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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 9, 2023

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 624 237
Feeder cattle 247 436 192
Slaughter cattle 178 118 27
Replacement cattle 45 70 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 433 3 230.00–235.00 $231.58 $1,003 -3.36
465–480 476 4 222.00–230.00 $223.95 $1,066 —
540 540 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,172 -11.36
595 595 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,279 -1.01
615–620 616 5 200.00–210.00 $202.01 $1,244 -4.16
705–735 715 3 185.00–192.00 $187.40 $1,340 +2.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–515 513 5 227.00–235.00 $228.58 $1,173 -5.94
560 560 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,271 +4.63
610–615 613 2 217.00–220.00 $218.51 $1,339 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 380 3 230.00–240.00 $233.25 $886 +3.58
540 540 1 180.00 $180.00 $972 -32.00
605–620 615 3 175.00–177.00 $176.34 $1,084 —
745 745 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,192 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 232.00 $232.00 $719 —
405–435 415 3 217.00–219.00 $217.70 $903 +1.70
505–535 520 4 200.00–202.00 $200.97 $1,045 -2.02
565–580 578 8 195.00–199.00 $195.49 $1,130 -0.17
605 605 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,162 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 340 3 220.00–225.00 $221.62 $754 -0.86
405–445 413 5 212.00–215.00 $212.65 $878 +3.85
455–495 471 5 204.00–212.00 $208.64 $983 +4.22
530 530 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,049 +5.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 215.00–217.00 $215.95 $713 +4.15
365–375 370 2 205.00–210.00 $207.53 $768 +5.56
510–540 534 5 160.00–188.00 $182.65 $975 —
640–645 642 3 177.00–182.00 $178.68 $1,147 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 227.00–236.00 $231.63 $776 —
365–390 378 2 207.00–210.00 $208.55 $788 —
525–545 538 6 180.00–187.00 $182.28 $981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 238.00 $238.00 $904 +16.55
405 405 1 227.00 $227.00 $919 —
480 480 1 205.00 $205.00 $984 -5.98
505–540 523 2 197.00–200.00 $198.45 $1,038 +3.38
555–570 563 2 192.00–197.00 $194.47 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 250.00 $250.00 $862 —
520 520 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,056 -12.00
605 605 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,162 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1305 1225 80-85% 4 104.00–106.00 $105.07 $1,287 +6.35
1240–1315 1278 80-85% 8 86.00–92.00 $88.91 $1,136 —
1160–1375 1284 80-85% 27 94.00–99.00 $96.67 $1,241 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1035 938 85-90% 9 80.00–84.00 $82.04 $770 +1.00
975–1080 1054 85-90% 4 74.00–78.00 $77.07 $812 —
1100–1135 1118 85-90% 14 89.00–92.00 $90.52 $1,012 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1535 1430 75-80% 2 100.00–104.00 $101.85 $1,456 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,277 —
1245 1245 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,407 —
1585 1585 3 91.00 $91.00 $1,442 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,455.00 $1,377.50
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 930.00–1,015.00 $972.50
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,437.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,200.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 875.00–950.00 $920.00 —

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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.