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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 179 313 287
Feeder cattle 140 183 233
Slaughter cattle 24 67 43
Replacement cattle 15 63 11

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 370 3 175.00–182.00 $179.54 $664 -7.17
410–415 412 3 170.00–175.00 $171.68 $707 -10.32
465–475 472 3 160.00–167.00 $162.30 $766 -13.83
660 660 2 143.00 $143.00 $944 +6.00
725 725 1 137.00 $137.00 $993 —
775 775 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,054 —
830–845 834 4 122.00–129.00 $123.77 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 164.00 $164.00 $697 +17.00
545 545 7 148.00 $148.00 $807 —
590 590 1 148.00 $148.00 $873 —
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 —
690 690 1 136.00 $136.00 $938 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 155.00–160.00 $157.48 $485 +5.04
405–415 407 5 140.00–150.00 $142.04 $578 +5.04
505–540 528 3 130.00–134.00 $132.73 $701 —
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 4 130.00–140.00 $134.90 $496 -1.37
405–445 418 3 125.00–130.00 $126.77 $530 —
455 455 2 124.00 $124.00 $564 -8.39
645 645 1 122.00 $122.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 156.00 $156.00 $671 +7.05
460–470 465 4 154.00–156.00 $155.01 $721 +9.02
510–540 525 2 147.00–148.00 $147.51 $774 +6.09
555–565 560 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $809 +6.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 356 4 172.00–177.00 $173.26 $617 -1.48
405–445 432 3 155.00–160.00 $156.56 $676 -13.44
475–490 483 4 152.00–155.00 $153.48 $741 —
505–510 508 3 145.00–152.00 $147.32 $748 -9.34
555–575 567 5 139.00–145.00 $141.35 $801 -7.65
615–645 635 3 134.00–139.00 $135.61 $861 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 147.00–150.00 $148.49 $532 —
525–530 528 4 133.00–140.00 $136.52 $721 —
745 745 1 117.00 $117.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 157.00 $157.00 $730 -14.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $883 —
1295–1520 1445 80-85% 9 73.00–78.00 $76.51 $1,106 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $770 -3.07
1050–1105 1087 85-90% 3 64.00–67.00 $64.97 $706 -10.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1695 1695 75-80% 4 64.00 $64.00 $1,085 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1615 1600 4 90.00–94.00 $92.02 $1,472 —
2010 2010 2 114.00 $114.00 $2,291 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 545.00–700.00 $638.00

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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) 2 680.00 $680.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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 6 825.00–1,025.00 $958.33 —

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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.