Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.56/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −101.94 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$286.56

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$47.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.22

vs AL average

−29.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	307.52	1,596	4thin
Medium and Large 2	573	272.23	1,559	4thin
Medium and Large 3	505	260.00	1,313	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.52/cwt here — about $283 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 sale9 hd

286.56

—

AL average15 barns · 304 hd

292.77

−6.22

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−29.99

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−101.94

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	1,760	144.68	2,547	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	124.65	1,658	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	118.02	1,312	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,807	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,044	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,595	19

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	—	—	1,675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	124.65/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,658	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,354	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	111.29/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	360.99/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	270.64/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	339.79/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	323.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	382.52/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	371.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,521	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,695.45/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,695	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,475	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,043.75/head	3,025.00–3,100.00	3,044	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,762.50/head	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,763	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,516.67/head	2,475.00–2,550.00	2,517	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,944.44/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,944	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,175.00–2,375.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	340.94/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	338.94/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,241	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	395.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	307.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	338.66/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,907	6

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 145Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 7Year ago 104

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,803	150.00–154.00	152.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	124.00–126.00	124.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	120.00–126.00	123.07
3	—	1,127	110.00–114.00	111.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	518	340.00–345.00	342.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	555	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	408	365.00–370.00	367.52
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	335.00–345.00	338.94
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	380.00–385.00	382.52
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	433	335.00–342.00	339.79
3	450–500	483	320.00–330.00	323.17
1	500–550	545	277.00	277.00
3	550–600	582	270.00–272.00	270.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	370.00–380.00	371.98
2	450–500	468	337.00–345.00	340.94
4	500–550	519	300.00–310.00	307.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	373	390.00–400.00	395.17
2	450–500	488	360.00–362.00	360.99
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	387.00	387.00
2	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	515	357.00	357.00
6	550–600	563	337.00–342.00	338.66

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)	11	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,695.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,944.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,025.00–3,100.00	3,043.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,475.00–2,550.00	2,516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,175.00–2,375.00	2,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,425.00

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

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