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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.76/cwt -0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 368 571 393
Feeder cattle 245 475 250
Slaughter cattle 77 66 75
Replacement cattle 46 30 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. 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
360–380 370 4 163.00–165.00 $163.97 $607 —
405–425 410 4 155.00–160.00 $158.70 $651 —
460–475 469 5 148.00–150.00 $149.01 $699 —
505–510 508 4 139.00–145.00 $142.01 $721 +1.01
555–580 568 2 138.00–140.00 $139.02 $790 —
605 605 1 132.00 $132.00 $799 -4.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 155.00 $155.00 $566 —
410–445 428 2 148.00–153.00 $150.40 $644 —
455 455 4 140.00 $140.00 $637 -2.50
525 525 2 132.00 $132.00 $693 —
560–570 567 3 127.00–128.00 $127.67 $724 -1.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
465 465 2 135.00 $135.00 $628 —
555 555 5 125.00 $125.00 $694 —
705 705 2 107.00 $107.00 $754 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 288 6 138.00–142.00 $140.72 $405 —
310–340 320 3 133.00–138.00 $134.77 $431 -1.28
370–380 373 4 128.00–133.00 $129.28 $482 —
405–440 418 7 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $533 +0.41
465–490 475 10 123.00–127.00 $124.76 $593 -0.04
505–525 512 3 120.00–125.00 $123.29 $631 +1.52
595 595 3 123.00 $123.00 $732 +1.44
605 605 2 122.00 $122.00 $738 +0.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 133.00 $133.00 $392 —
310–315 314 4 125.00–130.00 $128.76 $404 +0.20
475–480 476 4 117.00–120.00 $117.76 $561 -2.09
585 585 2 114.00 $114.00 $667 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 118.00 $118.00 $437 +2.78
455–470 459 6 110.00–115.00 $112.35 $516 —
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
680 680 1 98.00 $98.00 $666 +2.23
765 765 1 97.00 $97.00 $742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 163.00 $163.00 $456 —
310 310 3 155.00 $155.00 $480 -3.81
405–425 418 4 140.00–148.00 $145.31 $607 +8.84
495 495 2 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
510–530 517 3 127.00–129.00 $128.32 $663 —
575 575 3 120.00 $120.00 $690 +2.00
655–695 682 3 113.00–119.00 $114.92 $784 +3.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 160.00 $160.00 $616 -1.02
405–435 420 6 150.00–160.00 $155.56 $653 +10.19
460–495 483 3 145.00–148.00 $147.05 $710 +4.06
515–535 525 2 136.00–146.00 $140.90 $740 +10.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 369 4 137.00–140.00 $139.23 $514 +2.75
415 415 2 135.00 $135.00 $560 +2.48
475–495 485 2 123.00–128.00 $125.45 $608 -5.27
520 520 2 120.00 $120.00 $624 ±0.00
565 565 3 109.00 $109.00 $616 —
755 755 1 104.00 $104.00 $785 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1310 1084 80-85% 17 56.00–61.00 $57.09 $619 +4.02
965–1350 1172 80-85% 8 52.00–54.00 $52.69 $618 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1120 909 85-90% 8 40.00–44.00 $42.26 $384 -3.74
815–1245 1020 85-90% 13 48.00–53.00 $50.46 $515 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1630 1409 75-80% 4 50.00–52.00 $50.58 $713 -2.66
1580–1605 1597 75-80% 3 56.00–57.00 $56.67 $905 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1530 1445 2 74.00 $74.00 $1,069 —
1710–1825 1768 2 82.00–87.00 $84.58 $1,495 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 550.00–700.00 $643.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 550.00–725.00 $637.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 625.00–650.00 $637.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 450.00–500.00 $468.75
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 675.00–950.00 $829.17 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 475.00–525.00 $500.00 —

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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.