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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.39/cwt ≈ $1,939/hd at 573 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.14/cwt +12.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 528 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $385.00/cwt ≈ $2,156/hd at 560 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 291 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,815 —
360–370 363 3 490.00–505.00 $499.91 $1,815 +4.91
405–420 415 3 480.00–485.00 $481.63 $1,999 +26.71
455 455 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,093 +26.40
560 560 21 385.00 $385.00 $2,156 —
655–665 656 7 354.00–357.00 $354.43 $2,325 -9.08
715 715 9 338.00 $338.00 $2,417 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,456 —
345 345 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,794 +35.19
390–395 393 2 475.00–480.00 $477.48 $1,876 —
420–435 428 2 440.00–445.00 $442.54 $1,894 +2.45
460–495 483 3 400.00–410.00 $406.83 $1,965 +1.96
505 505 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,970 +1.46
585 585 12 370.00 $370.00 $2,164 -3.27
620–635 629 5 360.00–370.00 $363.94 $2,289 —
675 675 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,295 -10.00
745 745 2 322.00 $322.00 $2,399 -19.00
795 795 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,480 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,566 —
395 395 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,639 -11.74
435 435 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,610 —
460–480 470 2 350.00–355.00 $352.55 $1,657 —
555 555 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,804 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,666 +20.00
355 355 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,651 ±0.00
405–410 408 11 405.00–425.00 $414.03 $1,689 +1.97
455–470 463 2 375.00–390.00 $382.62 $1,772 +8.88
505–535 528 21 365.00–370.00 $366.14 $1,933 +12.89
565–585 573 22 337.00–342.00 $338.39 $1,939 —
630 630 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 -10.00
655 655 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,175 +0.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,272 —
305–345 318 6 440.00–450.00 $443.61 $1,411 —
355–385 365 3 400.00–415.00 $405.27 $1,479 -7.21
415–435 425 4 370.00–380.00 $375.12 $1,594 -12.34
475–495 486 7 350.00–365.00 $356.28 $1,732 +1.60
585–590 586 5 330.00–332.00 $331.60 $1,943 —
640 640 8 329.00 $329.00 $2,106 +0.66
680 680 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,176 —
780 780 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,317 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,205 —
420–445 428 3 345.00–350.00 $348.27 $1,491 —
505 505 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,641 —
560–565 561 5 312.00–317.00 $313.01 $1,756 +7.84
615–645 635 3 292.00–300.00 $294.58 $1,871 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,434 +10.00
275–290 280 3 540.00–550.00 $546.55 $1,530 -43.45
335 335 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,675 -40.00
370–375 373 6 455.00–470.00 $462.55 $1,725 +20.02
410–435 420 5 425.00–435.00 $430.86 $1,810 +3.67
455–475 468 3 405.00–415.00 $408.24 $1,911 —
515–535 525 6 365.00–375.00 $369.90 $1,942 +4.92
575–595 582 3 350.00–360.00 $353.41 $2,057 —
645 645 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 —
690 690 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,277 -0.02
720 720 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,268 ±0.00
790 790 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,417 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 306 4 450.00–460.00 $457.47 $1,400 —
380 380 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,596 +20.94
435–440 438 6 400.00–405.00 $401.65 $1,759 —
460–480 473 3 380.00–390.00 $383.24 $1,813 +4.01
505–525 512 6 330.00–340.00 $336.58 $1,723 -0.78
595 595 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,964 +13.00
630 630 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 -7.54
730–745 740 3 280.00–287.00 $284.70 $2,107 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,809 -25.00
355 355 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,775 —
430 430 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,892 —
640 640 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,304 —
655 655 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,292 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1160 1138 85-90% 3 161.00–162.00 $161.68 $1,840 —
1115–1212 1164 85-90% 2 135.00–140.00 $137.60 $1,602 -6.40
1170–1225 1198 85-90% 6 144.00–148.00 $146.05 $1,750 +2.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1250 1203 80-85% 2 155.00–159.00 $156.92 $1,888 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,222 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 2 178.00 $178.00 $2,777 —
2005 2005 1 198.00 $198.00 $3,970 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,933.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,570.00–1,650.00 $1,610.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,600.00 $2,525.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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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 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.