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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $162.13/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 423 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.74/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $519/hd at 374 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.22/cwt +5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 531 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 341 343 437
Feeder cattle 302 262 260
Slaughter cattle 26 63 36
Replacement cattle 13 18 141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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
335 335 1 163.00 $163.00 $546 —
403–435 423 16 155.00–164.00 $162.13 $686 +8.29
467–483 472 10 150.00–153.00 $152.08 $718 +4.17
530–540 537 3 144.00–149.00 $147.35 $791 +3.73
575–595 585 8 137.00–141.00 $138.82 $812 +1.18
615–647 639 4 130.00–132.00 $130.48 $834 -0.13
705–742 735 10 120.00–125.00 $122.10 $897 +2.31
813 value added 813 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,008 —
815 815 1 120.00 $120.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 153.00 $153.00 $543 —
545 545 1 139.00 $139.00 $758 +1.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 148.00 $148.00 $488 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 5 143.00–153.00 $148.89 $424 —
343 343 6 145.00 $145.00 $497 —
370–390 374 11 137.00–142.00 $138.74 $519 +1.87
410–430 417 9 134.00–140.00 $136.98 $571 +4.49
465–480 470 5 131.00–135.00 $133.79 $629 +5.08
525 525 1 137.00 $137.00 $719 +12.00
510–540 526 6 125.00–133.00 $129.83 $683 +4.83
555–565 563 4 126.00–129.00 $126.74 $714 +7.45
615–620 617 3 117.00–122.00 $120.32 $742 —
690 690 3 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 7 135.00–140.00 $137.28 $443 +2.53
355–375 363 5 132.00–135.00 $133.24 $484 —
410–430 424 5 128.00–133.00 $131.63 $558 +10.81
475 475 3 122.00–127.00 $125.33 $595 +6.06
540 540 2 115.00–123.00 $119.00 $643 +1.00
555 555 2 115.00 $115.00 $638 +0.50
725 725 2 105.00 $105.00 $761 +3.76
795 795 1 102.00 $102.00 $811 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 +5.00
380 380 2 123.00 $123.00 $467 +6.00
440 440 4 122.00 $122.00 $537 +9.00
485–495 490 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $485 —
365–395 374 5 145.00–153.00 $149.62 $560 —
430–440 435 4 138.00–142.00 $140.02 $609 +5.02
455–490 471 6 134.00–140.00 $137.66 $648 +11.33
510–540 531 10 123.00–131.00 $126.22 $670 +5.40
560–575 566 4 117.00–123.00 $120.51 $682 +0.93
615–630 621 4 110.00–117.00 $113.01 $702 -2.56
655 655 1 111.00 $111.00 $727 +6.00
770 770 1 108.00 $108.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 175.00 $175.00 $385 —
315–330 324 6 162.00–167.00 $163.80 $531 +7.45
360–390 372 3 155.00–164.00 $159.22 $592 +10.24
415–430 422 5 148.00–154.00 $151.17 $638 +8.53
455–490 470 6 147.00–150.00 $148.37 $697 +10.37
510–525 518 5 134.00–143.00 $136.97 $710 +9.30
555–595 571 5 125.00–128.00 $126.78 $724 —
610–615 613 3 124.00–125.00 $124.67 $764 —
695 695 1 121.00 $121.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 152.00 $152.00 $448 —
365 365 2 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
410–430 421 4 130.00–133.00 $132.02 $556 +6.25
485–495 488 9 123.00–130.00 $125.69 $613 +8.58
545 545 4 120.00 $120.00 $654 +9.17
615 615 1 108.00 $108.00 $664 —
740 740 1 106.00 $106.00 $784 —
760 760 1 102.00 $102.00 $775 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1185 1040 80-85% 5 61.00–63.00 $62.13 $646 —
980–1270 1102 80-85% 8 64.00–69.00 $66.42 $732 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–950 912 85-90% 3 45.00 $45.00 $410 -3.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 3 63.00 $63.00 $917 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1205 1178 2 75.00–81.00 $77.93 $918 —
1445–1690 1568 2 86.00–87.00 $86.46 $1,356 —

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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) 1 750.00 $750.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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 10 925.00–1,225.00 $1,090.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–850.00 $766.67 —

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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.