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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.54/cwt -4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $462/hd at 371 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.56/cwt -8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $497/hd at 361 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $136.09/cwt -7.63 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 438 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 404 620 527
Feeder cattle 303 376 166
Slaughter cattle 76 118 91
Replacement cattle 25 126 270

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
618 618 4 126.00 $126.00 $779 -9.00
655 655 4 125.00 $125.00 $819 -0.02
668 value added 668 5 128.00 $128.00 $855 —
818 818 1 117.00 $117.00 $957 +1.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 138.00 $138.00 $683 -8.86
515–543 535 7 134.00–137.00 $134.83 $721 -5.17
675 675 2 112.00 $112.00 $756 -9.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 140.00 $140.00 $315 —
325–335 330 7 124.00–130.00 $127.40 $420 -8.22
355–390 371 16 118.00–130.00 $124.54 $462 -4.67
415–420 418 3 120.00–123.00 $122.01 $510 -3.99
455–470 465 3 115.00–123.00 $118.71 $552 -4.20
505–535 528 4 110.00–112.00 $111.52 $589 -2.54
585 585 3 110.00 $110.00 $644 +2.50
625 625 3 88.00 $88.00 $550 -18.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 316 6 135.00–140.00 $137.00 $433 -4.46
355–395 368 4 128.00–135.00 $132.64 $488 -6.33
415–420 418 5 127.00–129.00 $127.79 $534 -2.45
460–485 478 6 124.00–128.00 $125.65 $601 -1.13
510 510 2 121.00 $121.00 $617 -0.66
885 885 1 91.00 $91.00 $805 +2.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 289 5 123.00–130.00 $127.29 $368 —
325 325 1 115.00 $115.00 $374 -6.52
360 360 1 113.00 $113.00 $407 -5.00
515 515 1 103.00 $103.00 $530 +5.00
595 595 3 87.00 $87.00 $518 -6.49
615 615 2 84.00 $84.00 $517 -5.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 150.00 $150.00 $442 +2.00
325–345 334 6 143.00–150.00 $145.73 $487 —
355–375 361 12 135.00–140.00 $137.56 $497 -8.11
420–445 438 12 133.00–138.00 $136.09 $596 -7.63
470–490 481 7 130.00–136.00 $133.89 $644 -5.51
515–540 527 7 125.00–133.00 $128.37 $677 -5.63
570 570 2 123.00 $123.00 $701 +1.05
610–640 633 4 110.00–113.00 $112.28 $711 -7.01
835 835 2 87.00 $87.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 280 6 158.00–160.00 $159.31 $446 -5.69
315–320 318 5 156.00–157.00 $156.60 $498 —
355 355 3 146.00 $146.00 $518 -7.37
425 425 2 144.00 $144.00 $612 -7.91
465 465 3 140.00 $140.00 $651 —
515 515 2 135.00 $135.00 $695 -2.31
570 570 3 130.00 $130.00 $741 +1.00
640 640 1 122.00 $122.00 $781 -2.00
655 655 4 115.00 $115.00 $753 -7.00
955 955 1 87.00 $87.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 276 5 143.00–145.00 $143.83 $397 —
335 335 3 135.00–138.00 $137.00 $459 -4.21
355 355 2 130.00 $130.00 $462 -7.00
425 425 2 127.00 $127.00 $540 -5.47
455–465 462 9 120.00–125.00 $122.69 $567 +0.08

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1315 1126 80-85% 16 59.00–62.00 $60.96 $686 +12.18
1045–1350 1248 80-85% 10 69.00–75.00 $70.98 $886 —
1040–1435 1252 80-85% 24 63.00–68.00 $65.34 $818 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $855 —
1345–1560 1454 75-80% 8 59.00–64.00 $61.46 $894 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $952 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–850 848 85-90% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.50 $386 —
930–935 933 85-90% 3 55.00–56.00 $55.67 $519 +13.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1655 1492 3 75.00–78.00 $76.11 $1,136 —
1630–2260 1985 3 80.00–85.00 $83.25 $1,653 —

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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) 2 700.00–750.00 $725.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 800.00–1,025.00 $900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–550.00 $525.00

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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 14 825.00–1,000.00 $946.43 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 525.00–750.00 $637.50 —

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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.