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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 11, 2023

273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 273 512 296
Feeder cattle 211 358 240
Slaughter cattle 26 62 42
Replacement cattle 36 92 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 282.00 $282.00 $874 —
420 420 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,079 —
480–495 489 5 240.00–250.00 $246.07 $1,203 -3.40
555–585 565 3 230.00–237.00 $232.42 $1,313 +0.42
635–640 638 2 220.00–230.00 $224.98 $1,435 —
660–665 662 3 205.00–207.00 $206.33 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 252.00–260.00 $256.13 $981 +4.13
610–635 623 4 202.00–207.00 $204.55 $1,274 -12.45
745 745 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 488 3 252.00–260.00 $254.59 $1,242 -1.93
515 515 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,262 -3.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 237.00 $237.00 $770 —
405–415 408 8 222.00–228.00 $223.53 $912 -5.35
455–490 481 4 210.00–220.00 $212.36 $1,021 -4.44
540–545 543 2 202.00–207.00 $204.51 $1,110 -3.71
585–595 588 4 195.00–200.00 $198.73 $1,169 -4.75
685–695 690 2 177.00–187.00 $182.04 $1,256 -15.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,024 -2.51
510–545 528 6 212.00–215.00 $213.55 $1,128 -2.44
620–640 629 7 204.00–211.00 $207.05 $1,302 +1.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 318 3 217.00–225.00 $219.55 $698 -7.98
430–440 438 5 212.00–217.00 $216.02 $946 -5.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 371 4 250.00–260.00 $252.63 $937 -5.16
410–445 424 5 235.00–245.00 $240.80 $1,021 +5.62
460–480 472 5 220.00–230.00 $223.90 $1,057 -2.29
505–540 526 5 218.00–220.00 $218.77 $1,151 +1.00
580–585 582 7 215.00–218.00 $216.29 $1,259 +0.52
620–645 633 2 210.00–212.00 $211.02 $1,336 +4.30
655 655 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,356 —
765 765 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,415 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 329 4 245.00–255.00 $247.47 $814 -11.50
370–385 380 3 232.00–242.00 $238.75 $907 -3.70
465–470 468 2 210.00–217.00 $213.52 $999 —
540–545 543 3 200.00–210.00 $203.31 $1,104 +8.66
655 655 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,212 —
775 775 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,356 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 247.00–250.00 $248.48 $1,068 -13.97
530–540 535 2 228.00–229.00 $228.50 $1,222 —
555–590 573 2 220.00–222.00 $220.97 $1,266 -4.03
605 605 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,313 —
715 715 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,394 —
755 755 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,457 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1280 1255 85-90% 11 81.00–84.00 $83.78 $1,051 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1330 1160 80-85% 8 90.00–94.00 $92.29 $1,071 -14.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1385 1323 75-80% 2 116.00–117.00 $116.48 $1,541 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,270 —
2020 2020 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,182 -7.91

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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 18 420.00–510.00 $465.00

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–700.00 $675.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 825.00–1,000.00 $930.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00–1,450.00 $1,412.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,325.00 $1,300.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.