Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 28, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.47/cwt +5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 465 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	296	283	375
Feeder cattle	240	144	0
Slaughter cattle	42	81	285
Replacement cattle	14	58	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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
320	320	1	185.00	$185.00	$592	—
445	445	1	176.00	$176.00	$783	—
455–480	468	2	169.00–171.00	$169.97	$795	+9.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	162.00	$162.00	$826	—
630	630	1	154.00	$154.00	$970	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	165.00	$165.00	$701	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	436	4	147.00–149.00	$147.50	$643	-0.30
460–470	465	10	142.00–147.00	$144.47	$672	+5.41
505–515	508	4	140.00–142.00	$140.51	$714	—
615–625	620	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$803	—
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	-3.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	145.00–150.00	$147.54	$465	-1.84
405–435	428	8	137.00–142.00	$138.18	$591	+5.73
465–470	466	6	127.00–137.00	$135.32	$631	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	150.00	$150.00	$682	+1.00
525–530	528	3	145.00–148.00	$145.99	$771	+0.65
625–630	627	5	132.00–138.00	$134.41	$843	-2.92
685	685	1	130.00	$130.00	$890	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	365	4	160.00–167.00	$161.82	$591	-7.56
420–435	428	6	157.00–160.00	$158.47	$678	-3.50
455–465	463	6	150.00–157.00	$151.15	$700	-2.57
525–530	526	7	145.00–150.00	$145.72	$766	—
575–595	585	6	137.00–142.00	$139.46	$816	-5.12
630–635	631	4	129.00–132.00	$131.25	$828	-1.78
655–660	658	2	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$829	-2.00
755–795	785	4	118.00–121.00	$118.72	$932	—
855	855	2	116.00	$116.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	422	6	140.00–149.00	$143.17	$604	—
520–525	523	6	137.00–140.00	$138.49	$724	+7.45
590–595	593	2	127.00–135.00	$131.02	$777	+13.49
640	640	2	124.00	$124.00	$794	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	4	187.00–189.00	$188.01	$579	-1.22
355–360	358	2	184.00–185.00	$184.50	$661	—
665–670	668	3	132.00–133.00	$132.67	$886	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1175	1142	80-85%	10	86.00–88.00	$87.18	$996	—
1215–1330	1231	80-85%	7	78.00–83.00	$78.77	$970	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–975	968	85-90%	4	66.00–70.00	$68.02	$658	—
945–1105	1005	85-90%	8	72.00–77.00	$74.94	$753	+5.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1420	1410	75-80%	2	80.00–83.00	$81.49	$1,149	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585	1585	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,633	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	550.00–700.00	$625.00

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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	6	700.00–725.00	$716.67	—

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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.