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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 14, 2026

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $448.92/cwt +13.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,150/hd at 479 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 278 0
Feeder cattle 225 181 0
Slaughter cattle 21 40 0
Replacement cattle 20 57 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady with instances up to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady on a light supply. There were no pairs recorded.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,314 +10.14
460–485 478 7 490.00–495.00 $493.62 $2,360 —
505–530 512 7 480.00–490.00 $487.04 $2,494 -0.38
565–595 575 6 430.00–440.00 $436.55 $2,510 -8.45
625 625 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,469 —
665–670 669 4 370.00–380.00 $377.51 $2,526 —
720–735 733 9 360.00–370.00 $361.09 $2,647 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,549 —
555–565 558 3 465.00–470.00 $466.69 $2,604 +9.23
605–645 615 4 405.00–425.00 $410.24 $2,523 -30.75
655–660 656 4 395.00–400.00 $396.26 $2,599 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,256 +20.00
605 605 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,238 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,522 -32.76
355–360 356 6 490.00–500.00 $491.69 $1,750 +7.18
410–445 428 4 460.00–470.00 $465.20 $1,991 +12.07
475–485 479 10 440.00–455.00 $448.92 $2,150 +13.95
520–545 542 9 420.00–435.00 $421.60 $2,285 +16.70
575–595 591 5 380.00–395.00 $382.92 $2,263 +2.92
695 695 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,398 —
760 760 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,395 —
320 320 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,760 +15.00
355 355 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,810 +1.40
415–435 425 2 495.00–510.00 $502.32 $2,135 +21.13
485–495 491 5 460.00–465.00 $461.98 $2,268 -4.71
505–525 512 3 445.00–450.00 $446.71 $2,287 -5.81
620–640 630 2 365.00–370.00 $367.46 $2,315 -27.54
655–675 671 5 360.00–365.00 $364.02 $2,443 —
715–725 717 5 350.00–355.00 $351.01 $2,517 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 333 4 480.00–490.00 $482.44 $1,607 —
390 390 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,755 +25.00
445 445 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 +35.00
535 535 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,060 —
565 565 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,062 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,519 -30.00
260–290 280 3 600.00–610.00 $603.10 $1,689 +13.10
305 305 5 580.00 $580.00 $1,769 +8.84
360–370 363 3 540.00–550.00 $546.61 $1,984 +7.85
405–410 406 4 510.00–520.00 $512.52 $2,081 +27.68
455–490 483 5 480.00–495.00 $482.83 $2,332 —
510–540 525 4 460.00–475.00 $467.29 $2,453 +9.27
590 590 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,566 +3.69
605 605 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,480 -7.26
795 795 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,663 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,595 —
385 385 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,925 +25.00
440–445 443 6 485.00–495.00 $489.97 $2,171 —
460–465 463 2 440.00–455.00 $447.46 $2,072 +7.46
565–595 585 3 400.00–415.00 $410.17 $2,399 +50.17
640 640 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,432 +55.00
665 665 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,394 —
710 710 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,166 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,010 -10.08
505–515 508 3 480.00–485.00 $481.69 $2,447 -0.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1335 1245 80-85% 4 174.00–175.00 $174.54 $2,173 -1.04
1390–1595 1527 80-85% 3 162.00–168.00 $163.82 $2,502 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,505 -6.71
1015–1180 1139 85-90% 4 155.00–158.00 $157.33 $1,792 -11.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1580 1539 75-80% 4 170.00–176.00 $171.54 $2,640 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,918 —
1320–1545 1433 2 179.00–181.00 $180.08 $2,581 -9.49
1610–1655 1633 2 188.00–192.00 $190.03 $3,103 +16.03

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,446.15

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Bred Cows

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) 4 1,850.00–2,200.00 $1,937.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,600.00–2,700.00 $2,633.33

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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.