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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 2, 2025

194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 194 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 480.00–490.00 $484.81 $1,590 -20.19
405–420 413 4 435.00–445.00 $440.09 $1,818 +16.44
470–495 483 2 400.00–410.00 $404.87 $1,956 +8.82
535–540 537 7 380.00–395.00 $388.54 $2,086 +0.20
560–575 570 6 370.00–380.00 $373.27 $2,128 +10.78
675 675 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 +26.62
710–715 713 2 340.00–342.00 $341.00 $2,431 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,757 —
415–425 422 3 450.00–465.00 $454.92 $1,920 —
460–485 479 4 430.00–445.00 $433.60 $2,077 +8.55
505–510 509 7 405.00–425.00 $407.83 $2,076 —
615–640 628 4 370.00–372.00 $370.98 $2,330 —
660–665 663 2 362.00–365.00 $363.51 $2,410 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 3 425.00–430.00 $426.74 $1,570 +1.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,598 +11.87
365 365 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,697 —
415–420 418 5 400.00–420.00 $412.06 $1,722 +17.06
480–485 481 4 370.00–375.00 $373.74 $1,798 +7.93
520–540 533 6 350.00–360.00 $353.25 $1,883 -2.59
605 605 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,087 —
665–670 668 5 330.00–335.00 $331.99 $2,218 —
705 705 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 274 4 455.00–465.00 $457.60 $1,254 —
390–395 393 2 410.00–415.00 $412.48 $1,621 -8.98
440–445 443 4 380.00–395.00 $387.46 $1,716 +15.75
470–475 473 3 350.00–357.00 $354.68 $1,678 -1.29
505–520 514 5 330.00–342.00 $334.72 $1,720 -9.21
605–610 609 6 320.00–330.00 $328.34 $2,000 +17.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 383 3 380.00–395.00 $384.83 $1,474 —
540–545 543 8 310.00–315.00 $313.14 $1,700 —
580–590 588 9 290.00–322.00 $305.17 $1,794 -3.61

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 374 5 395.00–405.00 $399.06 $1,492 +4.06
470–480 476 7 375.00–385.00 $379.23 $1,805 +13.65
515–535 525 8 330.00–345.00 $337.36 $1,771 +11.02
570 570 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,807 +18.53
625–645 635 2 310.00–315.00 $312.54 $1,985 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,440 —
270 270 2 590.00 $590.00 $1,593 —
335 335 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,809 +45.04
380–390 385 2 440.00–445.00 $442.53 $1,704 —
405–440 423 2 420.00–435.00 $427.19 $1,807 -0.29
540–545 543 2 360.00–370.00 $364.98 $1,982 +9.02
605–610 608 5 340.00–350.00 $346.02 $2,104 —
660–665 663 2 325.00–335.00 $330.02 $2,188 +33.02
715 715 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,252 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,480 —
305 305 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,723 +15.00
570 570 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,052 +10.00
660 660 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,244 +10.00
730–735 733 3 320.00–322.00 $321.34 $2,355 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 85-90% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,356 -7.05
1180 1180 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,699 —
1235 1235 85-90% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,865 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1435 1400 80-85% 2 155.00–159.00 $156.95 $2,197 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,524 —
1560–1755 1625 3 184.00–188.00 $186.56 $3,032 —
1680 1680 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,990 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,950.00–2,175.00 $2,118.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,633.33

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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 2 3,500.00–3,850.00 $3,675.00 —

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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.