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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 1, 2021

554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 554 471 436
Feeder cattle 239 371 288
Slaughter cattle 180 65 24
Replacement cattle 135 35 124

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 5 155.00–157.00 $156.24 $520 —
435 435 2 141.00 $141.00 $613 —
490–495 493 5 135.00–140.00 $138.01 $680 —
525 525 3 130.00 $130.00 $682 —
560–590 575 2 125.00–129.00 $126.95 $730 -3.05
620–640 633 6 118.00–125.00 $123.18 $780 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 164.00 $164.00 $558 +4.00
355–370 365 3 153.00–158.00 $154.62 $564 +4.62
425 425 3 147.00–150.00 $149.00 $633 +0.99
455 455 1 143.00 $143.00 $651 -3.01
505 505 2 141.00 $141.00 $712 -3.00
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
610 610 2 132.00 $132.00 $805 +2.00
765 765 2 113.00 $113.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 140.00 $140.00 $525 —
440 440 2 132.00 $132.00 $581 —
465–480 475 3 128.00–130.00 $129.35 $614 —
540–545 543 2 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $665 —
555–560 558 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $647 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 3 133.00–135.00 $134.32 $380 —
315–340 322 5 125.00–133.00 $129.58 $417 -7.16
360–385 370 9 120.00–125.00 $122.24 $452 -4.52
470–485 474 7 115.00–123.00 $120.10 $569 -1.30
520–525 523 3 116.00–117.00 $116.67 $610 +0.67
570–595 584 5 113.00–116.00 $113.99 $666 +0.93
665 665 1 103.00 $103.00 $685 -1.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 140.00 $140.00 $399 -7.09
315–335 324 7 137.00–141.00 $138.33 $448 -2.94
355–380 374 4 130.00–133.00 $130.71 $489 -3.46
460–465 463 6 125.00–128.00 $125.99 $583 -2.31
645 645 1 118.00 $118.00 $761 +2.00
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 130.00 $130.00 $312 —
360–390 380 3 113.00–115.00 $113.63 $432 -4.37
465–470 468 4 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $503 -6.17
515 515 1 100.00 $100.00 $515 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 148.00–150.00 $148.65 $476 +4.63
395 395 2 145.00 $145.00 $573 +5.00
470–475 471 7 128.00–135.00 $132.43 $624 +7.86
515–520 517 3 118.00–123.00 $121.32 $627 +4.46
575–595 582 3 118.00–122.00 $119.36 $695 +3.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 155.00 $155.00 $527 -0.37
355 355 2 148.00 $148.00 $525 -0.66
490 490 1 138.00 $138.00 $676 +3.05
545 545 2 129.00 $129.00 $703 -3.00
575 575 1 127.00 $127.00 $730 —
640 640 2 122.00 $122.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 135.00 $135.00 $446 +3.51
475 475 1 117.00 $117.00 $556 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1430 1131 80-85% 20 68.00–73.00 $68.80 $778 —
970–1420 1194 80-85% 18 54.00–61.00 $58.91 $703 —
915–1505 1215 80-85% 72 62.00–67.00 $64.55 $784 -8.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1120 995 85-90% 8 46.00–52.00 $49.66 $494 —
760–1170 1002 85-90% 32 53.00–59.00 $56.62 $567 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1525 1426 75-80% 6 62.00–66.00 $63.54 $906 —
1575 1575 75-80% 2 68.00 $68.00 $1,071 +1.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1845 1683 3 70.00–74.00 $72.54 $1,221 —
1525–2205 1925 3 82.00–87.00 $84.08 $1,619 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 650.00–775.00 $721.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 29 700.00–950.00 $808.62
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 650.00–925.00 $755.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 525.00 $525.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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 38 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,389.47 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,525.00–1,625.00 $1,565.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 800.00–1,175.00 $967.86 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 675.00–700.00 $687.50 —

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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.