Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 7, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	279	306	343
Feeder cattle	224	283	262
Slaughter cattle	41	19	63
Replacement cattle	14	4	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	177.00–180.00	$178.58	$670	—
430–445	438	2	167.00–170.00	$168.53	$738	—
465–495	480	2	163.00–165.00	$164.03	$787	—
505–525	508	6	156.00–162.00	$157.03	$798	—
590	590	1	155.00	$155.00	$914	—
630–645	640	3	143.00–145.00	$143.66	$919	—
745	745	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,006	—
855	855	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,112	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	437	3	152.00–160.00	$154.69	$676	-7.31
455–475	467	5	144.00–150.00	$147.66	$690	—
505–545	532	3	135.00–140.00	$138.42	$736	—
575	575	1	132.00	$132.00	$759	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–590	578	3	157.00–162.00	$158.60	$917	—
605–630	622	3	153.00–157.00	$154.30	$960	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	442	3	150.00–152.00	$151.33	$669	+5.89
455–485	465	3	147.00–148.00	$147.35	$685	+5.64
510–515	512	7	140.00–143.00	$141.29	$723	+7.33
555–570	559	4	130.00–140.00	$132.55	$741	—
615–635	625	2	129.00–130.00	$129.51	$809	+4.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	313	4	150.00–157.00	$151.71	$475	—
375–395	379	5	145.00–148.00	$145.63	$552	+5.42
405–420	415	3	130.00–140.00	$136.75	$568	—
470–485	478	4	120.00–130.00	$124.92	$597	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–490	485	6	151.00–154.00	$151.98	$737	+1.98
505–520	514	5	147.00–150.00	$148.18	$762	+5.21
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	177.00	$177.00	$540	+15.25
355–365	362	6	170.00–176.00	$171.96	$622	+16.29
405–445	432	3	157.00–167.00	$160.13	$692	+9.10
465–475	473	5	150.00–153.00	$150.59	$712	—
505–545	535	4	145.00–150.00	$146.18	$782	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	360	4	160.00–167.00	$161.82	$583	+13.83
430–445	438	4	140.00–150.00	$145.09	$635	+0.09
460–465	462	3	135.00–139.00	$137.66	$636	+2.23
515	515	1	135.00	$135.00	$695	+9.21
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	175.00	$175.00	$726	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1115	1113	80-85%	6	86.00–90.00	$87.33	$972	—
1035–1140	1119	80-85%	5	82.00–84.00	$83.63	$936	—
1250–1440	1313	80-85%	6	77.00–80.00	$78.10	$1,025	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1010	966	85-90%	5	62.00–66.00	$64.51	$623	—
1040–1105	1089	85-90%	4	73.00–75.00	$74.52	$812	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1495	1455	75-80%	3	80.00–82.00	$80.68	$1,174	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1970	1760	2	103.00–105.00	$103.88	$1,828	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	720.00	$720.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	970.00	$970.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–925.00	$912.50	—

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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.