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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $279.65/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 488 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 339 344 248
Feeder cattle 303 310 217
Slaughter cattle 25 22 16
Replacement cattle 11 12 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 3 365.00–370.00 $368.28 $1,234 -5.09
365 365 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,296 -8.38
420–435 423 6 332.00–340.00 $333.37 $1,410 -7.91
460–480 471 7 325.00–330.00 $327.91 $1,544 +8.78
515–540 526 7 300.00–310.00 $305.60 $1,607 -3.03
610–615 614 5 275.00–280.00 $275.99 $1,695 +10.99
705 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 —
825 825 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,939 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 337.00 $337.00 $1,584 +5.10
505–510 508 3 325.00–330.00 $326.66 $1,659 +2.74
565–585 575 4 295.00–296.00 $295.51 $1,699 -6.93
605 605 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,724 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 -11.75
475–480 478 2 272.00–282.00 $277.03 $1,324 -28.05
595 595 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,547 -11.66
635–640 636 5 250.00–257.00 $251.41 $1,599 —
660 660 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,564 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 334 7 305.00–315.00 $309.43 $1,033 -5.57
380–395 386 8 290.00–300.00 $296.16 $1,143 -9.92
405–440 417 6 285.00–290.00 $288.24 $1,202 -3.76
485–490 488 18 277.00–285.00 $279.65 $1,365 -6.17
505–530 512 7 265.00–272.00 $269.93 $1,382 -1.31
565–580 571 5 237.00–240.00 $238.22 $1,360 -8.01
620 620 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,457 +1.37
655–670 663 2 217.00–225.00 $220.95 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,045 +20.00
390 390 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,217 —
415 415 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,245 +1.98
455–475 468 9 295.00–298.00 $297.03 $1,390 —
515 515 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,478 +5.00
575–595 585 2 250.00–251.00 $250.49 $1,465 —
610–625 623 7 246.00–247.00 $246.14 $1,533 +1.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 326 7 275.00–285.00 $280.53 $915 -20.71
530–540 534 7 227.00–230.00 $228.30 $1,219 -26.72
605–615 610 2 215.00–225.00 $220.04 $1,342 —
705–710 708 3 170.00–180.00 $176.68 $1,251 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 314 5 365.00–375.00 $366.97 $1,152 +1.97
360–390 375 2 340.00–345.00 $342.40 $1,284 +17.54
420–430 425 2 322.00–325.00 $323.52 $1,375 +6.06
460–470 463 3 305.00–312.00 $307.37 $1,423 +7.37
505–540 523 2 285.00–295.00 $289.83 $1,516 +6.42
560–595 589 6 265.00–277.00 $266.90 $1,572 -0.63
605–615 608 3 240.00–247.00 $244.64 $1,487 +2.64
715 715 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 323 3 340.00–350.00 $346.80 $1,120 +8.33
385 385 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,270 —
405–435 415 9 310.00–315.00 $311.75 $1,294 —
455–480 470 5 287.00–297.00 $293.13 $1,378 +6.44
590–595 593 3 232.00–242.00 $238.69 $1,415 —
605 605 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,102 —
510–525 518 2 302.00–307.00 $304.54 $1,578 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1170 1145 85-90% 8 108.00–112.00 $110.04 $1,260 —
1150–1175 1165 85-90% 5 102.00–104.00 $102.79 $1,198 -2.21
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1435 1281 80-85% 4 118.00–119.00 $118.28 $1,515 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1530 1448 75-80% 2 123.00–125.00 $124.06 $1,796 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755 1755 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,597 —
1995 1995 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,813 —

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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 9 1,175.00–1,235.00 $1,201.67

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,225.00 $1,187.50

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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.