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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $171.68/cwt +11.47 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 324 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.44/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 417 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.26/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 536 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 538 444 0
Feeder cattle 318 390 0
Slaughter cattle 80 36 0
Replacement cattle 140 18 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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
335 335 2 170.00 $170.00 $570 —
375 375 1 168.00 $168.00 $630 -1.14
410 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 -2.00
545 545 5 141.00 $141.00 $768 -5.22
642 642 7 136.00 $136.00 $873 +1.21
701–705 703 5 124.00–131.00 $128.19 $901 -0.30
765 765 1 119.00 $119.00 $910 —
805–848 843 8 113.00–115.50 $115.20 $971 -5.79
880 880 1 99.00 $99.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 165.00–169.00 $167.02 $523 -0.98
380 380 2 165.00 $165.00 $627 —
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 —
745 745 3 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 485 2 130.00–140.00 $134.90 $654 —
610 610 2 116.00 $116.00 $708 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 4 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $400 +6.43
325–330 327 8 145.00–148.00 $146.86 $480 +6.49
365–395 384 5 141.00–145.00 $142.34 $547 +6.02
405–435 417 11 135.00–143.00 $140.44 $586 +5.28
455–470 463 6 136.00–139.00 $137.32 $636 +3.89
520–545 532 5 128.00–132.00 $129.97 $691 -1.01
565–590 576 5 121.00–128.00 $124.37 $716 -1.69
605–621 619 8 116.00–124.00 $122.63 $759 +4.33
665–685 675 2 112.00–119.00 $115.55 $780 +1.57
715–745 730 2 100.00–109.00 $104.59 $764 +0.26
785–795 790 2 99.00 $99.00 $782 —
805–845 825 2 85.00–89.00 $86.95 $717 —
910 910 1 85.00 $85.00 $774 —
975 975 1 84.00 $84.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 147.00 $147.00 $360 —
315–345 325 3 133.00–138.00 $136.23 $443 +3.93
355–395 372 5 130.00–135.00 $132.70 $494 +2.69
415–435 430 4 128.00–133.00 $129.21 $556 +2.55
475–490 481 5 125.00–130.00 $127.96 $615 +4.44
505–545 536 11 113.00–121.00 $116.26 $623 -3.74
615–620 618 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $683 -0.51
725 725 1 103.00 $103.00 $747 +5.01
795 795 2 94.00–96.00 $95.00 $755 +5.00
810 810 1 80.00 $80.00 $648 -9.00
970 970 1 73.00 $73.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 127.00 $127.00 $387 +4.32
505 505 1 112.00 $112.00 $566 +5.11
565–595 582 3 97.00–100.00 $98.35 $572 +8.32
788 788 3 81.00 $81.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 324 12 168.00–172.00 $171.68 $556 +11.47
370–395 387 5 162.00–168.00 $165.22 $639 +6.49
410–415 413 3 158.00–165.00 $160.98 $665 +3.65
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 -5.34
510 510 1 144.00 $144.00 $734 -2.00
610 610 2 129.00 $129.00 $787 -3.00
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 ±0.00
755–770 759 4 110.00–118.00 $113.77 $864 —
870 870 1 99.00 $99.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 167.00 $167.00 $384 +2.00
285–295 290 2 163.00–165.00 $164.02 $476 +6.02
375–390 383 2 156.00–158.00 $156.98 $601 +6.74
425–430 427 3 150.00–155.00 $151.68 $648 +4.95
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 -4.69
545 545 3 130.00 $130.00 $708 -4.02
615 615 1 126.00 $126.00 $775 -0.48
735 735 1 101.00 $101.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 339 8 145.00–150.00 $146.98 $498 +7.68
355–385 369 4 142.00–148.00 $145.66 $537 —
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 +6.56
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 +4.48
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1360 1089 80-85% 8 57.00–61.00 $59.13 $644 +5.13
745–1350 1131 80-85% 7 68.00–73.00 $69.50 $786 —
770–1375 1137 80-85% 21 62.00–67.00 $64.10 $729 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–950 885 85-90% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.54 $465 —
710–1160 905 85-90% 4 55.00–60.00 $57.24 $518 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1380 1365 75-80% 2 52.00–54.00 $52.99 $723 —
1325–1580 1415 75-80% 3 57.00–63.00 $60.48 $856 +7.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–2295 1938 2 82.00 $82.00 $1,589 —
2010 2010 2 74.00 $74.00 $1,487 —

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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) 23 800.00–925.00 $858.70
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00–750.00 $712.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 27 875.00–1,050.00 $966.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,118.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–700.00 $683.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 750.00–825.00 $775.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 44 1,325.00–1,450.00 $1,379.55 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 72 950.00–1,300.00 $1,134.03 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 825.00–925.00 $887.50 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–725.00 $708.33 —

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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.