Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower on a light supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light test. 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 $339.74/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −68.39 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$339.74

19 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$37.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.79

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	355.00	1,811	5thin
Medium and Large 2	535	343.35	1,838	9thin
Medium and Large 3	531	317.96	1,688	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.04/cwt here — about $122 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 sale19 hd

339.74

—

AL average16 barns · 497 hd

323.94

+15.79

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−68.39

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	1,580	174.00	2,749	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	157.03	2,481	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	129.49	1,433	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,840	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	426.76/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	350.99/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	343.52/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	444.68/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	366.65/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	505.94/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	474.96/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	433.39/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	451.61/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	132.24/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,749	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,339	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	157.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,481	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,840.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,840	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	276.63/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	323.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	384.76/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	381.87/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	361.37/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	352.88/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	360.20/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	349.90/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	445.08/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	406.71/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	304.44/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	327.38/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,565	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 281Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 41Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 30Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	355	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
6	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	440.00–450.00	444.68
2	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	393	365.00–370.00	366.65
6	400–450	428	355.00–365.00	360.20
2	450–500	478	320.00–335.00	327.38
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	595	307.00	307.00
2	600–650	620	302.00–307.00	304.44
2	650–700	690	287.00	287.00
2	700–750	720	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	464	350.00–355.00	350.99
2	500–550	518	340.00–347.00	343.52
1	550–600	560	322.00	322.00
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	375.00–385.00	381.87
4	350–400	383	345.00–355.00	349.90
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	578	270.00–280.00	276.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	310	440.00–450.00	445.08
3	350–400	365	420.00–430.00	426.76
3	400–450	415	405.00–410.00	406.71
7	450–500	491	360.00–370.00	361.37
8	500–550	533	340.00–350.00	345.02
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	293	500.00–515.00	505.94
4	300–350	318	470.00–480.00	474.96
3	350–400	373	445.00–455.00	451.61
3	400–450	423	430.00–440.00	433.39
5	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	380.00–390.00	384.76
7	450–500	466	350.00–355.00	352.88
3	500–550	515	320.00–330.00	323.27
2	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	780	257.00	257.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	130.00–134.00	132.24
1	—	1,080	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	154.00–160.00	157.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	174.00	174.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

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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