Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.18/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −117.31 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$271.18

5 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.91

vs AL average

−33.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	276.48	1,474	4thin
Medium and Large 3	565	250.00	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.48/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.98, low $313.19, median $388.49 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

271.18

—

AL average13 barns · 429 hd

282.09

−10.91

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−33.46

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−117.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,726	154.33	2,664	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	138.26	2,099	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	126.78	1,373	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,342	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,734	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,069	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,763	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,586	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,280	21

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	311.34/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	293.35/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	359.82/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	341.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	357.95/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	276.48/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	322.06/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	367.52/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	324.43/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	276.28/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	333.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,060	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,222	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	132.28/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,455	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	127.05/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,366	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,099	3
Bulls	—	—	1,667	151.21/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	431.58/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	352.44/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	313.49/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	415.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	311.97/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	300.02/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,251	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,341.67/head	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,342	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,855.56/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,856	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,279.76/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,280	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,068.75/head	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,069	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,762.50/head	2,725.00–2,800.00	2,763	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,565.63/head	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,566	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,187.50/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,188	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,515.00/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,515	5

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Tue Jan 28, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 141Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 36Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	357.00–360.00	357.95
3	450–500	465	340.00–345.00	341.70
2	500–550	520	322.00–327.00	324.43
1	650–700	665	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	568	315.00–320.00	317.44
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	460	327.00	327.00
2	500–550	523	312.00–315.00	313.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	338	350.00–360.00	352.44
7	400–450	436	310.00–320.00	311.34
5	450–500	474	287.00–295.00	293.35
4	500–550	533	275.00–281.00	276.48
2	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	330.00–340.00	333.19
5	350–400	386	310.00–315.00	311.97
8	400–450	417	297.00–305.00	300.02
4	450–500	484	275.00–280.00	276.28
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	430.00–435.00	431.58
2	350–400	358	410.00–415.00	412.52
2	400–450	420	355.00–365.00	359.82
2	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	410.00–420.00	415.04
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	391	365.00–375.00	367.52
2	400–450	425	317.00–327.00	322.06
2	450–500	470	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	585	302.00	302.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	115.00–116.00	115.50
4	—	1,100	131.00–136.00	132.28
2	—	1,075	126.00–128.00	127.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	135.00–140.00	138.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	146.00–153.00	151.21
2	—	1,815	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,341.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,855.56
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,515.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,279.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,068.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,725.00–2,800.00	2,762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,565.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,187.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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