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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 195 619 341
Feeder cattle 139 253 231
Slaughter cattle 39 137 60
Replacement cattle 17 229 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 180.00 $180.00 $774 —
460–490 475 2 170.00–175.00 $172.58 $820 —
530 530 1 170.00 $170.00 $901 —
610–620 613 4 150.00–152.00 $150.51 $923 —
660 660 1 140.00 $140.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 188.00 $188.00 $827 —
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 —
555 555 2 180.00 $180.00 $999 +18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 480 2 132.00–135.00 $133.55 $641 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–545 542 3 137.00–147.00 $140.35 $761 —
555–575 560 4 132.00–137.00 $133.28 $746 —
625 625 1 132.00 $132.00 $825 —
730 730 1 123.00 $123.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 148.00 $148.00 $540 —
405–430 413 3 137.00–147.00 $140.47 $580 —
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 —
515–535 525 2 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $670 —
595 595 1 122.00 $122.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 477 6 147.00–153.00 $147.97 $706 +12.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 487 7 160.00–167.00 $161.97 $789 +12.37
515 515 1 155.00 $155.00 $798 —
580–590 583 3 140.00–143.00 $141.01 $822 -0.22
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 -0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 371 4 155.00–165.00 $157.42 $584 —
525–535 528 3 132.00–140.00 $137.30 $725 +12.30
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 177.00 $177.00 $735 —
460 460 1 175.00 $175.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1170 1144 80-85% 9 80.00–88.00 $83.57 $956 —
1215–1275 1249 80-85% 7 74.00–77.00 $75.25 $940 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $519 -5.08
960 960 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $624 —
1020–1075 1044 85-90% 9 76.00–78.00 $76.91 $803 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 75-80% 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,233 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1820 1640 2 91.00–95.00 $93.22 $1,529 —
1815 1815 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,815 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,080.00

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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 8 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,187.50 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.