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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $383.17/cwt ≈ $1,851/hd at 483 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 153 — —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,350 —
280 280 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,400 —
320 320 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,312 +5.00
505–540 523 2 340.00–345.00 $342.58 $1,792 +10.55
565–575 572 3 330.00–337.00 $332.31 $1,901 —
635–645 642 5 315.00–415.00 $376.27 $2,416 +62.21
655 655 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,044 +28.69
770 770 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,194 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,536 —
320 320 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,408 +10.00
360–385 368 3 420.00–425.00 $423.26 $1,558 +10.88
425 425 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,742 +18.40
545 545 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 —
595 595 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,082 —
630 630 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,521 —
440 440 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,540 —
480 480 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,560 +1.10
570 570 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,750 —
610 610 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,552 +10.00
360–395 385 7 420.00–430.00 $422.67 $1,627 -4.86
415–430 425 3 415.00–420.00 $418.37 $1,778 +53.37
460–495 483 12 380.00–390.00 $383.17 $1,851 —
610–640 628 5 285.00–295.00 $291.11 $1,828 —
695 695 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,876 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,298 —
335–345 338 3 465.00–475.00 $468.40 $1,583 -1.60
360–370 365 4 445.00–460.00 $452.60 $1,652 +7.53
405–435 426 7 430.00–440.00 $432.71 $1,843 +22.83
460–470 467 3 400.00–415.00 $410.07 $1,915 +28.15
515–545 525 3 365.00–370.00 $368.27 $1,933 -3.70
575 575 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,099 +14.17
605–610 608 2 335.00–345.00 $340.02 $2,067 +11.49
730 730 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,774 —
795 795 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,942 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,584 +10.00
330 330 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,617 -5.00
360 360 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,710 —
510–520 515 2 385.00–395.00 $390.05 $2,009 —
780–785 783 2 302.00–305.00 $303.50 $2,376 -16.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1045 992 85-90% 3 120.00–126.00 $122.11 $1,211 —
1020–1135 1078 85-90% 2 110.00–115.00 $112.63 $1,214 —
1095 1095 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,489 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1950 1950 1 154.00 $154.00 $3,003 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 900.00–1,100.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,800.00–2,100.00 $1,928.57
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,500.00–1,640.00 $1,535.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,600.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,800.00–2,100.00 $2,010.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.