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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 18, 2025

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 152 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,575 —
490 490 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,690 -7.00
620 620 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,953 +20.00
775 775 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,092 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,591 -30.00
480 480 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 —
340–345 343 2 390.00–395.00 $392.52 $1,346 -5.00
365–370 368 4 375.00–385.00 $380.03 $1,399 +31.72
415–435 429 7 360.00–370.00 $362.76 $1,556 +17.76
525–530 529 6 292.00–297.00 $292.83 $1,549 +4.17
580–590 584 9 280.00–287.00 $283.14 $1,654 -0.28
635–640 638 2 270.00–275.00 $272.49 $1,738 +17.89
730–740 733 3 237.00–242.00 $240.32 $1,762 +5.32
795 795 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,749 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 4 395.00–400.00 $397.47 $1,471 —
420–425 423 2 380.00–390.00 $384.97 $1,628 -1.59
555 555 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 332 3 340.00–350.00 $346.73 $1,151 +19.31
380 380 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,273 +20.00
460–490 475 2 305.00–315.00 $310.16 $1,473 +24.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 4 455.00–460.00 $457.32 $1,258 +2.18
355–395 368 3 410.00–420.00 $413.57 $1,522 —
420–430 427 3 380.00–390.00 $383.28 $1,637 -3.72
470–495 483 6 350.00–360.00 $355.13 $1,715 +8.13
510–530 517 3 315.00–325.00 $321.58 $1,663 +6.58
560–585 568 3 305.00–315.00 $311.57 $1,770 +13.43
660–690 670 3 265.00–275.00 $268.43 $1,798 -6.57
710–740 730 3 258.00–264.00 $259.95 $1,898 -2.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,306 —
355–395 375 2 425.00–435.00 $430.27 $1,614 —
405–425 410 4 405.00–415.00 $412.41 $1,691 —
455–460 458 2 370.00–375.00 $372.51 $1,706 —
530–535 533 5 327.00–335.00 $331.82 $1,769 +6.82
560 560 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,803 —
625 625 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,906 +4.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,357 —
370–395 387 6 390.00–400.00 $393.19 $1,522 +7.99
425–440 430 3 340.00–350.00 $346.59 $1,490 -13.41
470–480 475 2 335.00–340.00 $337.53 $1,603 +7.53
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 —
610 610 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,537 —
740 740 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,813 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1300 1208 80-85% 5 152.00–155.00 $154.35 $1,865 —
1355–1395 1370 80-85% 8 159.00–164.00 $160.91 $2,204 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,130 —
1040–1120 1080 85-90% 2 148.00–152.00 $150.07 $1,621 +6.14
1005–1195 1114 85-90% 7 135.00–140.00 $138.07 $1,538 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1565 1482 75-80% 3 165.00–167.00 $166.30 $2,465 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1845 1845 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,542 —

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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 4 1,225.00–1,450.00 $1,337.50

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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) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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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.