Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $222.61/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 411 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	580	380	250
Feeder cattle	314	128	204
Slaughter cattle	118	103	32
Replacement cattle	148	149	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,280	—
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,000	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	309	4	212.00–220.00	$214.07	$661	—
435–445	440	6	200.00–207.00	$203.54	$896	—
475–485	483	4	190.00–198.00	$191.97	$927	-4.00
505–545	525	2	180.00–185.00	$182.60	$959	-3.06
575–580	578	3	177.00–178.00	$177.33	$1,025	+4.37
805	805	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	3	205.00–210.00	$206.57	$692	—
355–395	375	2	197.00–202.00	$199.37	$748	+1.31
425–445	435	2	185.00–195.00	$190.11	$827	—
490	490	1	180.00	$180.00	$882	—
525	525	1	175.00	$175.00	$919	—
630	630	1	150.00	$150.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	217.00	$217.00	$846	—
420	420	1	210.00	$210.00	$882	—
505	505	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,010	+6.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	318	4	240.00–247.00	$241.87	$769	-0.13
365–385	379	7	232.00–238.00	$233.65	$886	+3.65
405–430	411	12	220.00–230.00	$222.61	$915	+1.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	384	4	218.00–225.00	$219.66	$843	—
405–430	418	2	212.00–217.00	$214.57	$897	+32.57
460–495	478	4	205.00–212.00	$208.37	$996	+33.37
505	505	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470	466	4	215.00–217.00	$215.49	$1,004	—
510–515	513	3	207.00–209.00	$207.66	$1,065	—
575–590	583	2	190.00–195.00	$192.53	$1,122	-2.47

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–955	926	85-90%	17	97.00–102.00	$100.03	$926	—
940–1110	1025	85-90%	12	79.00–84.00	$81.71	$838	-14.20
1030–1120	1092	85-90%	19	88.00–90.00	$89.40	$976	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1285	1274	80-85%	8	105.00–109.00	$108.53	$1,383	—
1270–1300	1290	80-85%	3	94.00–99.00	$97.36	$1,256	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	75-80%	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,566	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1425	1400	2	111.00–115.00	$113.04	$1,583	—
1705–2290	2071	8	120.00–125.00	$123.46	$2,557	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	770.00–850.00	$796.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	900.00–950.00	$921.43
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	975.00–1,125.00	$1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,772.22	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,650.00–1,750.00	$1,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,337.50	—

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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.