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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 22, 2021

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.47/cwt ≈ $1,054/hd at 789 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.77/cwt +6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 636 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.11/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 517 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 341 583
Feeder cattle 285 302 414
Slaughter cattle 38 26 112
Replacement cattle 7 13 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter 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
405–440 423 2 163.00–165.00 $163.96 $694 +1.83
453 value added 453 8 165.00 $165.00 $747 —
490 490 1 152.00 $152.00 $745 -0.08
515–535 528 7 135.00–150.00 $142.65 $753 -4.70
570–593 587 5 139.00–143.00 $140.18 $823 +1.36
610–641 636 27 135.00–140.00 $136.77 $870 +6.29
655–680 672 3 134.00–137.00 $134.98 $907 —
740–745 743 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $947 +5.40
770 770 1 125.00 $125.00 $962 —
790 value added 790 30 133.75 $133.75 $1,057 —
880 880 1 113.00 $113.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 153.00 $153.00 $681 —
465–495 480 6 147.00–149.00 $147.98 $710 —
525–545 537 5 135.00–140.00 $138.04 $741 -0.96
615–620 616 4 123.00–124.00 $123.25 $759 —
715–745 730 2 108.00–111.00 $109.47 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 140.00 $140.00 $679 —
720–745 728 3 101.00–102.00 $101.66 $740 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 170.00 $170.00 $348 —
275–295 284 4 148.00–155.00 $151.90 $431 +3.01
305–330 322 3 143.00–150.00 $145.21 $468 +0.21
355–365 363 6 140.00–146.00 $140.98 $512 +2.24
405–445 428 12 135.00–142.00 $138.71 $594 +1.73
455–495 478 12 135.00–139.00 $136.41 $652 +2.62
505–530 517 17 134.00–137.00 $135.11 $699 -1.89
555–580 565 12 129.00–134.00 $132.07 $746 +5.33
605–620 612 5 128.00–131.00 $129.58 $793 +9.26
665–690 684 4 116.00–119.00 $116.73 $798 +1.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 283 3 142.00–143.00 $142.32 $403 —
315 315 3 140.00 $140.00 $441 +2.72
385 385 2 138.00 $138.00 $531 +4.76
455–465 458 7 129.00–130.00 $129.71 $594 +4.38
515–545 533 5 123.00–128.00 $125.82 $671 +6.82
625 625 5 118.00–119.00 $118.60 $741 —
720 720 2 110.00 $110.00 $792 +5.00
765–790 773 3 99.00–102.00 $100.98 $781 -1.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–525 522 3 117.00–118.00 $117.66 $614 —
780 780 1 94.00 $94.00 $733 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 173.00 $173.00 $389 —
285–290 287 7 165.00–173.00 $170.55 $489 +5.05
340–345 343 6 157.00–165.00 $161.66 $554 —
375–390 387 5 155.00–157.00 $155.39 $601 +5.77
420–425 423 3 143.00–150.00 $147.69 $625 +7.67
490 490 3 146.00–147.00 $146.33 $717 +8.67
520–540 530 9 128.00–133.00 $130.99 $694 +4.77
580 580 2 120.00 $120.00 $696 -0.51
605–645 625 4 117.00–120.00 $118.55 $741 +5.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 182.00–183.00 $182.52 $484 —
330–335 333 4 170.00–174.00 $172.02 $573 +8.22
375 375 2 165.00 $165.00 $619 +5.78
425–435 431 4 160.00–164.00 $162.50 $700 +11.33
485–495 491 4 152.00–158.00 $154.23 $757 +5.86
505–520 513 8 137.00–142.00 $139.63 $716 +2.66
555–595 587 9 129.00–133.00 $130.76 $768 +3.98
655–670 663 4 119.00–120.00 $119.49 $792 -1.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 155.00 $155.00 $504 —
420–430 428 4 142.00–145.00 $144.26 $617 +12.24
475–490 482 6 133.00–138.00 $135.36 $652 +9.67
510 510 3 127.00 $127.00 $648 +7.00
645 645 2 110.00 $110.00 $710 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1235 1042 80-85% 10 60.00–64.00 $62.18 $648 +0.05
995–1490 1166 80-85% 9 65.00–71.00 $67.91 $792 —
1220–1225 1222 80-85% 3 73.00–74.00 $73.33 $896 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1120 939 85-90% 8 53.00–58.00 $55.11 $517 +10.11
990 990 85-90% 2 49.00 $49.00 $485 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 2 62.00 $62.00 $967 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1795 1703 3 82.00–84.00 $82.59 $1,407 —

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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) 1 675.00 $675.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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 2 825.00 $825.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.