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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.87/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $520/hd at 369 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.02/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 437 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $156.57/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 409 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 640 542 307
Feeder cattle 447 281 231
Slaughter cattle 100 90 49
Replacement cattle 93 171 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
215 215 2 170.00 $170.00 $366 —
360 360 3 157.00 $157.00 $565 —
404 value added 404 10 157.00 $157.00 $634 —
415–425 420 4 155.00–156.00 $155.51 $653 -4.49
453–490 460 5 147.00–154.00 $152.51 $702 —
513 value added 513 4 148.00 $148.00 $759 +2.00
615 615 2 132.00 $132.00 $812 +2.00
690 690 3 130.00 $130.00 $897 —
775 775 2 122.00 $122.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 9 147.50 $147.50 $553 —
410 410 3 145.00 $145.00 $594 —
545 545 2 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
630 630 3 120.00 $120.00 $756 —
740 740 2 118.00 $118.00 $873 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–381 369 31 138.00–145.00 $140.87 $520 -1.59
420–445 437 25 134.00–142.00 $137.02 $599 +3.06
455–475 463 6 128.00–137.00 $133.26 $617 +4.27
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 +10.67
570 570 2 125.00 $125.00 $712 +7.57
630–645 638 4 116.00–119.00 $117.48 $750 +4.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 263 7 138.00–145.00 $141.52 $372 —
335–345 339 7 137.00–140.00 $138.42 $469 -0.82
370–390 375 6 128.00–135.00 $132.80 $498 -3.37
425–445 437 9 125.00–130.00 $127.07 $555 +7.95
470–490 483 6 120.00–127.00 $124.20 $600 +8.11
515–540 526 7 115.00–123.00 $120.42 $633 —
575–595 587 6 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $698 —
615 615 5 109.00–114.00 $112.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 372 6 122.00–125.00 $123.99 $461 +0.99
425 425 1 118.00 $118.00 $502 +9.48
515 515 2 112.00 $112.00 $577 —
675 675 3 88.00 $88.00 $594 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 322 11 160.00–168.00 $163.24 $526 -1.89
365–390 370 5 158.00–161.00 $158.63 $587 -2.79
420–440 426 9 148.00–156.00 $150.68 $642 -6.85
460–490 472 13 143.00–151.00 $147.25 $695 -1.16
505–540 520 11 138.00–144.00 $140.34 $730 -2.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 163.00 $163.00 $334 —
260–295 273 5 158.00–165.00 $159.92 $437 -5.08
320 320 5 158.00 $158.00 $506 +6.93
370–375 374 7 150.00–152.00 $150.57 $563 +6.37
415–430 426 7 145.00–147.00 $145.56 $620 +4.92
455–495 479 10 135.00–140.00 $137.64 $659 +0.22
515 515 6 135.00–136.00 $135.33 $697 +0.13
585 585 1 134.00 $134.00 $784 +18.00
670 670 4 110.00–113.00 $111.50 $747 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
360–365 363 5 142.00–143.00 $142.60 $518 +10.58
415–425 421 5 135.00–138.00 $136.18 $573 +10.68
465 465 2 127.00 $127.00 $591 +5.39
580 580 3 128.00 $128.00 $742 +17.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1345 1078 80-85% 19 53.00–59.00 $56.54 $610 -15.10
910–1345 1125 80-85% 3 66.00–71.00 $67.68 $761 +2.66
1005–1550 1179 80-85% 32 60.00–65.00 $62.32 $735 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1715 1604 75-80% 9 50.00–54.00 $52.49 $842 —
1555–1745 1682 75-80% 3 56.00–58.00 $56.62 $952 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–895 787 85-90% 3 43.00–46.00 $44.75 $352 —
710–940 853 85-90% 5 49.00–53.00 $50.58 $431 -0.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1465 1385 2 62.00–64.00 $62.94 $872 —
1405–1625 1532 3 74.00–78.00 $75.67 $1,159 —
1940 1940 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,630 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 550.00–800.00 $694.23
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 600.00–825.00 $702.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–975.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 500.00–525.00 $516.67
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 400.00–550.00 $478.57

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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 4 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,037.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 650.00–925.00 $767.65 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 22 500.00–625.00 $561.36 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 375.00–450.00 $412.50 —

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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.