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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.81/cwt ≈ $758/hd at 571 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.77/cwt ≈ $678/hd at 475 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.55/cwt ≈ $641/hd at 466 lb · 14 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 502 375 584
Feeder cattle 430 — 473
Slaughter cattle 61 285 64
Replacement cattle 11 90 47

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 357 3 167.00–170.00 $168.01 $600 —
431 431 5 165.00 $165.00 $711 —
475 475 1 160.00 $160.00 $760 —
505–515 507 11 158.00–161.00 $159.18 $807 —
565–585 573 6 145.00–147.00 $145.67 $835 —
607 607 7 142.00 $142.00 $862 —
655–675 657 9 136.00–139.00 $138.66 $911 —
795 795 2 122.00 $122.00 $970 —
834 834 4 116.00 $116.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 437 3 157.00–165.00 $159.56 $697 —
455–465 460 4 146.00–150.00 $148.02 $681 —
570 570 2 141.00 $141.00 $804 —
610 610 2 133.00 $133.00 $811 —
655–673 666 11 125.00–130.00 $127.17 $847 —
715–725 720 4 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $896 —
790 790 2 116.00 $116.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 143.00 $143.00 $751 —
595 595 2 133.00 $133.00 $791 —
675–690 684 5 119.00–123.00 $121.42 $831 —
705–720 714 5 114.00–117.00 $115.82 $827 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 5 148.00–152.00 $150.06 $477 —
355–375 367 6 137.00–145.00 $140.59 $516 —
455–480 466 14 135.00–139.00 $137.55 $641 —
515–545 530 10 130.00–137.00 $133.85 $709 —
560–595 571 17 125.00–134.00 $132.81 $758 —
605–640 616 8 123.00–131.00 $128.17 $790 —
705–745 719 7 113.00–116.00 $114.45 $823 —
785–790 786 6 111.00–112.00 $111.83 $879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
370 370 2 135.00 $135.00 $500 —
425–430 428 4 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $561 —
455–465 458 3 128.00–130.00 $128.68 $589 —
565–590 573 9 117.00–122.00 $119.56 $685 —
635–640 637 3 113.00–119.00 $115.01 $733 —
655–690 682 8 110.00–115.00 $113.66 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 371 8 120.00–125.00 $122.00 $453 —
410–440 423 8 118.00–122.00 $119.97 $507 —
645 645 2 108.00 $108.00 $697 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 170.00 $170.00 $578 —
355–395 373 8 150.00–158.00 $153.70 $573 —
430–445 436 9 147.00–155.00 $152.76 $666 —
455–495 475 15 139.00–147.00 $142.77 $678 —
545 545 2 138.00 $138.00 $752 —
555–595 576 8 129.00–134.00 $131.56 $758 —
635 635 3 125.00 $125.00 $794 —
660–690 675 5 117.00–125.00 $121.96 $823 —
710–745 729 5 118.00–120.00 $119.40 $870 —
795 795 2 116.00 $116.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 165.00 $165.00 $454 —
310–340 329 5 150.00–160.00 $156.84 $516 —
390 390 4 148.00 $148.00 $577 —
440 440 2 142.00 $142.00 $625 —
465–490 478 6 130.00–137.00 $133.59 $639 —
540 540 2 128.00 $128.00 $691 —
560–595 572 7 120.00–126.00 $122.62 $701 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 185.00 $185.00 $509 —
315 315 2 177.00 $177.00 $558 —
380–395 388 2 165.00–167.00 $166.02 $644 —
420 420 2 163.00 $163.00 $685 —
460–465 464 4 148.00–153.00 $149.24 $692 —
540 540 7 140.00–145.00 $141.43 $764 —
640 640 1 139.00 $139.00 $890 —
715 715 2 122.00 $122.00 $872 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1525 1158 80-85% 19 64.00–69.00 $65.86 $763 +8.52
1015–1325 1168 80-85% 8 58.00–63.00 $60.65 $708 +3.31
995–1520 1241 80-85% 5 70.00–76.00 $72.20 $896 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1060 913 85-90% 4 45.00–51.00 $47.23 $431 —
730–1035 954 85-90% 10 54.00–60.00 $56.11 $535 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720–1750 1735 2 88.00–92.00 $90.02 $1,562 +5.22
2020 2020 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,656 —

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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) 1 700.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–725.00 $700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 525.00–550.00 $537.50

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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 8 725.00–900.00 $818.75 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.