Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	368	162	277
Feeder cattle	281	137	135
Slaughter cattle	31	19	59
Replacement cattle	56	6	83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	390	4	329.00–339.00	$336.60	$1,313	+14.60
425–430	427	3	320.00–325.00	$321.68	$1,374	—
470	470	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,480	—
505	505	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,525	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	385.00–387.00	$386.01	$1,324	+14.01
360–375	368	2	360.00–365.00	$362.45	$1,334	+15.76
475–485	480	2	325.00–327.00	$326.01	$1,565	+5.00
655–675	665	2	255.00–260.00	$257.54	$1,713	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	375.00–380.00	$377.52	$1,163	+42.52
675–695	688	3	247.00–250.00	$249.02	$1,713	—
735–745	740	2	235.00–240.00	$237.52	$1,758	-7.48
790	790	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,856	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	320	5	310.00–320.00	$313.81	$1,004	—
360–370	366	7	282.00–292.00	$287.78	$1,053	+1.79
485–495	492	3	265.00–272.00	$267.30	$1,315	+3.82
535–545	544	7	250.00–260.00	$251.41	$1,368	+2.81
635–645	639	7	227.00–235.00	$231.54	$1,480	—
690	690	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,552	—
720–745	733	2	215.00–222.00	$218.44	$1,601	—
755–780	768	2	200.00–209.00	$204.43	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	323	4	295.00–300.00	$298.66	$965	—
465–490	470	5	245.00–252.00	$246.46	$1,158	—
630–640	635	2	217.00–222.00	$219.48	$1,394	—
675–690	683	4	200.00–210.00	$204.95	$1,400	—
740–745	744	4	187.00–192.00	$188.24	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	8	300.00–310.00	$305.23	$1,139	+14.18
420–435	430	3	295.00–300.00	$296.63	$1,276	+9.34
475	475	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,354	+5.53
515	515	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,416	+13.79
615	615	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,519	—
660	660	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	—
760	760	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,649	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,113	—
405–425	418	3	327.00–337.00	$330.23	$1,380	—
470–490	487	6	307.00–315.00	$308.29	$1,501	+6.29
505–540	530	7	287.00–297.00	$289.72	$1,536	—
585–590	588	2	272.00–280.00	$275.98	$1,623	+13.98
625–645	635	4	252.00–260.00	$256.06	$1,626	+9.06
705–710	708	6	225.00–232.00	$228.51	$1,618	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	373	7	335.00–345.00	$337.91	$1,260	—
420–435	430	3	315.00–325.00	$318.26	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	85-90%	2	107.00	$107.00	$1,054	—
950–1075	1000	85-90%	5	113.00–118.00	$115.15	$1,152	—
1130–1170	1143	85-90%	3	127.00–130.00	$128.98	$1,474	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	80-85%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,785	—
1470	1470	80-85%	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,955	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	75-80%	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,684	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1465	1408	3	127.00–132.00	$128.53	$1,810	—
1545–1705	1625	2	145.00–149.00	$147.10	$2,390	—
1980–2020	2000	2	151.00–156.00	$153.48	$3,070	—

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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	12	785.00–885.00	$835.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,189.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,675.00	$1,625.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,850.00–1,975.00	$1,912.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00

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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	5	1,550.00–1,675.00	$1,600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,320.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,050.00–2,200.00	$2,150.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–975.00	$925.00	—

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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.