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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 3, 2023

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 606 392
Feeder cattle 324 409 356
Slaughter cattle 47 178 28
Replacement cattle 14 19 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady while feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 -12.00
490 490 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,225 -10.94
505 505 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,262 +1.81
565–585 578 3 240.00–242.00 $240.65 $1,391 +0.50
630 630 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,480 +4.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 255.00 $255.00 $956 +8.00
415–445 435 3 247.00–250.00 $249.05 $1,083 +15.44
510–540 530 3 237.00–245.00 $242.43 $1,285 +17.53
575 575 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,351 +18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 2 267.00–270.00 $268.46 $1,122 -11.54
480–485 483 2 257.00–259.00 $257.99 $1,246 -12.01
525 525 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,339 -7.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 411 5 230.00–235.00 $231.97 $953 +3.01
460–480 470 6 222.00–227.00 $224.45 $1,055 +0.23
505–540 534 6 215.00–219.00 $215.63 $1,151 -2.77
560–590 575 8 208.00–215.00 $211.41 $1,216 -3.60
635 635 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,321 -0.70
690 690 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,366 +3.00
755–760 758 2 182.00–190.00 $185.99 $1,410 +3.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 317 5 225.00–230.00 $227.98 $723 -0.36
505–520 508 5 192.00–202.00 $194.05 $986 +1.51
565 565 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,074 —
670 670 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 468 2 236.00–238.00 $237.03 $1,109 +7.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 309 4 260.00–265.00 $261.30 $807 -9.38
370–395 374 7 250.00–255.00 $250.76 $938 —
425–440 433 9 225.00–235.00 $229.36 $993 -3.90
475–490 483 4 202.00–212.00 $207.08 $1,000 —
505–535 523 5 190.00–200.00 $193.86 $1,014 -18.14
555 555 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,027 -12.73
705–745 721 5 175.00–185.00 $180.87 $1,304 +5.55
775 775 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 3 270.00–275.00 $273.35 $883 -8.65
360–385 368 3 260.00–265.00 $261.74 $963 +4.74
420–430 425 2 242.00–250.00 $246.05 $1,046 -5.95
460–475 471 8 237.00–242.00 $238.22 $1,122 +6.51
540–545 543 4 230.00–235.00 $232.49 $1,262 +12.96
560–575 568 2 217.00–227.00 $221.93 $1,261 —
615–620 618 3 192.00–200.00 $194.65 $1,203 -2.45
675–680 676 4 187.00–192.00 $188.26 $1,273 —
765 765 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,415 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 456 5 247.00–250.00 $247.61 $1,129 +3.42
505 505 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,212 +5.64

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1060 998 85-90% 8 68.00–73.00 $70.66 $705 —
985–1190 1053 85-90% 3 82.00–87.00 $85.12 $896 -4.96
1040–1155 1092 85-90% 11 74.00–79.00 $76.60 $836 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1445 1405 80-85% 6 78.00–82.00 $80.06 $1,125 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 75-80% 2 82.00 $82.00 $1,312 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,648 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 550.00–665.00 $596.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 825.00 $825.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,135.00 $1,061.67

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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.