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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.57/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 474 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $164.03/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 473 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.85/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 523 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 511 542 702
Feeder cattle 460 456 466
Slaughter cattle 21 50 107
Replacement cattle 30 36 129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady to 1.00 lower on a lightly tested market. 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
365–395 375 7 176.00–185.00 $180.65 $677 +6.65
405–445 421 8 170.00–179.00 $173.65 $731 +2.16
455–495 473 18 162.00–168.00 $164.03 $776 +0.18
510–545 523 16 157.00–162.00 $159.85 $836 +2.58
555–590 566 12 152.00–158.00 $154.87 $877 +1.53
605–610 609 10 147.00–150.00 $148.80 $906 -0.79
655–675 664 12 136.00–140.00 $137.75 $915 —
715 715 2 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
785 785 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 3 170.00–175.00 $171.63 $535 +8.95
365 365 2 170.00 $170.00 $620 +11.42
415–445 430 4 167.00–168.00 $167.48 $720 +13.45
475–490 479 8 155.00–160.00 $158.22 $758 +5.75
505–525 515 6 147.00–155.00 $150.70 $776 —
585–595 591 5 147.00–150.00 $148.19 $876 +10.19
640–645 642 3 140.00–143.00 $141.99 $912 +3.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 167.00 $167.00 $551 +12.00
355 355 1 153.00 $153.00 $543 +8.00
410–420 413 3 150.00–153.00 $151.98 $628 +9.41
475–495 484 5 143.00–150.00 $146.65 $710 —
555 555 2 137.00 $137.00 $760 +8.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 3 150.00 $150.00 $322 -23.00
310–330 316 8 145.00–150.00 $147.46 $466 +1.06
375–395 387 13 137.00–142.00 $139.22 $539 -1.36
405–445 425 14 132.00–138.00 $135.58 $576 -2.15
455–485 475 6 130.00–133.00 $130.81 $621 -4.06
505–540 528 13 126.00–130.00 $127.70 $674 -1.93
555–585 571 10 125.00–129.00 $127.02 $725 -0.56
615 value added 615 2 129.00 $129.00 $793 —
635–645 640 2 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $787 -1.66
655 value added 655 1 124.00 $124.00 $812 —
675–685 680 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $823 +0.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 270 3 143.00–145.00 $143.72 $388 -1.28
315–340 336 6 133.00–140.00 $136.82 $460 +0.66
360–370 365 4 128.00–135.00 $131.55 $480 -2.13
415–435 423 6 125.00–130.00 $127.36 $539 -3.43
460–495 474 20 120.00–128.00 $125.57 $595 +0.39
505–525 519 7 120.00–125.00 $123.74 $642 +0.36
565–575 568 3 120.00–122.00 $121.33 $689 -0.16
670–685 678 2 113.00–115.00 $114.01 $773 +4.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 4 127.00–135.00 $132.95 $376 -2.05
315–340 328 4 130.00–132.00 $130.96 $430 —
405 405 2 120.00 $120.00 $486 -1.23
475 475 2 118.00 $118.00 $560 +3.00
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 282 6 163.00–172.00 $168.87 $476 +5.24
315–335 321 7 165.00–168.00 $167.01 $536 +5.02
355–365 359 5 163.00–170.00 $165.85 $595 +4.22
425–435 430 4 163.00–165.00 $163.99 $705 +9.76
455–495 483 6 143.00–150.00 $146.66 $708 -2.34
505–540 518 4 135.00–145.00 $140.66 $729 —
615 615 3 128.00 $128.00 $787 —
655–675 662 3 122.00–123.00 $122.66 $812 -3.85
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 321 5 170.00–172.00 $170.82 $548 -0.40
370–395 388 5 173.00–180.00 $176.23 $684 +4.80
405 405 3 173.00–179.00 $175.00 $709 +6.61
465–495 481 5 153.00–160.00 $156.52 $753 +1.55
505–545 521 7 147.00–157.00 $151.71 $790 +5.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 155.00–158.00 $156.20 $578 —
470–495 479 4 131.00–140.00 $134.31 $643 —
505–540 523 5 128.00–132.00 $130.44 $682 +0.44
570 570 1 128.00 $128.00 $730 +7.35
625–640 633 2 118.00–123.00 $120.53 $763 —
670 670 1 118.00 $118.00 $791 +2.49
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
795 795 1 98.00 $98.00 $779 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–980 938 85-90% 5 44.00–48.00 $46.51 $436 —
910–1035 973 85-90% 2 38.00–40.00 $38.94 $379 -1.89
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $551 —
975–1165 1118 80-85% 4 50.00–52.00 $50.44 $564 —

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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) 1 725.00 $725.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–825.00 $712.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 400.00–500.00 $445.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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 8 500.00–625.00 $531.25 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–700.00 $650.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/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.