Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $286.33/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −102.16 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$286.33

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.04

vs AL average

−28.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	286.33	1,542	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale9 hd

286.33

—

AL average15 barns · 266 hd

286.37

−0.04

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−28.63

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−102.16

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	1,805	179.02	3,231	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	160.72	2,015	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	154.98	2,055	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	140.52	1,473	10

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,738	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,383	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,981	13
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,465	6

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,832	2
Bulls	—	—	2,295	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	4,579	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	187.80/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,995	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	154.98/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,055	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	159.45/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,995	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	165.15/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	286.06/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	385.20/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	348.31/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	254.60/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	283.42/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	288.66/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	298.14/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,465.00/head	1,350.00–1,580.00	1,465	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,980.77/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,981	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,383.33/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,383	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,737.50/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	327.42/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	132.56/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,302	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	143.93/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.99/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	455.14/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	386.56/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 124Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 39Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 63Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	160.00	160.00
1	—	2,295	199.50	199.50
2	—	1,595	186.00–189.00	187.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,326	151.00–156.00	154.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	159.00–160.00	159.45
2	—	1,263	163.00–167.00	165.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	131.00–135.00	132.56
7	—	1,077	138.00–145.00	143.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	325.00–330.00	327.42
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	473	282.00–290.00	286.06
1	600–650	630	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	395.00–400.00	397.52
3	350–400	393	345.00–355.00	348.31
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
5	500–550	515	287.00–295.00	288.66
4	550–600	568	280.00–287.00	283.42
3	600–650	628	250.00–257.00	254.60
2	650–700	670	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	422	380.00–390.00	386.56
1	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	770	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	380.00–390.00	385.20
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	450.00–460.00	455.14
2	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	410	387.00	387.00
3	450–500	475	347.00	347.00
2	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	569	295.00–307.00	298.14
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	725	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	620	300.00–302.00	300.99
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	352.00	352.00
1	550–600	595	322.00	322.00
1	600–650	645	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	795	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	580	331.00	331.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,350.00–1,580.00	1,465.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,980.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,383.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,737.50

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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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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Feeder Cattle

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