Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $322.99/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −65.50 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$322.99

7 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.41

vs AL average

−11.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	335.00	1,784	2thin
Medium and Large 2	539	322.74	1,740	4thin
Medium and Large 3	555	300.00	1,665	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $119 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

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 sale7 hd

322.99

—

AL average13 barns · 573 hd

325.41

−2.41

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−11.12

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−65.50

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	1,735	172.18	2,987	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	154.62	2,049	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	139.21	1,454	12

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)	—	$2,763	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,110	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,555	5

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	324.65/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	373.58/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	384.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	304.72/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	361.57/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	274.46/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	381.66/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	415.90/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	353.99/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	185.02/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	151.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,144	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	131.06/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	145.11/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,653	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,387	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	154.65/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	351.69/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	362.48/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	275.97/cwt	272.00–280.00	2,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	360.66/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,309	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	426.63/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	333.37/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	317.43/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,714	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	162.55/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,186	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,951	3
Bulls	—	—	2,350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,762.50/head	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,302.78/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,303	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,762.50/head	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,763	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,416.67/head	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,417	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,862.50/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,863	14

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 151Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 64Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 23Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	375	372.00–375.00	373.58
6	400–450	435	360.00–370.00	361.57
2	450–500	468	350.00–355.00	352.49
3	500–550	522	320.00–327.00	324.65
1	550–600	590	317.00	317.00
2	600–650	623	310.00–312.00	311.00
2	650–700	670	272.00–277.00	274.46
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
9	350–400	363	355.00–365.00	360.66
3	450–500	480	330.00–335.00	333.37
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	410.00–425.00	415.90
5	400–450	442	380.00–390.00	384.03
2	450–500	465	365.00–370.00	367.47
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	612	302.00–310.00	304.72
2	700–750	740	272.00–280.00	275.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	510	353.00–355.00	353.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	420.00–430.00	426.63
4	400–450	429	360.00–370.00	362.48
3	450–500	493	345.00–355.00	351.69
4	500–550	540	315.00–325.00	317.43
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	513	380.00–385.00	381.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	184.00–186.00	185.02
3	—	1,413	150.00–155.00	151.73
2	—	2,350	190.00	190.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	130.00–132.00	131.06
4	—	1,139	144.00–149.00	145.11
6	—	1,005	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,297	153.00–155.00	154.65
4	—	1,345	158.00–164.00	162.55
3	—	1,355	144.00	144.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,416.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,302.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,762.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,862.50

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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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