Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	276	171	231
Feeder cattle	134	129	184
Slaughter cattle	20	11	31
Replacement cattle	122	31	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	368	4	290.00–300.00	$292.45	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	255.00	$255.00	$969	—
515	515	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,262	—
780	780	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,237	—
510	510	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,326	+4.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	277.00–287.00	$282.04	$869	+37.04
380–390	385	2	240.00–242.00	$240.99	$928	-1.01
425–445	438	3	230.00–232.00	$231.35	$1,013	-2.13
520	520	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,170	+6.52
570	570	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	300.00	$300.00	$915	—
355	355	1	262.00	$262.00	$930	—
480–495	484	4	233.00–235.00	$233.51	$1,130	-3.49
510	510	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,168	+2.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	237.00–247.00	$242.19	$806	+5.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	323	5	280.00–290.00	$285.85	$923	—
410–445	433	3	257.00–265.00	$259.52	$1,124	—
480–495	486	5	240.00–247.00	$244.15	$1,187	—
520	520	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,248	+7.65
580	580	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,276	-1.96
610	610	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,263	+10.00
655	655	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,343	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	295.00	$295.00	$974	—
355–395	375	2	285.00–290.00	$287.63	$1,079	—
405–425	412	3	275.00–285.00	$278.44	$1,147	—
460–485	473	2	253.00–257.00	$255.05	$1,206	+0.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	230.00	$230.00	$989	—
545	545	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,128	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1010	935	85-90%	5	71.00–74.00	$72.30	$676	—
1000–1075	1050	85-90%	3	81.00–86.00	$84.41	$886	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1400	1335	80-85%	2	89.00–94.00	$91.38	$1,220	+1.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1525	1363	2	95.00–100.00	$97.20	$1,325	—
1670–1885	1778	2	110.00–114.00	$112.12	$1,993	—

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,425.00–1,450.00	$1,435.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,073.68

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	775.00–825.00	$795.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	900.00–1,025.00	$955.56

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,337.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,675.00	$1,631.25	—

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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.