Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $304.18/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −103.94 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$304.18

9 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$40.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	326.76	1,805	4thin
Medium and Large 3	577	286.12	1,651	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.63/cwt here — about $154 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

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 sale9 hd

304.18

—

AL average9 barns · 173 hd

332.57

−28.39

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−103.94

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	1,675	164.00	2,747	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	156.76	2,212	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	149.11	1,889	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	132.54	1,458	27

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)	—	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,445	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,175	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	250–300	293	555.04/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	286.12/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	301.67/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	391.02/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.97/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	294.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	285.99/cwt	282.00–290.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	159.95/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,180	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	151.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,015	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	146.03/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,793	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	156.76/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,212	7
Bulls	—	—	1,570	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,097	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,445.00/head	1,390.00–1,500.00	1,445	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,175.00/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	360.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	371.86/cwt	367.00–377.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	125.58/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,437	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	140.39/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,421	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	135.48/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	252.49/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	334.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	323.12/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	362.52/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	275.28/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	350.97/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	313.51/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,679	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 →

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Tue May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 181Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 42Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 34Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	550.00–560.00	555.04
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	468	330.00–340.00	334.97
5	550–600	577	282.00–292.00	286.12
3	600–650	625	272.00–277.00	275.28
2	650–700	685	260.00–270.00	265.04
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	410	380.00–385.00	382.47
4	450–500	481	360.00–370.00	362.52
2	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	570	312.00–315.00	313.51
4	600–650	635	300.00–307.00	301.67
5	650–700	659	290.00–300.00	294.04
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	493	387.00–395.00	391.02
1	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	635	317.00–325.00	320.97
1	650–700	655	302.00	302.00
2	700–750	708	282.00–290.00	285.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	367.00–377.00	371.86
2	550–600	578	355.00–365.00	360.02
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	362.00	362.00
7	400–450	443	350.00–357.00	350.97
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
7	500–550	514	322.00–330.00	323.12
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	660	290.00–300.00	294.96
4	700–750	714	250.00–260.00	252.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	585	287.00	287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	159.00–162.00	159.95
5	—	1,327	150.00–155.00	151.85
15	—	1,228	144.00–148.00	146.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	155.00–158.00	156.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,144	123.00–127.00	125.58
6	—	1,012	140.00–142.00	140.39
10	—	1,105	134.00–136.00	135.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,780	174.00	174.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,390.00–1,500.00	1,445.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,175.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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