Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $356.69/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −81.62 against this barn's trailing median of $438.32.

Average price

$356.69

14 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$30.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.81

vs AL average

−22.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	360.79	1,940	11thin
Medium and Large 2	558	347.50	1,937	2thin
Medium and Large 3	540	330.00	1,782	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.79/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

356.69

—

AL average14 barns · 194 hd

349.89

+6.81

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−22.10

This barn, trailing median16 sales

438.32

−81.62

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	1,589	183.47	2,915	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	145.43	2,192	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	140.15	1,865	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	132.37	1,477	9thin

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)	—	$2,518	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,833	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,295	5

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	400–450	413	345.74/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,428	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	439.05/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	278.58/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	412.40/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	313.69/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	421.64/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	373.28/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	299.46/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	361.24/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	330.41/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	414.84/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	364.10/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,922	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,189	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	135.17/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,565	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	147.24/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,191	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,191	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	136.55/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,878	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,868	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,295.00/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,295	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,611.11/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,611	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,166.67/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,167	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	380.23/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	143.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,821	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	188.51/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,635	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	184.43/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	321.69/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	299.93/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	381.90/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	279.01/cwt	272.00–280.00	2,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	318.97/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,687	7

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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 276Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 28Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 15Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
7	400–450	413	340.00–350.00	345.74
4	450–500	470	330.00–335.00	332.53
7	500–550	529	315.00–322.00	318.97
4	550–600	565	297.50	297.50
6	600–650	638	277.00–287.00	278.58
7	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	424	360.00–365.00	361.24
5	500–550	509	330.00–332.00	330.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	443	315.00–325.00	321.69
2	450–500	485	312.00	312.00
1	500–550	505	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	435.00–440.00	439.05
6	400–450	442	415.00–425.00	421.64
5	450–500	489	380.00–390.00	381.90
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
7	600–650	645	316.50	316.50
5	650–700	661	292.50–305.00	299.93
8	700–750	744	272.00–280.00	279.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	905	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	463	405.00–425.00	414.84
7	500–550	528	360.00–370.00	364.10
4	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
3	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	410.00–420.00	412.40
3	400–450	427	370.00–380.00	373.28
2	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	573	312.00–317.00	313.69
2	600–650	625	297.00–302.00	299.46
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	740	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	373	375.00–385.00	380.23
1	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	120.00–125.00	122.55
7	—	1,158	133.00–136.00	135.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	146.00–150.00	147.24
1	—	1,565	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,375	132.00–138.00	136.55
2	—	1,225	152.00–153.00	152.49
5	—	1,266	140.00–145.00	143.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,398	187.00–190.00	188.51
3	—	1,745	181.00–186.00	184.43

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,611.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,295.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,166.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,500.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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