Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some weight classes up to 15.00 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 $329.21/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −78.91 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$329.21

22 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$56.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	362.51	1,842	2thin
Medium and Large 2	551	338.95	1,869	12thin
Medium and Large 3	557	306.27	1,704	8thin

One grade step is worth $56.24/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

329.21

—

AL average16 barns · 469 hd

333.52

−4.31

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−78.91

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	1,785	181.50	3,240	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	175.00	2,783	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	164.56	2,191	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	152.27	1,708	8thin

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)	—	$3,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,270	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,687	15
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,305	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,326	23
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,623	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	414.85/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	362.62/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	312.28/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	362.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	347.40/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	373.44/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	352.95/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	327.38/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	165.74/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,204	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,149	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	144.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,783	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	153.46/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,677	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	—	2,305.00/head	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,305	5
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,622.50/head	1,570.00–1,640.00	1,623	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,270.00/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,270	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,536.36/head	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,536	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,485.71/head	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,486	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,040.00/head	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,686.67/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,687	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	361.09/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	327.54/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	438.28/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,850	3
Bulls	—	—	2,005	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	298.48/cwt	297.00–300.00	2,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	343.10/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	387.55/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	331.77/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	342.54/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,826	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	318.95/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,952	5

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 120Last week 157Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	423	410.00–420.00	414.85
2	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
8	500–550	533	340.00–350.00	342.54
4	550–600	588	330.00–337.00	331.77
5	600–650	612	315.00–320.00	318.95
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	718	297.00–300.00	298.48
1	750–800	770	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	422	435.00–445.00	438.28
2	500–550	508	360.00–365.00	362.51
3	600–650	617	325.00–332.00	327.38
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	380.00–395.00	387.55
6	450–500	465	357.00–365.00	361.09
4	500–550	533	325.00–335.00	327.54
4	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	427	370.00–380.00	373.44
2	450–500	463	360.00–365.00	362.46
5	500–550	513	350.00–355.00	352.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	425	360.00–365.00	362.62
4	450–500	461	340.00–350.00	347.40
4	550–600	590	317.00	317.00
3	600–650	633	310.00–317.00	312.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	340.00–345.00	343.10
2	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	640	287.00	287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	164.00–169.00	165.74
1	—	1,335	161.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	140.00–147.00	144.74
2	—	1,093	151.00–156.00	153.46
3	—	1,030	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	177.00	177.00
1	—	2,005	186.00	186.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,305.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,570.00–1,640.00	1,622.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,686.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,536.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,485.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,040.00

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

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