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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 512 536 680
Feeder cattle 418 464 387
Slaughter cattle 80 67 197
Replacement cattle 14 5 96

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 205.00 $205.00 $676 —
405–430 418 2 182.00–187.00 $184.43 $771 —
475–485 478 3 177.00–180.00 $178.01 $851 +3.01
520 520 1 175.00 $175.00 $910 +8.00
605–620 613 2 162.00–164.00 $162.99 $999 —
655–690 673 2 157.00–160.00 $158.46 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 188.00 $188.00 $743 +9.44
470 470 1 175.00 $175.00 $822 —
505–545 537 5 157.00–167.00 $158.88 $853 -3.12
655 655 1 150.00 $150.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 337 3 170.00–177.00 $172.22 $580 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 386 5 160.00–165.00 $160.96 $621 +3.98
405–425 418 3 155.00–157.00 $156.35 $654 +1.35
455–465 458 4 150.00–154.00 $151.02 $692 +2.02
520–525 value added 523 2 155.00–160.00 $157.49 $824 —
560 560 3 150.00 $150.00 $840 +6.52
575–580 value added 578 2 153.00–155.00 $154.00 $890 —
605–630 value added 611 4 147.00–153.00 $148.55 $908 —
680 680 1 139.00 $139.00 $945 —
715 715 1 138.00 $138.00 $987 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 426 5 150.00–152.00 $150.40 $641 +3.56
465–490 469 6 146.00–148.00 $146.35 $686 —
505–525 515 8 139.00–144.00 $141.45 $728 +3.29
575 575 1 138.00 $138.00 $794 +5.53
665–675 672 3 118.00–125.00 $120.31 $808 -9.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 6 137.00–142.00 $139.53 $572 +4.97
585–595 592 3 110.00–120.00 $116.70 $691 +6.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 192.00 $192.00 $662 +12.69
365–380 367 7 177.00–187.00 $178.48 $655 +7.31
405–445 415 8 167.00–177.00 $169.68 $704 +5.77
460–480 464 5 160.00–163.00 $160.62 $745 +4.86
505–545 540 8 150.00–158.00 $150.94 $815 +6.48
570–595 587 3 143.00–149.00 $144.94 $851 —
610–645 633 3 131.00–139.00 $133.57 $845 +8.56
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 +8.39
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 205.00 $205.00 $676 —
355–390 378 3 190.00–192.00 $190.63 $721 +11.28
405–425 412 3 182.00–190.00 $184.75 $761 +14.26
455–460 458 2 175.00–182.00 $178.48 $817 +18.82
510 510 1 161.00 $161.00 $821 +3.48
620 620 1 145.00 $145.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 155.00 $155.00 $659 +11.49
490–495 493 5 145.00–152.00 $147.78 $729 +14.13

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1040 973 85-90% 10 48.00–50.00 $49.07 $477 —
955–1125 1081 85-90% 23 61.00–66.00 $64.85 $701 —
930–1120 1101 85-90% 10 54.00–58.00 $57.66 $635 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1160 1085 80-85% 14 70.00–74.00 $71.77 $779 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 2 64.00 $64.00 $867 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–1730 1727 5 80.00–84.00 $80.79 $1,395 —

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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) 2 975.00–1,000.00 $987.50
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–850.00 $775.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 450.00–575.00 $525.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.