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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 10, 2023

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 436 385 307
Feeder cattle 266 324 256
Slaughter cattle 123 47 25
Replacement cattle 47 14 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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
395 395 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,047 +5.00
520 520 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,258 -8.00
580–590 585 2 229.00–237.00 $233.03 $1,363 -7.62
610 610 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,354 -13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,383 —
715 715 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,573 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,089 —
585 585 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,258 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 230.00 $230.00 $874 —
435–440 436 4 220.00–228.00 $222.02 $968 -9.95
490–495 494 4 217.00–220.00 $219.26 $1,083 -5.19
555–590 576 5 197.00–207.00 $200.85 $1,157 -10.56
625–635 630 2 192.00–195.00 $193.49 $1,219 -14.51
715 715 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 425 5 212.00–217.00 $213.93 $909 —
455–470 463 2 207.00–212.00 $209.46 $970 —
505–545 520 8 195.00–202.00 $197.75 $1,028 +3.70
560–575 568 2 175.00–185.00 $180.07 $1,023 -9.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 317 3 240.00–245.00 $241.68 $766 —
405–410 407 5 230.00–235.00 $232.01 $944 —
475 475 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,064 -13.03
510–515 513 2 220.00–222.00 $221.00 $1,134 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 260.00 $260.00 $988 -1.74
465–495 483 5 230.00–240.00 $233.85 $1,129 -4.37
525–535 527 5 217.00–227.00 $219.03 $1,154 -13.46
580 580 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,189 -16.93
640 640 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,248 +0.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 280.00 $280.00 $966 —
365–385 372 3 265.00–270.00 $266.73 $992 —
410–415 413 2 260.00–262.00 $260.99 $1,078 —
510–525 522 5 230.00–240.00 $231.95 $1,211 -8.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 250.00–260.00 $254.92 $803 -6.38
440 440 1 212.00 $212.00 $933 -17.36
495 495 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,000 -5.08
525 525 2 190.00 $190.00 $998 -3.86
615 615 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1115 1096 85-90% 16 74.00–79.00 $77.73 $852 +1.13
1160–1170 1168 85-90% 4 90.00–93.00 $90.75 $1,060 —
1155–1195 1173 85-90% 13 85.00–88.00 $86.41 $1,014 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1435 1368 80-85% 8 91.00–96.00 $94.94 $1,299 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1435 1373 75-80% 8 85.00–89.00 $87.09 $1,196 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1660 1390 2 94.00–98.00 $95.61 $1,329 —

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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) 10 725.00–850.00 $762.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 900.00–1,000.00 $950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,075.00–1,275.00 $1,190.79

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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)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.