Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady on a lightly tested market. 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 $327.31/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −80.82 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$327.31

12 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	347.50	1,859	2thin
Medium and Large 2	571	325.96	1,861	8thin
Medium and Large 3	553	312.50	1,727	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $133 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 sale12 hd

327.31

—

AL average13 barns · 317 hd

328.32

−1.02

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−80.82

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	1,295	164.00	2,124	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	162.00	2,155	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,451	158.34	2,298	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	144.51	1,482	15

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)	—	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,328	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,383	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	139.41/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,425	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	152.17/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,567	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,613	148.64/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,398	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	159.21/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	351.72/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	360.19/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	413.35/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	316.10/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,811	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,328.33/head	1,225.00–1,380.00	1,328	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,987.50/head	1,945.00–2,030.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	166.31/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	340.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	372.57/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	304.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	352.95/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	319.61/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	398.44/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,661	3

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 161Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 12Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,022	136.00–141.00	139.41
6	—	1,030	150.00–154.00	152.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	148.00–150.00	148.64
6	—	1,422	158.00–162.00	159.21
3	—	1,347	165.00–167.00	166.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	162.00	162.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	164.00	164.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	630	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	473	370.00–375.00	372.57
4	500–550	525	355.00–365.00	360.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	409	325.00–365.00	351.72
2	450–500	473	335.00–345.00	340.03
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
8	550–600	573	315.00–318.00	316.10
1	600–650	610	312.00	312.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	555	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	408	410.00–415.00	413.35
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	440	360.00–370.00	364.94
5	450–500	483	350.00–355.00	352.95
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	630	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	395.00–405.00	398.44
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	583	317.00–325.00	319.61
2	600–650	623	300.00–310.00	304.86
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00

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)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,380.00	1,328.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,945.00–2,030.00	1,987.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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