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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.36/cwt -4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 426 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $136.70/cwt ≈ $519/hd at 380 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $167.86/cwt ≈ $651/hd at 388 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 567 432 571
Feeder cattle 501 325 475
Slaughter cattle 41 63 66
Replacement cattle 25 44 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 4 170.00–178.00 $173.95 $635 -6.89
415–425 420 2 150.00–157.00 $153.46 $645 —
535–545 536 10 142.00–149.00 $142.71 $765 -5.77
560–590 579 8 138.00–142.00 $139.45 $807 —
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 -8.37
715 715 1 133.00 $133.00 $951 -6.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 362 3 190.00–195.00 $191.73 $694 —
405–445 437 5 170.00–177.00 $171.30 $749 -9.39
455–460 458 5 160.00–165.00 $161.99 $742 -11.40
505–510 506 4 150.00–157.00 $151.76 $768 -14.98
555–560 558 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $815 -6.92
605–610 606 4 142.00–145.00 $142.75 $865 -8.25
690 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 202.00 $202.00 $758 +2.00
415–425 420 4 185.00–195.00 $189.94 $798 —
470–480 479 7 174.00–177.00 $174.42 $835 -6.27
505–535 515 3 170.00–172.00 $171.31 $882 -3.62
630 630 1 147.00 $147.00 $926 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 426 15 145.00–151.00 $147.36 $628 -4.85
465–485 476 9 140.00–145.00 $142.17 $677 —
505–525 518 6 129.00–136.00 $131.27 $680 -13.45
645 645 1 129.00 $129.00 $832 —
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 336 7 140.00–145.00 $142.20 $478 -11.34
370–395 380 12 135.00–138.00 $136.70 $519 —
475–485 480 8 127.00–132.00 $129.47 $621 -13.00
565–575 568 3 100.00–110.00 $103.37 $587 -25.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 158.00 $158.00 $624 —
455–475 471 5 150.00–157.00 $151.35 $713 -1.26
505–535 520 4 140.00–145.00 $142.43 $741 —
570 value added 570 1 147.00 $147.00 $838 —
575–590 587 5 133.00–136.00 $133.59 $784 —
660–665 663 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $878 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 388 11 167.00–177.00 $167.86 $651 —
405–445 425 2 157.00–165.00 $161.19 $685 —
480–490 487 10 149.00–157.00 $151.37 $737 -9.95
505–545 512 6 140.00–148.00 $141.42 $724 -14.41
575–580 577 7 137.00–140.00 $138.71 $800 -13.51
680 680 1 134.00 $134.00 $911 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 205.00 $205.00 $697 —
355–365 358 6 197.00–200.00 $198.02 $709 —
405–435 420 4 185.00–195.00 $189.82 $797 +9.87
560 560 3 145.00 $145.00 $812 —
705 705 1 136.00 $136.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 150.00–152.00 $151.01 $541 —
480–485 483 3 140.00–144.00 $141.32 $683 -13.26
555–560 558 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $697 -16.72
680–685 683 2 112.00–117.00 $114.49 $782 -15.51
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1130 969 85-90% 11 45.00–50.00 $47.35 $459 -23.88
910–1175 1043 85-90% 8 54.00–58.00 $56.25 $587 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1455 1355 80-85% 9 60.00–64.00 $61.91 $839 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1505 1393 3 75.00–80.00 $76.40 $1,064 —
1800 1800 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,584 —

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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 3 400.00–525.00 $483.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 650.00–800.00 $770.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.