Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $338.44/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −99.87 against this barn's trailing median of $438.32.

Average price

$338.44

27 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$45.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.64

vs AL average

−35.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	358.72	1,992	4thin
Medium and Large 2	548	346.60	1,899	15thin
Medium and Large 3	589	313.01	1,844	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale27 hd

338.44

—

AL average14 barns · 249 hd

347.08

−8.64

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−35.58

This barn, trailing median16 sales

438.32

−99.87

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	1,685	157.09	2,647	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	136.97	1,818	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	129.54	1,400	8thin

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)	—	$1,888	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,825	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,395	8

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	365.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	316.60/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,947	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	353.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	305.06/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	295.24/cwt	292.00–298.50	1,957	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	313.01/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	256.10/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	353.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	383.43/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	336.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	285.72/cwt	282.00–287.00	2,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	319.97/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	363.32/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	335.38/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	128.23/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,358	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	131.71/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,473	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	136.97/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,818	12
Bulls	—	—	1,685	157.09/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,647	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,395.00/head	1,325.00–1,465.00	1,395	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	380.09/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	351.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	254.69/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	417.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	321.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	348.28/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	320.88/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	309.86/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	323.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	349.90/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	298.38/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	404.80/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	282.02/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	269.53/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,722	15

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 102Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 82Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	437	345.00–355.00	348.28
3	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	509	320.00–330.00	321.73
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
15	600–650	639	269.00–277.00	269.53
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
9	700–750	723	250.00–255.00	253.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	365.00–370.00	367.47
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	486	320.00–330.00	323.95
12	500–550	520	305.00–317.00	309.86
4	550–600	573	277.00–287.00	282.02
1	600–650	635	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	345.00–355.00	349.90
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	490	360.00–370.00	365.05
9	500–550	532	350.00–360.00	353.23
6	550–600	572	330.00–340.00	336.65
11	600–650	613	300.00–314.00	305.06
10	650–700	663	292.00–298.50	295.24
4	700–750	710	282.00–287.00	285.72
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	462	380.00–390.00	383.43
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	567	350.00–360.00	353.29
15	600–650	615	316.00–325.00	316.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	589	307.00–315.00	313.01
4	600–650	630	252.00–260.00	256.10
2	650–700	670	245.00–247.00	246.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	400.00–410.00	404.80
3	400–450	442	360.00–365.00	363.32
5	450–500	486	345.00–355.00	351.05
6	500–550	542	310.00–325.00	319.97
2	550–600	575	295.00–302.00	298.38
2	650–700	678	275.00–285.00	279.98
3	700–750	723	252.00–260.00	254.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	518	332.00–342.00	335.38
3	550–600	562	315.00–320.00	316.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	415.00–420.00	417.48
3	350–400	373	375.00–390.00	380.09
5	450–500	480	315.00–325.00	320.88
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	580	262.00	262.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	125.00–129.00	128.23
3	—	1,118	131.00–133.00	131.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,327	134.00–139.00	136.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,685	154.00–160.00	157.09

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	8	—	—	1,325.00–1,465.00	1,395.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,075.00

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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