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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $157.47/cwt -8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 370 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.79/cwt ≈ $729/hd at 507 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 307 300
Feeder cattle 263 256 245
Slaughter cattle 40 25 35
Replacement cattle 23 26 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–515 510 2 162.00–165.00 $163.49 $834 —
585–595 590 4 153.00–157.50 $155.27 $916 —
655–660 659 7 147.50–150.00 $147.85 $974 —
815 815 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 160.00–170.00 $164.77 $527 -2.23
410–420 417 3 150.00–155.00 $151.64 $632 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 170.00 $170.00 $612 —
495 495 1 158.00 $158.00 $782 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 149.00 $149.00 $641 —
465 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 -3.00
505–510 507 10 142.00–145.00 $143.79 $729 —
555–590 573 8 140.00–142.00 $140.97 $808 -4.95
610–625 622 5 138.00–140.00 $139.61 $868 -1.39
705 705 2 132.00 $132.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 388 9 146.00–150.00 $147.29 $571 —
425–430 427 3 144.00–146.00 $144.67 $618 -2.19
475–485 478 8 137.00–141.00 $138.02 $660 -4.81
555–560 558 2 133.00–137.00 $134.99 $753 +0.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 313 9 135.00–145.00 $138.51 $434 -7.31
410–430 420 4 130.00–136.00 $132.93 $558 —
510–515 513 2 100.00–105.00 $102.49 $526 -20.98
620 620 1 100.00 $100.00 $620 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 329 5 162.00–172.00 $163.98 $539 —
365–375 370 10 155.00–160.00 $157.47 $583 -8.72
405–440 428 3 147.00–155.00 $149.52 $640 -12.91
460–490 478 5 138.00–145.00 $140.69 $672 -8.92
520 520 1 132.00 $132.00 $686 -13.99
615–645 638 4 115.00–120.00 $116.21 $741 -18.82
655 655 1 114.00 $114.00 $747 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 142.00 $142.00 $476 -23.79
405–445 425 4 135.00–140.00 $137.62 $585 -12.23
515–525 518 3 115.00–120.00 $118.31 $613 -5.11
555–570 560 3 110.00–115.00 $111.70 $626 —
690–695 693 2 100.00–109.00 $104.48 $724 -8.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 151.00 $151.00 $702 —
505 505 1 144.00 $144.00 $727 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1105 992 85-90% 9 50.00–54.00 $50.99 $506 —
1035–1050 1044 85-90% 5 42.00–45.00 $43.81 $457 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 80-85% 2 58.00 $58.00 $719 —
1285–1435 1360 80-85% 4 60.00–63.00 $61.42 $835 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $948 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1910 1503 3 84.00–88.00 $85.69 $1,288 —
1695–1735 1722 6 78.00–80.00 $78.66 $1,355 —
1910 1910 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,853 —

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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 5 525.00–690.00 $591.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 725.00–925.00 $858.33

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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 6 800.00–975.00 $916.67 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 650.00–750.00 $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.