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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $154.87/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 425 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.91/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $523/hd at 325 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 570 668 620
Feeder cattle 320 543 527
Slaughter cattle 150 95 58
Replacement cattle 100 30 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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
375–390 380 3 175.00–176.00 $175.66 $668 +0.66
425 425 5 165.00–170.00 $168.00 $714 -1.76
475 475 1 162.00 $162.00 $770 +2.39
515 515 2 153.00 $153.00 $788 -2.51
555–575 569 6 143.00–146.00 $145.01 $825 -0.99
760 760 1 124.00 $124.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 155.00 $155.00 $744 +1.17
525–545 534 4 143.00–150.00 $147.21 $786 +0.21
565–580 573 2 135.00–141.00 $138.04 $791 +0.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 235 3 167.00–169.00 $168.36 $396 -1.64
290 290 1 165.00 $165.00 $478 —
315–335 325 10 155.00–164.00 $160.91 $523 +0.62
355–390 373 2 148.00–150.00 $148.95 $556 -5.63
405–410 408 4 138.00–140.00 $139.01 $567 -0.99
460–475 464 7 127.00–133.00 $129.57 $601 -3.43
510–535 523 7 127.00–130.00 $128.73 $673 -3.37
555–560 558 3 126.00–127.00 $126.33 $705 -1.35
615–620 618 3 123.00–125.00 $124.34 $768 —
655 655 2 119.00 $119.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 147.00–150.00 $148.57 $420 -2.38
320–330 324 5 142.00–148.00 $145.57 $472 +1.45
380 380 3 140.00 $140.00 $532 -3.93
445 445 2 133.00 $133.00 $592 +2.55
470–490 484 7 120.00–126.00 $123.43 $597 +2.24
590 590 2 122.00 $122.00 $720 —
635 635 2 120.00 $120.00 $762 +6.00
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 +6.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 315 3 133.00–135.00 $134.31 $423 +1.11
390 390 2 130.00 $130.00 $507 +0.63
465 465 2 116.00 $116.00 $539 +1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 180.00 $180.00 $441 —
370–390 384 6 160.00–168.00 $162.87 $625 +0.64
405–445 425 11 149.00–159.00 $154.87 $658 +0.94
465–470 468 4 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $683 +2.72
545 545 2 133.00 $133.00 $725 -0.12
570–580 573 4 126.00–127.00 $126.75 $726 +3.34
695 695 2 114.00 $114.00 $792 -4.51
720–725 722 3 110.00–113.00 $112.00 $809 —
765 765 2 109.00 $109.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 177.00 $177.00 $487 —
330 330 4 175.00 $175.00 $578 +8.00
355 355 4 157.00 $157.00 $557 +2.00
415–445 435 6 133.00–140.00 $136.25 $593 -8.78
470–490 475 4 128.00–132.00 $130.97 $622 —
515–545 524 7 122.00–127.00 $124.33 $651 -0.67
790 790 1 102.00 $102.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 195.00 $195.00 $439 -13.00
280 280 1 202.00 $202.00 $566 -2.93
320–345 328 3 187.00–195.00 $192.20 $630 +0.19
375–380 379 5 170.00–175.00 $172.99 $656 -0.17
415–425 422 3 165.00–169.00 $166.31 $702 -4.09
455–475 462 3 152.00–155.00 $153.97 $711 +5.00
520 520 2 141.00 $141.00 $733 ±0.00
565 565 5 132.00–137.00 $135.00 $763 +1.01
615 615 2 129.00 $129.00 $793 +2.99
680 680 1 124.00 $124.00 $843 -0.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1325 1087 80-85% 29 58.00–63.00 $61.02 $663 -0.25
815–1460 1164 80-85% 52 64.00–70.00 $66.34 $772 —
1205–1390 1280 80-85% 7 71.00–74.00 $72.28 $925 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1085 914 85-90% 13 52.00–57.00 $55.25 $505 +5.96
745–1130 950 85-90% 6 45.00–51.00 $47.45 $451 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $941 —
1345–1500 1423 75-80% 3 60.00–65.00 $62.58 $891 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 2 75.00 $75.00 $919 —
1260–2050 1686 7 80.00–84.00 $82.01 $1,383 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 700.00–900.00 $778.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 35 800.00–1,000.00 $887.86
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 900.00–950.00 $915.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 700.00–750.00 $731.25
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00–550.00 $525.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 575.00–700.00 $650.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 875.00–1,125.00 $976.92 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 725.00–800.00 $781.25 —

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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.