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Opp Livestock Market Report

Opp, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 7, 2026

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 296 352
Feeder cattle 196 142 281
Slaughter cattle 6 26 41
Replacement cattle 9 128 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 595.00 $595.00 $2,053 —
360–370 365 2 550.00–560.00 $554.93 $2,025 —
410–420 413 4 535.00–545.00 $537.55 $2,220 —
460–490 480 6 480.00–495.00 $484.79 $2,327 —
525–530 528 4 460.00–470.00 $465.02 $2,455 -8.36
560 560 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,464 -25.00
610–630 626 5 405.00–415.00 $406.95 $2,548 —
675 675 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,632 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 3 570.00–575.00 $573.23 $1,863 —
370 370 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,980 +25.00
440 440 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,178 +2.54
490–495 493 4 455.00–460.00 $457.49 $2,255 -19.97
505–525 513 8 450.00–455.00 $453.08 $2,324 +28.13
555–565 562 3 415.00–425.00 $421.71 $2,370 +1.71
605–630 618 2 380.00–390.00 $385.10 $2,380 —
655 655 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,325 +5.00
725 725 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,501 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,916 —
485–495 490 2 385.00–400.00 $392.58 $1,924 -14.84
555 555 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,026 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 520.00–525.00 $522.48 $1,635 +29.86
355–370 363 2 500.00–510.00 $504.90 $1,833 +67.94
435–445 440 8 440.00–450.00 $444.94 $1,958 +9.94
480–495 488 9 405.00–420.00 $411.55 $2,008 -8.45
535–545 543 6 385.00–395.00 $386.64 $2,099 +14.10
555–590 581 8 365.00–375.00 $367.39 $2,135 +15.75
705 705 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,291 —
770 770 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,464 +4.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,551 —
415–425 422 3 465.00–475.00 $468.28 $1,976 +7.04
510–525 521 7 410.00–420.00 $412.80 $2,151 +10.34
555–560 556 4 380.00–385.00 $383.74 $2,134 —
605–620 value added 613 4 375.00–385.00 $379.94 $2,329 —
605–640 623 2 355.00–360.00 $357.57 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 4 455.00–470.00 $462.45 $1,771 —
430–435 433 4 420.00–430.00 $425.03 $1,840 +20.03
495 495 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,832 -21.22
515–540 532 3 340.00–355.00 $344.84 $1,835 -10.16
560 560 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 —
710 710 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,059 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,568 -7.44
355–360 357 3 555.00–560.00 $556.68 $1,987 +64.21
420–445 433 4 490.00–505.00 $497.28 $2,153 +9.01
460–475 468 2 470.00–480.00 $474.92 $2,223 +25.02
505–515 510 2 420.00–435.00 $427.43 $2,180 +27.43
555–560 559 4 385.00–395.00 $392.52 $2,194 —
605–625 621 5 365.00–380.00 $367.92 $2,285 -7.08
690 690 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,484 -5.00
780 780 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,613 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 580.00–595.00 $587.45 $2,015 —
365–385 378 3 575.00–580.00 $576.61 $2,180 —
405–415 408 3 530.00–545.00 $535.08 $2,183 —
460 460 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,254 —
535 535 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,354 —
555–560 558 2 415.00–425.00 $419.98 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,654 ±0.00
380 380 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,881 —
460–470 467 3 440.00–455.00 $450.07 $2,102 +20.07
520 520 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,950 —
605 605 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,057 —
670–675 673 2 335.00–340.00 $337.51 $2,271 +17.51
785 785 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,512 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1065 990 85-90% 2 158.00–160.00 $158.92 $1,573 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,881 -0.40
1185 1185 85-90% 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,038 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1855 1855 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,803 —

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,175.00–1,290.00 $1,232.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,545.00 $1,545.00

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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 (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.