Cattle Market Pulse

Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $145.07/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 465 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.07/cwt -5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $523/hd at 467 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 368 0
Feeder cattle 271 245 0
Slaughter cattle 51 77 0
Replacement cattle 43 46 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter cows and 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
415 415 2 158.00 $158.00 $656 -0.70
455–485 469 4 147.00–150.00 $148.74 $698 -0.27
605–645 629 5 129.00–132.00 $130.15 $819 -1.85
660 660 1 128.00 $128.00 $845 —
735 735 1 124.00 $124.00 $911 —
795 795 1 123.00 $123.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 576 9 131.00–135.00 $133.00 $766 +5.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 130.00 $130.00 $682 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 -3.00
305–325 315 4 123.00–125.00 $123.97 $391 -4.79
365–385 373 6 118.00–125.00 $120.63 $450 —
425–440 430 3 113.00–118.00 $116.29 $500 —
455–490 467 11 110.00–117.00 $112.07 $523 -5.69
530–545 538 4 108.00–115.00 $111.45 $600 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 130.00 $130.00 $299 —
275 275 3 120.00 $120.00 $330 —
315–340 330 5 118.00–120.00 $118.76 $392 —
365 365 5 110.00 $110.00 $402 -8.00
425 425 2 108.00 $108.00 $459 —
475–490 485 6 101.00–105.00 $103.69 $503 -8.66
655–695 675 5 93.00–100.00 $97.39 $657 -0.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 336 7 128.00–137.00 $133.74 $449 -1.03
415–420 418 3 126.00–130.00 $128.68 $538 +1.25
465–490 477 3 120.00–126.00 $123.71 $590 -1.05
545 value added 545 2 128.00 $128.00 $698 —
555–575 571 9 119.00–127.00 $122.31 $698 -0.69
655 655 2 115.00 $115.00 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 160.00 $160.00 $328 —
290 290 2 158.00 $158.00 $458 -5.00
320–325 322 7 147.00–153.00 $149.98 $483 -5.02
355–385 364 8 146.00–153.00 $149.07 $543 —
420–445 435 5 140.00–145.00 $143.07 $622 -2.24
470–490 483 3 135.00–140.00 $136.62 $660 +6.62
505–525 514 8 130.00–135.00 $132.66 $682 +4.34
610 610 3 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 465 14 143.00–148.00 $145.07 $675 -1.98
525–540 535 6 138.00–142.00 $140.35 $751 -0.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 148.00 $148.00 $429 —
340 340 1 143.00 $143.00 $486 —
355–360 359 4 140.00–145.00 $141.24 $507 +2.01
520–540 533 3 118.00–123.00 $121.38 $647 +1.38
555 555 2 115.00 $115.00 $638 +6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1125 1050 80-85% 4 51.00–53.00 $52.05 $547 -5.04
915–1340 1077 80-85% 5 62.00–64.00 $62.87 $677 +5.78
1020–1400 1210 80-85% 14 54.00–59.00 $56.80 $687 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1070 980 85-90% 4 47.00–50.00 $47.94 $470 —
915–1190 1026 85-90% 4 40.00–44.00 $42.43 $435 -8.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1465 1429 75-80% 5 52.00–54.00 $53.18 $760 +2.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,018 —

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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) 6 550.00–625.00 $591.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 500.00–675.00 $604.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 550.00–700.00 $637.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 425.00–500.00 $462.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 475.00–525.00 $487.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00

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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 8 775.00–900.00 $825.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 550.00–625.00 $587.50 —

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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.