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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.04/cwt +4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 420 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 512 511
Feeder cattle 307 418 460
Slaughter cattle 38 80 21
Replacement cattle 163 14 30

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 371 5 200.00–205.00 $200.96 $746 —
430–435 433 9 190.00–197.00 $192.32 $833 +7.89
455–465 459 5 185.00–187.00 $186.19 $855 +8.18
505–540 534 6 180.00–182.00 $180.32 $963 +5.32
570–585 578 2 175.00–178.00 $176.52 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 312 8 195.00–202.00 $197.65 $617 —
380 380 1 183.00 $183.00 $695 -5.00
410 410 1 180.00 $180.00 $738 —
520 520 1 175.00 $175.00 $910 +16.12
740 740 1 135.00 $135.00 $999 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 373 3 160.00–170.00 $166.79 $622 —
470 470 1 158.00 $158.00 $743 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 3 163.00–165.00 $163.65 $511 —
370–395 381 7 159.00–162.00 $160.33 $611 —
405–445 420 13 153.00–158.00 $155.04 $651 +4.64
470–485 480 3 147.00–152.00 $148.63 $713 +2.28
555–585 575 3 139.00–142.00 $139.97 $805 +1.97
640 640 2 138.00 $138.00 $883 —
660 660 1 138.00 $138.00 $911 +17.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 172.00 $172.00 $525 —
355–360 356 4 165.00–169.00 $166.01 $591 +5.05
455–475 459 5 157.00–162.00 $158.03 $725 +7.01
505–515 508 3 155.00–156.00 $155.34 $789 —
520 value added 520 1 158.00 $158.00 $822 +0.51
570 570 1 147.00 $147.00 $838 -3.00
575 value added 575 3 157.00 $157.00 $903 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 311 5 150.00–155.00 $153.99 $479 —
455–460 458 3 130.00–135.00 $131.65 $603 —
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 200.00–202.00 $200.98 $643 -4.02
365–380 373 4 190.00–195.00 $192.45 $718 +1.82
405–430 411 4 180.00–188.00 $182.09 $748 -2.66
465–475 472 3 173.00–180.00 $175.30 $827 -3.18
555–565 560 2 165.00–168.00 $166.51 $932 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 313 4 187.00–192.00 $190.72 $597 -1.28
460 460 1 167.00 $167.00 $768 +6.38
590 590 1 152.00 $152.00 $897 +7.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 +5.00
575 575 1 136.00 $136.00 $782 —
745 745 1 124.00 $124.00 $924 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–995 921 85-90% 7 50.00–55.00 $52.32 $482 —
920–960 940 85-90% 6 58.00–61.00 $59.53 $560 —
1045–1080 1068 85-90% 9 64.00–68.00 $66.70 $712 +1.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $726 —
1260–1360 1310 80-85% 2 72.00–73.00 $72.48 $949 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $816 -4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1540 1373 2 75.00–80.00 $77.19 $1,060 —
1645–1800 1748 3 84.00–88.00 $85.25 $1,490 +4.46
2260 2260 2 94.00 $94.00 $2,124 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 1,285.00–1,400.00 $1,352.08
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 1,125.00–1,235.00 $1,214.38
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 730.00–900.00 $827.14

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,500.00–1,525.00 $1,518.75 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,200.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,402.63 —

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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.