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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.54/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 475 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $126.84/cwt ≈ $718/hd at 566 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.32/cwt -6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 526 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 404 442
Feeder cattle 181 303 341
Slaughter cattle 16 76 39
Replacement cattle 14 25 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. 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
414 414 4 145.00 $145.00 $600 —
455–485 475 7 139.00–141.00 $139.87 $664 —
525–530 528 3 129.00–131.00 $129.66 $685 —
564–595 566 13 125.00–127.00 $126.84 $718 —
685 685 2 114.00 $114.00 $781 -11.00
795 795 2 109.00–112.00 $110.50 $878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $437 —
445 445 1 124.00 $124.00 $552 —
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 -14.83
560 560 1 115.00 $115.00 $644 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 125.00–133.00 $129.11 $346 —
405–430 416 8 125.00–129.00 $127.32 $530 -0.47
455–479 475 14 123.00–125.00 $123.54 $587 -2.11
518–537 526 12 112.00–116.00 $114.32 $601 -6.68
560–580 574 4 110.00–115.00 $113.50 $651 —
608–635 617 3 109.00–112.00 $110.03 $679 —
855–875 865 2 85.00–88.00 $86.52 $748 -4.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 -2.40
365 365 1 123.00 $123.00 $449 -1.54
415–435 425 4 113.00–115.00 $114.02 $485 -7.99
475 475 1 113.00 $113.00 $537 -5.71
515 515 1 108.00 $108.00 $556 -3.52
580 580 3 107.00 $107.00 $621 -3.00
605–625 615 2 101.00–106.00 $103.54 $637 +15.54
710 710 1 98.00 $98.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 110.00–120.00 $116.00 $273 —
305 305 2 100.00 $100.00 $305 -15.00
465 465 2 97.00 $97.00 $451 —
560–565 562 3 89.00–95.00 $92.99 $523 +5.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 145.00 $145.00 $384 -5.00
325–345 335 4 130.00–133.00 $131.54 $441 -14.19
360–385 377 3 122.00–130.00 $127.45 $480 -10.11
415–420 417 3 118.00–120.00 $119.33 $498 -16.76
475 475 1 117.00 $117.00 $556 -16.89
555–580 577 9 108.00–113.00 $111.66 $644 -11.34
645 645 2 105.00–109.00 $107.00 $690 -5.28
745 745 2 99.00 $99.00 $738 —
790 790 1 95.00 $95.00 $750 —
855 855 1 86.00 $86.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 —
335 335 1 147.00 $147.00 $492 -9.60
380 380 3 135.00 $135.00 $513 -11.00
405–425 414 4 128.00–133.00 $130.25 $539 -13.75
455–460 458 2 128.00–132.00 $129.99 $595 -10.01
505–510 508 4 122.00–128.00 $125.00 $635 -10.00
555–595 582 3 115.00–116.00 $115.32 $671 -14.68
620–640 630 2 111.00–113.00 $111.98 $705 -10.02
665 665 1 109.00 $109.00 $725 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 420 3 108.00–112.00 $109.99 $462 -17.01
530 530 3 108.00 $108.00 $572 —
590 590 2 97.00 $97.00 $572 —
610–615 613 3 87.00–90.00 $89.01 $546 —
705–715 707 5 84.00–85.00 $84.20 $595 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1340 1185 80-85% 3 58.00–62.00 $59.43 $704 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $376 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $815 -5.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 70.00 $70.00 $938 —
1515 1515 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,242 —

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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) 3 600.00–700.00 $650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00 $575.00

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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 12 885.00–985.00 $925.00 —

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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.