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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.81/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,380/hd at 656 lb · 10 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.50/cwt ≈ $2,563/hd at 755 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 224 167
Feeder cattle 165 199 145
Slaughter cattle 60 8 15
Replacement cattle 64 17 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 488 4 480.00–495.00 $491.42 $2,398 +3.18
505–535 520 2 460.00–475.00 $467.72 $2,432 +7.85
565–575 568 3 420.00–430.00 $423.37 $2,405 -24.11
625–645 641 5 395.00–405.00 $396.95 $2,544 -38.05
655 655 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,587 +26.51
745 745 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,682 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 565.00 $565.00 $2,006 ±0.00
505 505 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,474 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 800.00 $800.00 $1,760 +160.00
320 320 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,696 -10.00
470 470 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,186 +2.56
505–525 515 2 430.00–440.00 $435.10 $2,241 +3.44
560–565 562 6 400.00–405.00 $403.32 $2,267 —
610 610 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,348 +12.10
655–665 656 10 362.00–370.00 $362.81 $2,380 -2.19
705 705 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,432 —
755 755 10 339.50 $339.50 $2,563 —
838 838 8 316.00 $316.00 $2,648 —
878 878 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 580.00 $580.00 $1,363 -20.00
290 290 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,508 —
305–310 308 2 500.00–515.00 $507.44 $1,563 —
355–365 358 3 490.00–495.00 $491.70 $1,760 +16.70
405 405 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,944 +19.07
460–470 463 3 440.00–450.00 $443.38 $2,053 +4.48
535–540 539 6 400.00–415.00 $402.48 $2,169 -2.33
615 615 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,060 —
690 690 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,277 -5.00
775 775 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,480 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 4 485.00–495.00 $490.08 $1,617 +10.12
380–395 384 7 475.00–480.00 $476.47 $1,830 —
435 435 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,892 +23.75
480–495 490 3 415.00–420.00 $418.37 $2,050 +29.07
545 545 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,098 +32.54
680 680 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,074 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 4 640.00–650.00 $644.79 $1,515 -0.10
335 335 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,926 +29.95
415–445 438 4 480.00–490.00 $482.37 $2,113 +5.62
465–485 475 4 455.00–470.00 $462.34 $2,196 —
505–540 523 2 445.00–460.00 $452.25 $2,365 -5.07
555 555 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,331 +7.97
655 655 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,456 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 760.00 $760.00 $1,786 +90.00
310–315 312 3 610.00–620.00 $613.37 $1,914 +23.32
365 365 1 570.00 $570.00 $2,080 +20.00
460 460 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,208 -0.83
510–515 513 4 470.00–475.00 $472.51 $2,424 -2.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,434 —
290 290 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,711 —
325–340 333 2 560.00–565.00 $562.44 $1,873 +57.44
360 360 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,746 +30.86
405 405 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,721 —
475 475 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,876 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 6 144.00 $144.00 $1,195 —
955–1115 1019 85-90% 10 157.00–161.00 $159.25 $1,623 —
1010–1045 1023 85-90% 13 164.00–167.00 $165.82 $1,696 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1430 1315 80-85% 17 172.00–177.00 $175.52 $2,308 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1625 1470 75-80% 8 181.00–185.00 $182.79 $2,687 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 187.00 $187.00 $2,366 —
1490 1490 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,608 -6.92

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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 12 1,500.00–1,750.00 $1,625.00

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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) 2 2,500.00–2,540.00 $2,520.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 1,900.00–2,200.00 $2,075.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,500.00–3,800.00 $3,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 2,600.00–2,800.00 $2,650.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 5,050.00–5,300.00 $5,175.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,800.00 $4,800.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,500.00–3,600.00 $3,533.33 —

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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.