Cattle Market Pulse

Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

158 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Opp Livestock report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 158 511 559
Feeder cattle 132 460 294
Slaughter cattle 15 21 105
Replacement cattle 11 30 160

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available:

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 -0.65
480–490 483 4 166.00–169.00 $168.24 $813 +4.21
565–590 578 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $930 +6.11
730 730 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,007 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 306 5 157.00–160.00 $157.61 $482 -9.39
365–370 368 2 148.00–152.00 $150.01 $552 -2.99
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 -6.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 172.00 $172.00 $636 +2.00
510 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 +9.30
580 580 1 151.00 $151.00 $876 +2.81

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 155.00 $155.00 $535 +7.54
385 385 2 148.00 $148.00 $570 +8.78
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 +9.19
555 value added 555 1 142.00 $142.00 $788 —
565–575 570 2 133.00–135.00 $134.01 $764 +6.99
605–645 625 2 125.00–133.00 $128.87 $805 +5.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 330 4 140.00–147.00 $145.17 $479 +8.35
455–470 463 2 120.00–130.00 $125.08 $579 -0.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 114.00 $114.00 $872 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 312 3 175.00–180.00 $176.68 $551 +9.67
430–445 438 2 160.00–170.00 $165.09 $723 +1.10
470 470 1 160.00 $160.00 $752 +13.34
505–515 510 2 150.00–156.00 $152.97 $780 +12.31
595 595 1 135.00 $135.00 $803 —
610–645 641 8 120.00–130.00 $121.19 $777 -6.81
695 695 1 118.00 $118.00 $820 -4.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 140.00–147.00 $143.62 $610 —
525–530 528 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $660 -5.46
755–765 760 2 100.00–108.00 $103.97 $790 +5.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 172.00 $172.00 $783 +15.48

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–920 905 85-90% 3 49.00–54.00 $52.39 $474 +5.88
930 930 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $326 -11.51
1065–1105 1095 85-90% 4 60.00–63.00 $62.27 $682 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 2 67.00 $67.00 $838 —
1355 1355 80-85% 3 72.00 $72.00 $976 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1845 1845 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,365 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–925.00 $850.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00 $600.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.