Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.12/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −110.20 against this barn's trailing median of $438.32.

Average price

$328.12

9 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$64.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.03

vs AL average

−35.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	357.51	1,852	2thin
Medium and Large 2	559	339.71	1,899	4thin
Medium and Large 3	560	293.06	1,641	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.45/cwt here — about $211 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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.22, low $377.80, median $438.32 across 16 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

328.12

—

AL average14 barns · 277 hd

348.15

−20.03

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−35.86

This barn, trailing median16 sales

438.32

−110.20

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	—	High	1,732	177.33	3,071	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	158.33	1,918	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	153.85	2,482	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	139.37	1,316	19

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)	—	$2,828	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,620	35
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,667	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,286	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,082	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,468	17

Every lot, as filed

67 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	300–350	315	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	266.10/cwt	266.00–267.00	2,100	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	282.41/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	475.06/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	331.94/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	285.78/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	383.36/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	153.85/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,482	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	154.13/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,856	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,096	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	159.76/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,931	10
Bulls	—	—	2,195	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	4,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,239	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,285.71/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,286	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,666.67/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,612.50/head	2,550.00–2,675.00	2,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,828.13/head	2,750.00–2,875.00	2,828	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,468.24/head	1,400.00–1,545.00	1,468	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,620.00/head	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,620	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,058.33/head	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,058	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,587.50/head	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	259.38/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	279.59/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,965	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	135.87/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,213	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	145.23/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,364	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	429.81/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	264.63/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	245.31/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	319.63/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	294.49/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	335.97/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	314.38/cwt	314.00–315.00	2,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	283.49/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	289.33/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 170Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 30Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 5Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	267	470.00–480.00	475.06
1	300–350	315	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	845	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	583	270.00–280.00	275.02
2	600–650	635	252.00–267.00	259.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	405	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	530	345.00–350.00	347.48
2	550–600	588	327.00–337.00	331.94
3	650–700	683	288.00–292.00	289.33
1	700–750	720	277.00	277.00
10	750–800	789	266.00–267.00	266.10
1	850–900	875	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	940	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	420.00–435.00	429.81
1	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	518	355.00–360.00	357.51
3	600–650	638	330.00–339.00	335.97
8	650–700	657	314.00–315.00	314.38
4	700–750	731	280.00–290.00	282.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	575	277.00–282.00	279.59
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	380.00–395.00	383.36
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	536	282.00–297.00	285.78
1	550–600	565	267.00	267.00
2	600–650	630	252.00	252.00
1	900–950	930	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	327.00	327.00
3	500–550	532	317.00–325.00	319.63
2	550–600	558	292.00–297.00	294.49
2	600–650	608	280.00–287.00	283.49
8	650–700	678	262.00–265.00	264.63
3	700–750	725	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	508	242.00–252.00	245.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,613	151.00–157.00	153.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	153.00–156.00	154.13
1	—	1,270	165.00	165.00
10	—	1,209	159.00–161.00	159.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	893	133.00–137.00	135.87
2	—	1,175	127.00	127.00
9	—	939	144.00–149.00	145.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,195	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,325	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,675	177.00	177.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,285.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,666.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	2,750.00–2,875.00	2,828.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	—	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,675.00	2,612.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,587.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,400.00–1,545.00	1,468.24

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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Steers · 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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