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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 13, 2025

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 154 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,732 +10.95
445 445 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 -1.64
490–495 493 2 387.00–395.00 $391.02 $1,928 +9.12
580 580 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,001 ±0.00
630–640 635 2 317.00–325.00 $320.97 $2,038 +4.47
655 655 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,978 +2.07
705–710 708 2 282.00–290.00 $285.99 $2,025 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 2 367.00–377.00 $371.86 $1,971 +7.76
575–580 578 2 355.00–365.00 $360.02 $2,081 +5.02
625 625 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 —
655 655 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,096 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,430 +2.00
430–445 443 7 350.00–357.00 $350.97 $1,555 +5.23
470 470 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,574 +2.47
505–515 514 7 322.00–330.00 $323.12 $1,661 +4.15
620 620 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,860 +21.42
655–665 660 2 290.00–300.00 $294.96 $1,947 +24.96
710–715 714 4 250.00–260.00 $252.49 $1,803 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,258 —
395 395 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,343 -5.00
585 585 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,679 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,490 —
330 330 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,617 —
370 370 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,591 +17.60
405–415 410 2 380.00–385.00 $382.47 $1,568 +9.19
480–485 481 4 360.00–370.00 $362.52 $1,744 +2.52
535 535 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,819 —
565–575 570 2 312.00–315.00 $313.51 $1,787 -0.18
605–645 635 4 300.00–307.00 $301.67 $1,916 +2.21
655–665 659 5 290.00–300.00 $294.04 $1,938 +4.04
705 705 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,939 +3.00
755 755 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,963 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 +19.77
465–470 468 2 330.00–340.00 $334.97 $1,568 -10.03
565–595 577 5 282.00–292.00 $286.12 $1,651 -18.88
615–645 625 3 272.00–277.00 $275.28 $1,720 —
680–690 685 2 260.00–270.00 $265.04 $1,816 —
795 795 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,948 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 550.00–560.00 $555.04 $1,626 —
425 425 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,742 —
460 460 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,817 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1195 1012 85-90% 6 140.00–142.00 $140.39 $1,421 —
965–1165 1105 85-90% 10 134.00–136.00 $135.48 $1,497 —
1115–1160 1144 85-90% 11 123.00–127.00 $125.58 $1,437 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1295 1228 80-85% 15 144.00–148.00 $146.03 $1,793 -6.46
1225–1395 1327 80-85% 5 150.00–155.00 $151.85 $2,015 —
1300–1395 1363 80-85% 3 159.00–162.00 $159.95 $2,180 +23.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1450 1411 75-80% 7 155.00–158.00 $156.76 $2,212 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,418 —
1780 1780 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,097 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,390.00–1,500.00 $1,445.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,450.00 $2,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,050.00–3,300.00 $3,175.00 —

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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.