Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $270.15/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −118.34 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$270.15

7 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$49.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs AL average

−36.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	286.76	1,546	4thin
Medium and Large 2	520	270.00	1,404	1thin
Medium and Large 3	590	237.00	1,398	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.76/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale7 hd

270.15

—

AL average16 barns · 301 hd

270.15

−0.00

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−36.86

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−118.34

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	1,591	160.08	2,547	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	151.04	1,810	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	131.41	1,388	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,511	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,342	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,280	10

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	266.61/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	380.89/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	326.01/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	343.01/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	248.01/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	318.27/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,369	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	391.72/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	333.65/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	357.59/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	289.56/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	337.58/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	350.91/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	293.48/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	133.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,389	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	155.03/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,912	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	146.13/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,695	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	147.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	174.22/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,744	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,510.71/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,511	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,280.00/head	1,240.00–1,320.00	1,280	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,512.50/head	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,131	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	159.16/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,790	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	122.47/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,315	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	139.88/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	391.94/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	352.25/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	423.26/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	401.02/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	293.52/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	313.47/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,614	4

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 178Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 53Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	385.00–395.00	391.72
2	450–500	468	325.00–327.00	326.01
4	500–550	515	312.00–315.00	313.47
1	550–600	590	277.00	277.00
3	600–650	635	265.00–270.00	266.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	322	420.00–430.00	423.26
2	400–450	413	375.00–387.00	380.89
1	500–550	520	322.00	322.00
1	550–600	580	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	443	310.00–320.00	314.97
2	450–500	493	290.00–297.00	293.48
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	390.00–395.00	391.94
3	350–400	368	350.00–357.00	352.25
2	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	335.03
2	500–550	513	290.00–297.00	293.52
2	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	347.00–355.00	350.91
2	350–400	378	335.00–340.00	337.58
8	400–450	430	312.00–325.00	318.27
5	450–500	478	287.00–300.00	289.56
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	628	247.00–249.00	248.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	415	270.00–275.00	272.53
2	550–600	590	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	355.00–360.00	357.59
5	500–550	516	342.00–347.00	343.01
3	550–600	557	327.00–337.00	333.65
1	700–750	745	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	413	400.00–402.00	401.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	130.00–135.00	133.08
7	—	1,074	121.00–123.00	122.47
6	—	1,051	139.00–144.00	139.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,233	153.00–157.00	155.03
14	—	1,160	143.00–149.00	146.13
1	—	1,250	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	145.00–150.00	147.33
2	—	1,575	173.00–176.00	174.22
3	—	1,753	157.00–160.00	159.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,510.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,512.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,240.00–1,320.00	1,280.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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