Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $255.33/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −133.16 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$255.33

22 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$46.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.98

vs AL average

−43.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	285.25	1,487	4thin
Medium and Large 2	527	274.93	1,449	5thin
Medium and Large 3	566	238.58	1,350	13thin

One grade step is worth $46.67/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

255.33

—

AL average14 barns · 507 hd

273.31

−17.98

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−43.53

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−133.16

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	1,718	163.17	2,804	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	140.50	1,971	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	136.23	1,707	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	123.33	1,227	4thin

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)	—	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,681	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,159	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,146	9

Every lot, as filed

69 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	500–550	515	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	309.54/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	245.94/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	235.31/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,360	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	313.28/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	308.60/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	317.74/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	286.62/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	291.98/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	341.67/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	238.00/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	272.24/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,282	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	262.08/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	274.93/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	329.17/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	344.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	277.98/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	244.47/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	298.47/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,233	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,962	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	123.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,227	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,809	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	128.61/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,766	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,987.50/head	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,020.00/head	1,950.00–2,125.00	2,020	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,750	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,146.11/head	1,075.00–1,235.00	1,146	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,716.67/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,717	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,400	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	328.32/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	356.94/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,658	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	170.62/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	470.04/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	319.04/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	358.44/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	371.61/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	239.53/cwt	238.00–242.50	2,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 151Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 115Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	515	337.00	337.00
1	600–650	605	297.00	297.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	470	317.00	317.00
1	600–650	615	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	645	302.00	302.00
3	850–900	863	238.00–242.50	239.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	325.00–330.00	328.32
6	350–400	375	305.00–312.00	309.54
3	400–450	413	295.00–305.00	298.47
9	450–500	471	270.00–280.00	272.24
4	500–550	538	242.00–250.00	245.94
9	550–600	578	230.00–242.00	235.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	394	317.00–320.00	317.74
6	400–450	422	310.00–315.00	313.28
3	450–500	473	285.00–290.00	286.62
5	500–550	527	272.00–277.00	274.93
4	600–650	633	242.00–247.00	244.47
2	650–700	678	237.00–239.00	238.00
1	750–800	780	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	320.00–322.00	320.99
3	500–550	510	287.00	287.00
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	765	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	388	370.00–375.00	371.61
3	400–450	412	355.00–365.00	358.44
4	450–500	483	340.00–347.00	341.67
3	500–550	535	307.00–312.00	308.60
2	550–600	568	287.00–297.00	291.98
1	600–650	605	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	790	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	355.00–360.00	356.94
5	400–450	423	340.00–350.00	344.11
7	450–500	474	327.00–332.00	329.17
1	500–550	505	297.00	297.00
2	550–600	583	277.00–279.00	277.98
2	600–650	615	257.00–267.00	262.08
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	333	465.00–475.00	470.04
2	400–450	415	370.00–375.00	372.47
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	509	317.00–325.00	319.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,560	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,672	168.00–175.00	170.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	120.00–126.00	123.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,475	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	127.00–130.00	128.61
3	—	1,173	140.00–144.00	141.31

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)	2	—	—	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,716.67
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,950.00–2,125.00	2,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,075.00–1,235.00	1,146.11

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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