Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.99/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −92.13 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$315.99

22 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$44.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	327.89	1,812	13thin
Medium and Large 2	537	311.02	1,670	5thin
Medium and Large 3	510	283.53	1,446	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.36/cwt here — about $366 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.70, low $347.74, median $408.12 across 19 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

315.99

—

AL average14 barns · 225 hd

328.56

−12.57

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−92.13

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	2,095	200.00	4,190	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	143.18	1,926	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	132.23	1,525	7thin

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)	—	$1,938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,190	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	2,095	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	143.18/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,926	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	134.43/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,601	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	373.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	343.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	283.53/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	336.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	296.39/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	311.02/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	317.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	357.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	460.27/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	439.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	273.54/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	292.04/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	315.41/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	296.76/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,679	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,937.50/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,938	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 144Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 57Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 84Year ago 43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	200.00	200.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	141.00–145.00	143.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,191	131.00–135.00	134.43
1	—	925	119.00	119.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
6	500–550	535	340.00–345.00	342.45
7	550–600	568	312.00–320.00	315.41
2	600–650	618	305.00–310.00	307.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	370.00–380.00	373.16
5	350–400	356	355.00–365.00	357.02
3	400–450	428	340.00–350.00	343.15
6	450–500	478	335.00–340.00	336.62
4	500–550	510	280.00–287.00	283.53
1	600–650	625	272.00	272.00
2	750–800	760	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	455.00–465.00	460.27
4	300–350	318	435.00–445.00	439.96
2	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	537	307.00–317.00	311.02
4	600–650	635	287.00–297.00	292.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	478	335.00–340.00	337.46
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	608	265.00–270.00	267.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	540	345.00–350.00	347.52
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	728	285.00–290.00	287.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	417	295.00–300.00	296.76
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	427	315.00–325.00	317.04
3	450–500	478	292.00–305.00	296.39
1	550–600	585	287.00	287.00
2	600–650	625	272.00–275.00	273.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	317.00	317.00
2	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00

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)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,937.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,190.00	1,190.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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Bulls · 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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