Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	375	330	0
Feeder cattle	—	285	—
Slaughter cattle	285	38	0
Replacement cattle	90	7	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold 250 to 300 higher on a herd sell out. Feeder market not reported.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1410	1162	80-85%	28	54.00–59.00	$57.34	$666	-10.57
895–1410	1191	80-85%	34	67.00–70.00	$68.21	$812	+0.30
915–1425	1203	80-85%	73	60.00–66.00	$63.18	$760	-10.15

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1110	998	85-90%	10	50.00–55.00	$52.07	$520	+3.07
855–1120	1018	85-90%	18	45.00–48.00	$45.66	$465	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1560	1470	75-80%	11	63.00–68.00	$66.50	$978	—
1470	1470	75-80%	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,044	—
1485–1495	1492	75-80%	3	55.00–58.00	$57.00	$850	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1785	1472	3	74.00–79.00	$76.98	$1,133	—
1245–1870	1745	11	82.00–88.00	$84.80	$1,480	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	700.00–1,000.00	$829.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	950.00–1,100.00	$1,025.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,220.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	875.00–1,100.00	$984.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–800.00	$735.00
—	—	Aged (>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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	1,500.00–1,775.00	$1,565.63	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	925.00–1,450.00	$1,205.77	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	600.00–800.00	$721.43	—

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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.