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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt ≈ $658/hd at 526 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.62/cwt +2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 515 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $130.61/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 612 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 343 554 170
Feeder cattle 262 239 142
Slaughter cattle 63 180 18
Replacement cattle 18 135 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 157.00 $157.00 $573 +2.38
415–445 435 9 150.00–156.00 $153.84 $669 +4.84
455–490 469 5 145.00–150.00 $147.91 $694 +4.91
507–530 515 13 140.00–145.00 $143.62 $740 +2.62
560–590 567 6 135.00–139.00 $137.64 $780 +2.64
605–614 612 13 130.00–132.00 $130.61 $799 -1.39
705–725 717 5 119.00–121.00 $119.79 $859 —
755 755 2 115.00 $115.00 $868 +2.00
855–860 858 2 103.00–106.00 $104.50 $897 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 4 145.00–146.00 $145.50 $594 +4.50
495 495 3 142.00 $142.00 $703 +3.99
520–545 536 7 134.00–139.00 $137.17 $735 +7.17
570–575 573 4 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $731 +0.56
645 645 2 124.00 $124.00 $800 +0.82
740 740 2 111.00 $111.00 $821 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 361 7 135.00–140.00 $136.87 $494 +6.16
414–445 428 12 132.00–135.00 $132.49 $567 —
460–480 471 10 125.00–132.00 $128.71 $606 +2.72
515–530 526 16 121.00–130.00 $125.00 $658 —
555–580 563 10 117.00–122.00 $119.29 $672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 4 132.00–137.00 $134.75 $462 +5.17
420–445 434 5 115.00–125.00 $120.82 $524 —
455–475 467 5 115.00–122.00 $119.27 $557 -0.83
545 545 1 118.00 $118.00 $643 +1.33
555–560 559 4 113.00–115.00 $114.50 $640 +0.51
640 640 3 111.00 $111.00 $710 —
705–725 713 4 99.00–106.00 $101.24 $722 —
760 760 2 91.00 $91.00 $692 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 120.00 $120.00 $372 —
370 370 1 117.00 $117.00 $433 +3.37
410 410 2 113.00 $113.00 $463 —
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 +10.00
615–620 618 5 103.00–109.00 $106.99 $661 —
655 655 1 101.00 $101.00 $662 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 148.00 $148.00 $451 -0.65
410–430 419 5 133.00–136.00 $135.00 $566 —
470 470 3 123.00–128.00 $126.33 $594 -6.10
505–535 519 10 117.00–123.00 $120.82 $627 -0.50
555–590 573 4 117.00–122.00 $119.58 $685 +0.22
605–640 623 4 113.00–118.00 $115.57 $720 —
680 680 2 105.00 $105.00 $714 —
705 705 2 101.00 $101.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
320–335 330 3 155.00–157.00 $156.35 $516 +1.35
380–390 383 3 147.00–150.00 $148.98 $571 +0.98
405–445 428 8 140.00–146.00 $142.64 $610 —
455 455 1 138.00 $138.00 $628 ±0.00
510–525 520 3 127.00–128.00 $127.67 $664 -1.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 428 5 125.00–127.00 $125.77 $538 —
455–490 475 5 113.00–121.00 $117.11 $556 +0.11
510–520 514 5 108.00–115.00 $110.83 $570 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1180 1058 80-85% 4 59.00–61.00 $60.19 $637 —
980–1335 1154 80-85% 10 72.00–75.00 $73.19 $845 —
725–1465 1191 80-85% 24 63.00–69.00 $66.01 $786 +7.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–925 881 85-90% 6 53.00–57.00 $56.07 $494 —
710–1090 923 85-90% 6 46.00–51.00 $48.49 $448 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1485 1463 3 74.00–78.00 $75.65 $1,107 —
1530–2005 1700 4 87.00–92.00 $89.24 $1,517 —

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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) 2 750.00–800.00 $775.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00–800.00 $743.75
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–575.00 $537.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–850.00 $683.33 —

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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.