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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

571 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.20/cwt ≈ $825/hd at 606 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.77/cwt -7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 530 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.24/cwt -4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 579 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 571 464 393
Feeder cattle 475 340 312
Slaughter cattle 66 90 57
Replacement cattle 30 34 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 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
506 506 23 141.00 $141.00 $713 -7.44
605–638 606 52 129.00–136.50 $136.20 $825 —
683–688 686 9 118.00–125.00 $120.32 $825 -6.68
720–740 735 4 113.00–120.00 $114.71 $843 -9.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 142.50 $142.50 $648 -7.50
578 578 2 129.00 $129.00 $746 —
620 620 3 124.00 $124.00 $769 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 5 120.00 $120.00 $623 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 6 135.00–137.00 $136.05 $449 -4.94
405–440 420 6 125.00–129.00 $127.02 $533 -5.49
465–480 473 5 123.00–126.00 $124.80 $590 -4.62
505–535 530 35 119.00–125.00 $121.77 $645 -7.43
568 fancy 568 3 127.00 $127.00 $721 —
561–595 581 21 118.00–125.00 $121.56 $706 -5.44
605–640 622 6 117.00–125.00 $121.35 $755 -2.89
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 +1.95
722–730 723 14 108.00–113.00 $111.07 $803 -3.93
760–798 784 4 103.00–106.00 $104.22 $817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 342 7 128.00–130.00 $128.56 $440 —
355–375 372 6 123.00–128.00 $126.70 $471 —
420–430 425 7 118.00–123.00 $121.56 $517 -1.77
465–490 472 20 118.00–121.00 $119.85 $566 —
505–520 515 9 115.00–120.00 $117.66 $606 -3.51
655–695 673 4 105.00–108.00 $106.98 $720 —
745 745 2 104.00 $104.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 378 6 110.00–118.00 $115.22 $436 -7.78
445 445 2 115.00 $115.00 $512 —
530–545 538 10 105.00–110.00 $107.10 $576 —
660–695 673 5 94.00–100.00 $95.77 $645 -8.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 185.00 $185.00 $379 -7.00
365–380 376 7 158.00–163.00 $161.02 $605 -5.48
415–440 427 6 143.00–148.00 $145.37 $621 -17.79
470–480 477 3 142.00–145.00 $142.99 $682 -8.51
505–515 510 7 129.00–132.00 $130.57 $666 -4.43
555–570 563 4 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $704 +0.37
620–630 623 6 120.00–125.00 $123.66 $770 +1.30
660–685 669 5 113.00–116.00 $114.61 $767 -5.71
705–720 714 5 113.00–115.00 $113.79 $812 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 160.00 $160.00 $344 —
295 295 2 155.00 $155.00 $457 —
315–345 327 5 140.00–150.00 $145.78 $477 -4.22
385–395 390 4 135.00–138.00 $136.48 $532 —
415–445 430 4 130.00–134.00 $132.52 $570 -12.48
465–495 488 4 130.00–133.00 $130.72 $638 -3.87
545 545 3 120.00 $120.00 $654 -3.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–210 208 2 170.00–172.00 $171.01 $356 -0.44
335–340 337 5 158.00–160.00 $158.81 $535 -0.16
420–440 430 2 135.00–138.00 $136.47 $587 -15.65
585 585 3 118.00 $118.00 $690 -7.00
625 625 2 114.00 $114.00 $712 —
685 685 2 111.00 $111.00 $760 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1240 1092 80-85% 17 50.00–54.00 $53.07 $580 —
1045–1160 1122 80-85% 3 65.00–69.00 $66.24 $743 —
1020–1345 1211 80-85% 21 55.00–61.00 $56.95 $690 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1005 920 85-90% 4 44.00–48.00 $46.00 $423 —
805–1070 933 85-90% 3 39.00–42.00 $40.37 $377 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1605 1405 75-80% 3 52.00–54.00 $53.24 $748 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1680 1464 10 65.00–70.00 $68.28 $1,000 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 725.00–900.00 $829.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 750.00–875.00 $795.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 500.00–550.00 $533.33 —

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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.