Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −71.49 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$317.00

1 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.01

vs AL average

−15.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	590	317.00	1,870	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

317.00

—

AL average9 barns · 271 hd

314.99

+2.01

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−15.69

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−71.49

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	2,370	182.00	4,313	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	156.34	2,405	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	146.28	1,931	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	130.39	1,348	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,315	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	149.54/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,023	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	144.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,871	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	156.34/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,405	3
Bulls	—	—	2,370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	4,313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	125.59/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	272.37/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,937	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	300.98/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	382.52/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	338.99/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	356.58/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	306.98/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	348.30/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	369.19/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,559	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	289.53/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	349.39/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,523	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	384.32/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	273.51/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	328.11/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,315.00/head	1,315.00–1,315.00	1,315	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,933.33/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,933	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600	2

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 246Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	149.00–150.00	149.54
3	—	1,298	140.00–146.00	144.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	155.00–157.00	156.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,013	125.00–126.00	125.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,370	182.00	182.00

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	290	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	663	297.00–305.00	300.98
14	700–750	711	270.00–281.00	272.37
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	379	365.00–375.00	369.19
14	400–450	430	360.00–365.00	362.53
3	450–500	465	345.00–350.00	348.30
1	550–600	590	317.00	317.00
2	600–650	608	302.00–312.00	306.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	340.00–350.00	345.07
5	400–450	429	325.00–330.00	328.11
1	450–500	480	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	408	380.00–385.00	382.52
6	450–500	490	355.00–365.00	356.58
3	500–550	537	337.00–340.00	338.99
1	550–600	570	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	392	380.00–385.00	384.32
9	400–450	436	345.00–355.00	349.39
2	450–500	483	335.00–340.00	337.49
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	563	282.00–297.00	289.53
2	600–650	643	270.00–277.00	273.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	337.00	337.00
7	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	630	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,125.00	3,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,315.00	1,315.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,933.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600.00

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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