Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 12, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	248	252	508
Feeder cattle	217	177	307
Slaughter cattle	16	30	38
Replacement cattle	15	45	163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–490	482	3	230.00–237.00	$232.25	$1,119	-21.20
530–545	538	2	242.00–250.00	$245.94	$1,323	-1.30
585–595	590	2	227.00–237.00	$232.04	$1,369	+0.04
610	610	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,324	—
705–715	712	3	185.00–190.00	$186.65	$1,329	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	470	2	260.00–265.00	$262.45	$1,234	—
635	635	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,429	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	232.00	$232.00	$940	-25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	250.00	$250.00	$775	—
370	370	1	240.00	$240.00	$888	—
410–420	418	5	230.00–237.00	$231.37	$967	—
485	485	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,077	-6.00
505–520	508	6	205.00–212.00	$206.20	$1,047	-15.93
560–575	571	4	200.00–205.00	$201.23	$1,149	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	358	6	230.00–237.00	$232.38	$832	-0.06
425–445	435	2	220.00–225.00	$222.44	$968	-5.29
505–545	529	5	190.00–197.00	$194.33	$1,028	—
610–615	612	3	187.00–190.00	$188.01	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	420	3	212.00–215.00	$212.98	$895	-1.93
475–485	480	4	192.00–200.00	$195.96	$941	—
535–545	538	3	170.00–175.00	$171.69	$924	—
705–745	735	4	152.00–160.00	$153.92	$1,131	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	324	5	277.00–285.00	$278.68	$903	-4.67
370–385	381	4	260.00–270.00	$262.43	$1,000	—
510–520	513	6	208.00–212.00	$210.65	$1,081	-20.37
585–590	588	2	200.00–205.00	$202.49	$1,191	-11.99
615–640	628	2	195.00–200.00	$197.45	$1,240	—
655–685	675	3	182.00–192.00	$185.23	$1,250	—
730	730	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,292	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	378	3	240.00–250.00	$246.52	$932	-16.69
405–420	411	7	220.00–230.00	$224.38	$922	-27.40
460–475	468	2	212.00–220.00	$216.06	$1,011	-16.38
535–545	540	2	197.00–200.00	$198.49	$1,072	-11.89
575–585	580	2	187.00–197.00	$192.04	$1,114	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	2	277.00–280.00	$278.49	$997	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	85-90%	4	70.00	$70.00	$816	—
1170–1210	1190	85-90%	4	74.00–78.00	$75.97	$904	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	80-85%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,025	—
1520	1520	80-85%	3	80.00	$80.00	$1,216	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1795–1805	1800	2	94.00–98.00	$96.01	$1,728	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–600.00	$550.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–875.00	$837.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	975.00–1,000.00	$991.67

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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.