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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.79/cwt -11.21 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 515 lb · 14 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.75/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $442/hd at 333 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 341 640 0
Feeder cattle 231 447 0
Slaughter cattle 60 100 0
Replacement cattle 50 93 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 380 3 157.00–162.00 $160.29 $609 +3.29
430–445 438 3 154.00–160.00 $157.01 $688 +1.50
505 505 1 145.00 $145.00 $732 —
560–585 577 3 137.00–138.00 $137.32 $792 —
605–610 608 4 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $803 +0.01
1030 1030 1 96.00 $96.00 $989 —
1075–1085 1080 2 93.00–94.00 $93.50 $1,010 —
1140 1140 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,049 —
1145 1145 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,145 —
1150 1150 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,024 —
1295 1295 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 412 3 145.00–150.00 $146.72 $604 +1.72
510 510 2 135.00 $135.00 $688 -5.00
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 —
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 +2.00
665 665 1 119.00 $119.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 133.00 $133.00 $472 —
460–495 478 2 122.00–125.00 $123.45 $590 —
610 610 1 113.00 $113.00 $689 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–344 333 10 127.00–134.00 $132.75 $442 -5.67
360–375 368 6 123.00–131.00 $127.34 $469 -5.46
430–445 436 6 123.00–128.00 $125.98 $549 -1.09
470–490 478 7 120.00–125.00 $121.90 $583 -2.30
520–530 524 6 105.00–115.00 $110.81 $581 -9.61
565 565 2 109.00 $109.00 $616 -9.99
670 670 2 103.00 $103.00 $690 —
710 710 2 102.00 $102.00 $724 —
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 3 138.00–142.00 $140.64 $447 —
360 360 2 138.00 $138.00 $497 -2.87
510–545 515 14 118.00–123.00 $118.79 $612 -11.21
615 615 2 113.00 $113.00 $695 -4.48
740 740 1 107.00 $107.00 $792 —
850 850 1 105.00 $105.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 120.00–122.00 $120.97 $342 —
330–345 340 3 118.00–120.00 $119.35 $406 —
355–395 368 3 116.00–120.00 $118.57 $436 -5.42
465–475 470 4 107.00–110.00 $108.48 $510 —
515 515 2 101.00 $101.00 $520 -11.00
605–630 617 3 94.00–100.00 $97.71 $603 —
705–710 707 3 90.00–96.00 $92.01 $651 —
795 795 1 89.00 $89.00 $708 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 148.00 $148.00 $503 -10.00
370 370 1 143.00 $143.00 $529 -7.57
405–410 408 2 142.00–143.00 $142.50 $581 -3.06
455–465 459 7 140.00–143.00 $140.85 $647 +3.21
510–540 527 6 125.00–130.00 $127.68 $673 -7.65
565–585 575 4 118.00–125.00 $121.56 $699 -12.44
610–645 628 2 115.00–117.00 $115.97 $728 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 158.00 $158.00 $569 -0.63
420–445 433 3 150.00–155.00 $152.64 $661 +1.96
465–480 474 4 149.00–153.00 $150.50 $713 +3.25
505–520 514 4 133.00–140.00 $137.25 $705 -3.09
615 615 1 128.00 $128.00 $787 —
655–690 673 2 118.00–121.00 $119.54 $805 —
740 740 2 107.00 $107.00 $792 —
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835 —
855 855 1 98.00 $98.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 130.00 $130.00 $540 -6.18
485 485 1 127.00 $127.00 $616 ±0.00
525 525 3 117.00 $117.00 $614 —
570 570 2 112.00 $112.00 $638 -16.00
675 675 1 108.00 $108.00 $729 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1410 1074 80-85% 5 48.00–53.00 $51.31 $551 -5.23
845–1455 1129 80-85% 23 54.00–59.00 $56.80 $641 -10.88
790–1305 1151 80-85% 7 60.00–64.00 $61.89 $712 -0.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–930 887 85-90% 7 50.00–55.00 $51.21 $454 +0.63
980 980 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $461 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1465 1397 75-80% 5 50.00–52.00 $51.21 $715 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705 1705 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,330 —
1805–2105 1955 2 80.00–83.00 $81.38 $1,591 —

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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) 16 600.00–800.00 $703.13
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 725.00–775.00 $754.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 750.00–825.00 $795.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–550.00 $525.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 525.00–700.00 $613.89
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 550.00–725.00 $620.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–1,025.00 $875.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 475.00 $475.00 —

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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.