Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher with some weight classes up to 12.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $325.94/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −82.18 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$325.94

17 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$64.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	350.00	1,785	3thin
Medium and Large 2	548	326.74	1,791	12thin
Medium and Large 3	573	285.02	1,633	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.98/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale17 hd

325.94

—

AL average13 barns · 355 hd

329.25

−3.31

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−82.18

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	—	Average	1,340	175.43	2,351	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	158.56	2,294	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	151.84	1,851	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	142.47	1,445	26

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)	—	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,938	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,444	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	200–250	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	318.55/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	261.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	412.68/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	315.94/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	314.08/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	487.59/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	335.80/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	397.93/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	454.90/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,092	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	155.26/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,817	9
Bulls	—	—	1,340	175.43/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,351	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	139.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,311	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	145.86/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,607	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	156.75/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,229	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,493	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,937.50/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,938	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,612.50/head	2,600.00–2,625.00	2,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	327.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	164.02/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,999	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	146.16/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,827	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	382.40/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	356.69/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	347.24/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,358	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	420.79/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,435	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	298.45/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	363.36/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	443.37/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	309.45/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	266.00/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,936	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 Jun 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 97Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 28Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	275	485.00–490.00	487.59
3	300–350	317	440.00–445.00	443.37
5	350–400	370	405.00–425.00	412.68
7	400–450	434	395.00–405.00	397.93
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	533	330.00–340.00	334.93
6	550–600	563	315.00–322.00	318.55
2	600–650	633	307.00–312.00	309.45
4	650–700	665	295.00–302.00	298.45
3	750–800	777	260.00–265.00	261.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	415.00–425.00	420.79
4	350–400	365	375.00–385.00	382.40
6	400–450	427	360.00–365.00	363.36
6	450–500	468	325.00–330.00	327.43
2	550–600	573	280.00–290.00	285.02
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	355.00–360.00	356.69
5	450–500	471	330.00–340.00	335.80
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
7	550–600	584	310.00–325.00	314.08
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	728	265.00–267.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	450.00–460.00	454.90
2	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	616	310.00–325.00	315.94
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
9	350–400	391	345.00–355.00	347.24
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	540	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	350.00–360.00	354.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,170	152.00–157.00	155.26
4	—	1,219	163.00–167.00	164.02
14	—	1,250	144.00–148.00	146.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	939	135.00–140.00	139.57
12	—	1,102	145.00–147.00	145.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	156.00–158.00	156.75
1	—	1,520	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	171.00–177.00	175.43

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,625.00	2,612.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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