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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.80/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 430 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $157.07/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 493 lb · 13 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $127.42/cwt ≈ $1,064/hd at 835 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 680 498 367
Feeder cattle 387 435 305
Slaughter cattle 197 41 42
Replacement cattle 96 22 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
405–415 412 6 158.00–163.00 $159.64 $658 -0.70
465–495 493 13 157.00–158.00 $157.07 $774 +1.50
515 515 1 155.00 $155.00 $798 +2.57
659 value added 659 5 138.00 $138.00 $909 —
745 745 1 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
760 value added 760 10 134.00 $134.00 $1,018 —
816 value added 816 5 131.50 $131.50 $1,073 —
848 848 7 124.50 $124.50 $1,056 —
964 964 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 148.00 $148.00 $688 -2.00
525 525 2 144.00 $144.00 $756 -4.00
575–585 577 9 125.00–141.00 $128.60 $742 —
675 675 5 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
760 760 2 121.00 $121.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–580 578 2 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 153.00 $153.00 $405 +13.00
320–345 335 7 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $478 +6.49
355–380 370 8 135.00–141.00 $138.85 $514 +5.17
410–431 430 24 135.00–138.00 $137.80 $593 +6.70
455–490 462 8 127.00–131.00 $129.22 $597 -0.35
505–545 513 8 125.00–129.00 $126.29 $648 -2.86
575–595 582 3 124.00–126.00 $125.32 $729 +4.35
630 630 1 123.00 $123.00 $775 +4.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 317 3 130.00–135.00 $133.21 $422 +2.34
390–395 393 4 123.00–130.00 $127.76 $502 -0.02
415–440 432 9 120.00–127.00 $124.69 $539 +2.05
465–495 482 5 115.00–120.00 $117.75 $568 -2.02
615 615 2 112.00 $112.00 $689 —
680–685 682 3 110.00–111.00 $110.67 $755 +0.67
735 735 2 106.00 $106.00 $779 —
785 785 1 103.00 $103.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 114.00 $114.00 $484 +1.60
490 490 2 110.00 $110.00 $539 +2.00
525 525 2 106.00 $106.00 $556 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 158.00 $158.00 $498 +2.92
430–445 436 5 148.00–153.00 $151.62 $661 +1.48
455–480 471 9 138.00–146.00 $142.18 $670 +1.47
515 515 2 135.00 $135.00 $695 +2.68
555–590 566 5 125.00–130.00 $127.79 $723 +5.94
605–610 608 4 122.00–125.00 $123.51 $751 +5.16
675–690 685 3 110.00–115.00 $111.64 $765 -2.70
720 720 2 110.00 $110.00 $792 +2.00
790 790 2 108.00 $108.00 $853 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 180.00 $180.00 $369 —
315–345 329 4 162.00–166.00 $164.17 $540 +1.73
355–390 371 6 157.00–163.00 $160.35 $595 +1.11
415–420 418 3 158.00–160.00 $159.34 $666 +2.03
475–485 480 4 151.00–152.00 $151.51 $727 +1.51
510–525 516 4 140.00–146.00 $143.49 $740 +4.20
795 795 1 111.00 $111.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 —
545 545 2 125.00 $125.00 $681 +3.04
565–590 573 3 118.00–120.00 $119.31 $684 +4.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1340 1011 80-85% 14 60.00–63.00 $61.20 $619 —
780–1390 1141 80-85% 46 54.00–59.00 $56.20 $641 -0.59
755–1355 1195 80-85% 37 48.00–53.00 $50.40 $602 -2.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1090 937 85-90% 13 40.00–43.00 $40.70 $381 -6.04
795–1090 967 85-90% 18 44.00–49.00 $46.43 $449 +5.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1775 1431 75-80% 12 54.00–59.00 $56.97 $815 +0.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1805 1608 3 72.00–74.00 $72.75 $1,170 -7.25
1930–2010 1983 3 77.00–82.00 $78.62 $1,559 —

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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) 1 575.00 $575.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 700.00–975.00 $775.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 700.00–975.00 $812.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 500.00–675.00 $577.27
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 600.00–700.00 $666.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–675.00 $660.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 800.00–875.00 $858.33 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 925.00–1,100.00 $997.22 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 575.00–700.00 $660.00 —

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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.