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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.40/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $477/hd at 326 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.73/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 419 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.18/cwt +7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 484 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 542 680 648
Feeder cattle 456 387 535
Slaughter cattle 50 197 95
Replacement cattle 36 96 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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
390 390 2 174.00 $174.00 $679 —
405–410 408 4 170.00–173.00 $171.49 $700 +11.85
455–490 473 4 160.00–168.00 $163.85 $775 +6.78
505–545 520 10 155.00–160.00 $157.27 $818 +2.27
555–595 565 8 150.00–156.00 $153.34 $866 —
605–635 615 3 145.00–152.00 $149.59 $920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 316 4 160.00–165.00 $162.68 $514 —
355–395 381 9 155.00–163.00 $158.58 $604 —
415–435 428 3 152.00–155.00 $154.03 $659 —
475–495 481 7 150.00–156.00 $152.47 $733 +4.47
560 560 3 138.00 $138.00 $773 +9.40
630 630 1 138.00 $138.00 $869 —
655–675 668 4 133.00–137.00 $135.52 $905 +15.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 155.00 $155.00 $488 —
370 370 2 145.00 $145.00 $536 —
405–430 418 4 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $596 —
530 530 3 130.00 $130.00 $689 —
555–570 563 2 128.00–129.00 $128.51 $724 +1.02
605 605 2 125.00 $125.00 $756 —
660 660 1 123.00 $123.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 173.00 $173.00 $398 —
275–290 283 5 150.00–153.00 $151.43 $429 -1.57
305–340 326 19 142.00–150.00 $146.40 $477 +3.86
365–395 368 10 138.00–144.00 $140.58 $517 +1.73
405–445 419 17 134.00–141.00 $137.73 $577 -0.07
455–475 464 11 131.00–139.00 $134.87 $626 +5.65
510–545 523 6 126.00–133.00 $129.63 $678 +3.34
555–590 573 14 125.00–131.00 $127.58 $731 +2.26
605–615 611 6 122.00–127.00 $124.67 $762 +1.67
670–675 673 2 118.00–122.00 $120.01 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 145.00 $145.00 $406 —
325–345 333 9 132.00–140.00 $136.16 $453 +2.95
375–380 378 6 131.00–135.00 $133.68 $505 +5.92
410–440 427 9 125.00–133.00 $130.79 $558 +6.10
460–495 484 17 120.00–128.00 $125.18 $606 +7.43
505–540 516 10 122.00–125.00 $123.38 $637 —
585–590 588 4 120.00–123.00 $121.49 $714 —
625–630 627 5 115.00–118.00 $116.60 $731 +4.60
685–695 690 2 108.00–112.00 $109.99 $759 -0.68
720–735 725 3 107.00–109.00 $108.32 $785 +2.32
765–795 780 2 105.00–106.00 $105.49 $823 +2.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 135.00 $135.00 $364 —
375 375 4 130.00 $130.00 $488 —
405–420 411 5 120.00–123.00 $121.23 $498 +7.23
465 465 2 115.00 $115.00 $535 +5.00
515 515 2 108.00 $108.00 $556 +2.00
590 590 3 103.00 $103.00 $608 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 277 3 160.00–168.00 $163.63 $453 —
320–340 331 7 161.00–163.00 $161.99 $536 +3.99
355–390 368 5 160.00–163.00 $161.63 $595 —
415–430 426 7 152.00–160.00 $154.23 $657 +2.61
455 455 2 149.00 $149.00 $678 +6.82
580–585 583 4 128.00–137.00 $132.48 $772 +4.69
655–670 663 2 126.00–127.00 $126.51 $839 +14.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 322 3 168.00–177.00 $171.22 $551 +7.05
385–395 391 5 167.00–175.00 $171.43 $670 +11.08
410–420 415 5 167.00–170.00 $168.39 $699 +9.05
480–490 487 3 153.00–159.00 $154.97 $755 +3.46
520–545 538 6 145.00–149.00 $146.67 $789 +3.18
565–580 575 4 142.00–147.00 $145.26 $835 —
610–640 625 2 136.00–144.00 $140.10 $876 —
695 695 1 134.00 $134.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 9 150.00–153.00 $151.91 $506 +6.91
515 515 2 130.00 $130.00 $670 +5.00
570–595 587 3 120.00–122.00 $120.65 $708 +1.34
655–670 663 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $766 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1250 991 80-85% 9 54.00–58.00 $55.80 $553 —
910–1205 1067 80-85% 7 51.00–52.00 $51.76 $552 —
1260 1260 80-85% 2 62.00 $62.00 $781 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1050 979 85-90% 4 38.00–44.00 $40.83 $400 -5.60
790–1095 998 85-90% 9 45.00–50.00 $48.01 $479 +1.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 3 58.00 $58.00 $780 —
1580 1580 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,059 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1615 1492 3 70.00–74.00 $71.25 $1,063 —
1905–2020 1982 3 78.00–82.00 $80.72 $1,600 +2.10

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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) 13 550.00–700.00 $626.92
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 600.00–850.00 $681.25
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 450.00–575.00 $537.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 450.00–475.00 $466.67

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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 2 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.