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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

619 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 619 242 640
Feeder cattle 253 193 447
Slaughter cattle 137 21 100
Replacement cattle 229 28 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower on a lightly tested market. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 —
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 162.00 $162.00 $899 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 135.00 $135.00 $662 —
585–590 588 2 122.00–127.00 $124.49 $732 —
705 705 1 117.00 $117.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 145.00 $145.00 $450 —
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 -10.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 461 4 147.00–157.00 $149.60 $690 -13.48
570–580 578 4 140.00–145.00 $141.23 $816 -8.01
675 675 1 134.00 $134.00 $904 —
705–710 708 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $889 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
625–630 628 2 110.00–117.00 $113.49 $713 —
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–920 883 85-90% 19 69.00–74.00 $72.63 $641 +21.82
890–900 898 85-90% 13 60.00–64.00 $63.08 $566 +12.27
1100–1160 1138 85-90% 11 79.00–82.00 $80.05 $911 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1160 1080 80-85% 26 84.00–89.00 $86.88 $938 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1345 1340 75-80% 2 91.00–92.00 $91.50 $1,226 —
1420–1470 1445 75-80% 2 72.00–74.00 $73.02 $1,055 —
1445–1525 1485 75-80% 2 82.00–85.00 $83.46 $1,239 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1870 1473 4 82.00–87.00 $85.41 $1,258 —
1450–1670 1560 2 106.00–107.00 $106.46 $1,661 —
1795 1795 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,100 —

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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 22 440.00–540.00 $490.00

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 850.00–950.00 $927.78
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–835.00 $808.75
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–700.00 $690.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00–600.00 $587.50
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 700.00–775.00 $745.83
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 825.00–875.00 $850.00

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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
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 1,450.00–1,525.00 $1,482.14 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 50 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,128.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 850.00–975.00 $930.88 —

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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.