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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.48/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 615 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.00/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 460 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.21/cwt ≈ $848/hd at 572 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 538 498
Feeder cattle 339 318 308
Slaughter cattle 71 80 52
Replacement cattle 19 140 138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 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
326 326 1 170.00 $170.00 $554 ±0.00
355–371 367 9 167.00–169.00 $168.79 $619 +0.79
410–415 413 2 165.00–167.00 $165.99 $686 +0.99
515 515 6 150.00 $150.00 $772 +9.00
555–589 572 16 142.00–163.00 $148.21 $848 —
655–695 675 2 125.00–132.00 $128.60 $868 —
701–710 702 9 124.00–128.00 $124.45 $874 -3.74
715 value added 715 6 132.00 $132.00 $944 —
770 770 1 118.00 $118.00 $909 -1.00
779 value added 779 6 131.50 $131.50 $1,024 —
870 870 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,027 +19.00
911 value added 911 4 121.50 $121.50 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 165.00 $165.00 $483 —
355–390 373 2 163.00 $163.00 $608 -2.00
420–441 438 8 160.00 $160.00 $701 ±0.00
498 498 2 147.00 $147.00 $732 —
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 163.00 $163.00 $456 —
490 490 1 134.00 $134.00 $657 -0.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 322 3 140.00–145.00 $143.26 $461 -3.60
355–390 376 10 135.00–143.00 $139.68 $525 -2.66
408–445 421 9 133.00–141.00 $138.71 $584 -1.73
459–461 460 16 136.00 $136.00 $626 -1.32
505–535 523 13 128.00–133.00 $128.91 $674 -1.06
560–590 573 6 121.00–126.00 $123.51 $708 -0.86
608 value added 608 10 126.00 $126.00 $766 —
615–626 624 7 118.00–123.00 $122.30 $763 -0.33
660–690 679 4 117.00–122.00 $120.78 $820 +5.23
718–740 722 8 113.00–116.50 $116.00 $838 +11.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 138.00 $138.00 $386 —
325–340 330 6 130.00–135.00 $131.72 $435 -4.51
380–390 387 3 130.00–133.00 $130.98 $507 -1.72
455–495 473 6 125.00–131.00 $129.34 $612 +1.38
525 525 2 125.00 $125.00 $656 +8.74
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 120.00 $120.00 $354 —
465 465 1 113.00 $113.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 330 4 163.00–170.00 $165.67 $547 -6.01
355–375 360 7 158.00–165.00 $161.58 $582 -3.64
415–425 421 5 153.00–160.00 $155.57 $655 -5.41
465–480 474 8 145.00–152.00 $148.50 $704 -1.50
505–510 508 3 145.00–147.00 $145.66 $740 +1.66
565–575 572 3 128.00–140.00 $131.95 $755 —
610 610 1 128.00 $128.00 $781 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 162.00 $162.00 $397 -5.00
255–280 268 2 160.00–162.00 $161.05 $432 -2.97
375–380 378 2 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $577 -4.46
430–435 434 4 150.00–152.00 $150.50 $653 -1.18
455–460 456 4 140.00–142.00 $140.50 $641 +0.50
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 155.00 $155.00 $372 —
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 -5.66
435–445 440 2 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $605 -2.47
465–480 473 2 130.00–133.00 $131.48 $622 —
515 515 2 120.00 $120.00 $618 -5.00
605 605 1 105.00 $105.00 $635 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1245 1051 80-85% 10 59.00–64.00 $62.39 $656 —
875–1550 1056 80-85% 22 65.00–70.00 $67.15 $709 +8.02
935–1490 1194 80-85% 7 71.00–76.00 $72.53 $866 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–950 877 85-90% 3 45.00–50.00 $48.46 $425 -4.08
870–1025 950 85-90% 5 52.00–57.00 $54.57 $518 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1590 1386 75-80% 4 58.00–62.00 $58.97 $817 +5.98
1545–1560 1553 75-80% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.50 $986 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–2170 1768 3 75.00–80.00 $77.70 $1,374 —
1780 1780 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,566 —

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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) 4 700.00–1,050.00 $887.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–975.00 $850.00

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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 10 875.00–1,025.00 $995.00 —

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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.