Cattle Market Pulse

Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 492 775
Feeder cattle 213 286 650
Slaughter cattle 30 68 60
Replacement cattle 46 138 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 187.00–190.00 $188.57 $613 —
430 430 2 185.00 $185.00 $796 —
485 485 1 175.00 $175.00 $849 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–520 513 2 170.00–172.00 $170.99 $877 -2.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 333 5 150.00–155.00 $150.92 $503 -6.08
420–440 430 6 147.00–149.00 $148.02 $636 +3.10
505–515 510 4 137.00–143.00 $140.03 $714 —
630 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 +5.00
680 680 2 127.00 $127.00 $864 +1.00
705 705 5 121.00 $121.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 5 130.00–137.00 $134.22 $568 —
455–460 458 3 125.00–130.00 $128.35 $588 +0.83
575–580 577 3 115.00–122.00 $119.65 $690 —
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 -4.00
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 150.00–153.00 $151.53 $626 -1.44
465 465 1 149.00 $149.00 $693 +1.52
520 520 1 148.00 $148.00 $770 +6.31
620 620 4 142.00 $142.00 $880 +3.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 185.00 $185.00 $620 +3.60
355–395 382 3 180.00–182.00 $180.62 $690 +6.04
475 475 1 167.00 $167.00 $793 —
530–540 535 2 147.00–155.00 $150.96 $808 -9.04
615–625 618 3 130.00–139.00 $133.03 $822 —
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–570 563 2 127.00–135.00 $130.95 $737 -1.05
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 -4.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 177.00 $177.00 $805 —
555 555 1 160.00 $160.00 $888 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1015 992 85-90% 6 54.00–58.00 $55.36 $549 -11.21
880–1125 1055 85-90% 7 62.00–66.00 $65.05 $686 -8.96
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1185 1171 80-85% 5 64.00–69.00 $68.05 $797 —
1250–1285 1268 80-85% 2 73.00–75.00 $74.01 $938 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1465 1308 2 84.00–88.00 $86.24 $1,128 —
1760 1760 2 60.00 $60.00 $1,056 -23.09

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–850.00 $816.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 700.00–775.00 $734.62
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 600.00–700.00 $637.50

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 750.00–800.00 $783.33 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 625.00–725.00 $675.00 —

↑ 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.