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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.19/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 473 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.20/cwt ≈ $503/hd at 378 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 300 365 434
Feeder cattle 245 271 302
Slaughter cattle 35 51 58
Replacement cattle 20 43 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 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
415 415 2 160.00 $160.00 $664 +2.00
485–495 490 4 147.00–150.00 $148.48 $728 -0.26
505–525 520 4 145.00–147.00 $145.49 $757 —
575 575 2 141.00 $141.00 $811 —
605–610 608 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $812 +3.36
670 670 1 128.00 $128.00 $858 ±0.00
735–740 738 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $919 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 160.00 $160.00 $632 —
405–420 415 3 148.00–151.00 $150.02 $623 —
505–545 525 2 140.00–141.00 $140.52 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 155.00 $155.00 $426 —
410 410 2 143.00 $143.00 $586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 138.00–140.00 $139.01 $379 —
320–345 334 6 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $459 +3.80
360–390 378 12 130.00–138.00 $133.20 $503 —
405–445 426 8 128.00–135.00 $131.60 $561 +2.92
455–485 473 14 124.00–131.00 $127.19 $602 +3.48
505–535 519 9 122.00–128.00 $125.03 $649 —
570–595 582 9 119.00–125.00 $122.33 $712 +0.02
605–620 611 4 117.00–123.00 $120.48 $736 —
710 710 2 117.00 $117.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 4 123.00–129.00 $125.90 $482 +5.27
435–440 439 4 123.00–125.00 $124.50 $547 +8.21
475–490 479 4 118.00–122.00 $119.02 $570 +6.95
540 540 2 117.00 $117.00 $632 +5.55
560–580 573 6 110.00–115.00 $112.33 $644 —
745 745 2 107.00 $107.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 120.00 $120.00 $426 +10.00
425 425 2 118.00 $118.00 $502 +10.00
465 465 2 110.00 $110.00 $512 +6.31
540 540 2 106.00 $106.00 $572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 4 149.00–153.00 $151.24 $496 +8.24
370–380 376 8 143.00–147.00 $144.99 $545 +3.75
405–410 408 2 138.00–140.00 $138.99 $567 —
480 480 3 130.00 $130.00 $624 —
505–545 513 5 128.00–130.00 $129.58 $665 +8.20
565–580 572 5 113.00–118.00 $115.42 $660 +0.42
625 625 2 105.00 $105.00 $656 —
745 745 2 102.00 $102.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 +2.00
315–320 317 3 157.00–159.00 $158.33 $502 +8.35
355–395 373 6 150.00–158.00 $153.99 $574 +4.92
425–435 430 4 143.00–145.00 $143.99 $619 +0.92
470–475 474 4 138.00–145.00 $143.26 $679 +6.64
505–540 516 4 133.00–135.00 $134.24 $693 +1.58
610–615 613 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $726 -1.50
670 670 2 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 421 4 148.00–155.00 $150.43 $633 —
455–475 464 7 147.00–153.00 $150.16 $697 +5.09
555–565 560 2 127.00–129.00 $127.99 $717 —
610–625 620 3 121.00–126.00 $122.64 $760 —
685 685 1 119.00 $119.00 $815 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1040 978 80-85% 3 48.00–52.00 $49.95 $489 —
1030–1040 1035 80-85% 2 59.00–61.00 $60.00 $621 —
920–1410 1112 80-85% 8 53.00–58.00 $55.14 $613 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–925 830 85-90% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.44 $369 —
990–1040 1015 85-90% 2 40.00–41.00 $40.49 $411 -1.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1830 1605 2 74.00–75.00 $74.43 $1,195 —
1730 1730 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,488 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00

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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) 1 650.00 $650.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–800.00 $758.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 525.00–700.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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 8 775.00–1,000.00 $887.50 —

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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.