633 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 284 4 138.00–143.00 $141.77 $403 —
315 315 1 128.00 $128.00 $403 —
355–380 373 4 117.00–123.00 $120.50 $449 —
455–480 468 3 100.00–105.00 $102.62 $480 —
595 595 1 100.00 $100.00 $595 —
615 615 1 93.00 $93.00 $572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 273 3 172.00–175.00 $173.31 $473 +6.31
320–345 328 9 158.00–165.00 $162.43 $533 +1.65
360–385 379 11 152.00–160.00 $156.94 $595 -1.06
405–445 431 7 150.00–158.00 $152.94 $659 -2.06
460–485 470 6 138.00–146.00 $140.85 $662 —
515–540 528 2 133.00–138.00 $135.56 $716 —
625 625 1 126.00 $126.00 $788 —
665–675 670 2 107.00–111.00 $108.99 $730 —
716–745 729 4 98.00–105.00 $101.25 $738 —
865 865 1 98.00 $98.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 —
345 345 2 155.00 $155.00 $535 ±0.00
375–390 382 3 143.00–147.00 $145.03 $554 —
405–430 418 2 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $596 -4.66
470–490 480 2 133.00–135.00 $133.98 $643 -4.78
510–540 525 2 123.00–129.00 $126.09 $662 -1.91
605–615 610 3 110.00–115.00 $112.00 $683 —
775 775 1 95.00 $95.00 $736 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 -8.67
625–645 635 3 97.00–105.00 $101.02 $641 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1160 1090 80-85% 10 56.00–61.00 $58.18 $634 —
1020–1405 1181 80-85% 14 62.00–67.00 $63.94 $755 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $847 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $400 —
890–1005 935 85-90% 5 50.00–55.00 $53.23 $498 +8.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1690 1573 2 75.00–80.00 $77.31 $1,216 —
1775 1775 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,562 +14.94

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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) 4 750.00–925.00 $806.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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 6 900.00–1,100.00 $983.33 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 450.00 $450.00 —

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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.