Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.65/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	250	434	538
Feeder cattle	204	200	318
Slaughter cattle	32	229	80
Replacement cattle	14	5	140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs record. Trade active with good demand .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	315	3	187.00–190.00	$188.03	$592	—
455–485	473	5	175.00–177.00	$176.23	$834	—
515–545	530	2	170.00–172.00	$170.97	$906	-2.41
565–575	573	5	158.00–167.00	$159.77	$915	-7.23
630–640	635	2	155.00–157.00	$155.99	$991	-4.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	2	150.00–152.00	$151.01	$661	+11.01
575–590	583	2	147.00–150.00	$148.48	$866	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–470	463	3	180.00–183.00	$181.01	$838	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	165.00	$165.00	$553	+3.02
390	390	1	157.00	$157.00	$612	+5.02
430	430	1	152.00	$152.00	$654	+2.96
455–495	475	10	140.00–147.00	$143.65	$682	-2.33
545	545	2	139.00	$139.00	$758	—
620–640	630	2	130.00–133.00	$131.48	$828	+1.48
655–685	670	2	127.00–130.00	$128.47	$861	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	365	6	130.00–135.00	$131.62	$480	-6.64
410–415	414	7	120.00–130.00	$128.59	$532	—
480	480	1	120.00	$120.00	$576	-8.46
530	530	2	120.00	$120.00	$636	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	2	163.00–165.00	$163.97	$710	+0.97
465–485	482	6	152.00–159.00	$153.13	$738	-1.19
505–515	511	5	148.00–150.00	$148.79	$760	+1.52
555	555	1	147.00	$147.00	$816	+4.58
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	423	6	172.00–178.00	$172.97	$732	-4.47
475–485	483	5	165.00–170.00	$165.98	$802	-7.06
515–530	528	7	156.00–160.00	$156.56	$827	-5.14
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	—
705	705	1	137.00	$137.00	$966	—
755	755	1	129.00	$129.00	$974	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	337	6	182.00–190.00	$187.31	$631	-0.67
365–380	373	4	170.00–177.00	$173.57	$647	+1.27
405–415	408	6	165.00–170.00	$166.69	$680	-1.84
580–590	585	4	137.00–145.00	$141.03	$825	-1.24
645	645	1	135.00	$135.00	$871	-3.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	363	2	147.00–155.00	$150.92	$548	-12.02
425–435	430	2	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$606	—
490	490	2	137.00	$137.00	$671	-14.57
515	515	1	135.00	$135.00	$695	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1160	1143	80-85%	10	82.00–86.00	$85.25	$974	-7.39
1250–1280	1273	80-85%	4	92.00–95.00	$92.74	$1,181	+7.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1120	1003	85-90%	2	57.00–62.00	$59.79	$600	—
1120–1160	1139	85-90%	6	77.00–80.00	$78.00	$888	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,155	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575	1575	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,591	—
1460–1865	1663	2	87.00–92.00	$89.80	$1,493	—
1810	1810	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,955	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	660.00–730.00	$706.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–885.00	$838.75

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$750.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,050.00	$1,000.00

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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.