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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.14/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 470 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $169.34/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 373 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $148.27/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 461 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 345 542 534
Feeder cattle 285 415 408
Slaughter cattle 48 110 88
Replacement cattle 12 17 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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
417 417 3 173.00 $173.00 $721 +3.99
479–498 489 10 157.00–159.50 $158.23 $774 —
615 615 2 139.00 $139.00 $855 -2.27
658 658 4 131.00 $131.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 180.00 $180.00 $378 —
370 370 1 169.00 $169.00 $625 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 4 162.00–167.00 $164.48 $465 +8.44
310–340 322 5 153.00–160.00 $155.58 $501 +2.10
370–395 381 9 146.00–155.00 $149.19 $568 +2.40
410–445 425 12 138.00–145.00 $139.80 $594 -0.20
455–475 470 14 135.00–138.00 $136.14 $640 -1.15
510–540 527 7 129.00–133.00 $130.96 $690 -1.03
575–576 576 5 129.00 $129.00 $743 —
610–620 613 5 120.00–127.00 $124.58 $764 +2.59
670 670 2 118.00 $118.00 $791 +3.00
740 740 1 111.00 $111.00 $821 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 155.00 $155.00 $333 -8.41
280 280 1 152.00 $152.00 $426 —
310–335 319 4 145.00–150.00 $148.26 $473 +3.26
365–390 373 6 138.00–145.00 $141.82 $529 +1.82
425 425 2 132.00 $132.00 $561 -1.46
475 475 2 130.00 $130.00 $618 -1.22
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 —
655 655 1 112.00 $112.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 140.00 $140.00 $315 —
265–270 268 3 137.00–143.00 $141.02 $378 —
320 320 1 135.00 $135.00 $432 -2.00
355 355 4 125.00–132.00 $128.50 $456 —
425–435 432 3 118.00–120.00 $119.34 $516 -1.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 242 3 195.00–198.00 $196.01 $474 -3.88
315–345 320 6 180.00–185.00 $182.18 $583 -0.48
355–395 373 12 165.00–175.00 $169.34 $632 +3.42
415–445 421 9 157.00–167.00 $161.24 $679 +0.65
455–490 461 12 145.00–155.00 $148.27 $684 +0.45
505–520 514 8 141.00–150.00 $144.36 $742 -0.51
560–578 574 6 135.00–145.00 $140.70 $808 —
605–645 624 7 127.00–130.00 $128.53 $802 —
670–680 675 3 122.00–129.00 $125.99 $850 —
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 183.00 $183.00 $430 -5.00
310–345 323 4 173.00–178.00 $175.66 $567 +2.31
360–395 372 3 162.00–163.00 $162.35 $604 +8.20
410–445 428 8 147.00–155.00 $150.84 $646 +0.11
470–490 481 6 137.00–142.00 $139.81 $672 -0.53
505–525 518 3 135.00–140.00 $138.38 $717 +2.06
565–570 566 4 128.00–134.00 $130.01 $736 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 173.00 $173.00 $389 -5.00
340 340 1 167.00 $167.00 $568 +8.65
375 375 2 155.00 $155.00 $581 +7.00
415 415 5 138.00–140.00 $139.20 $578 -1.73
515 515 4 123.00–128.00 $126.50 $651 +6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1150 982 80-85% 5 57.00–61.00 $58.11 $571 —
800–1175 1004 80-85% 8 64.00–68.00 $65.74 $660 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–880 807 85-90% 3 55.00–58.00 $56.91 $459 —
855–880 868 85-90% 2 44.00–48.00 $46.03 $400 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $847 -6.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,386 —
1710–1885 1806 5 78.00–84.00 $80.74 $1,458 —

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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 17 500.00–700.00 $639.71 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 575.00 $575.00 —

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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.