Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes 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 $324.98/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −63.51 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$324.98

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$45.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.88

vs AL average

−34.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	355.68	1,825	7thin
Medium and Large 2	558	315.46	1,759	21
Medium and Large 3	505	310.00	1,566	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.68/cwt here — about $259 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

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 sale29 hd

324.98

—

AL average16 barns · 615 hd

332.86

−7.88

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−34.82

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−63.51

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	1,538	185.98	2,860	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	158.98	2,191	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	150.00	1,538	2thin

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)	—	$2,407	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,170	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,687	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	357.38/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	414.92/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	343.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	368.31/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	346.51/cwt	342.00–347.00	2,214	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	355.68/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	454.73/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	397.54/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	452.63/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	301.90/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,005	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	451.69/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	—	1,367	180.22/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,464	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,159	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	158.98/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,191	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	190.12/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,333	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,775	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,170.00/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,170	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,407.14/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,407	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,983.33/head	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	395.81/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	273.26/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	522.98/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	478.36/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	411.59/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	353.54/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	372.56/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	273.08/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	526.78/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	343.30/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	310.82/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,750	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1

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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 204Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	410.00–415.00	411.59
4	400–450	435	370.00–375.00	372.56
3	450–500	475	355.00–362.00	357.38
3	500–550	525	340.00–345.00	343.30
18	550–600	563	310.00–315.00	310.82
2	600–650	620	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	450.00–455.00	451.69
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	513	350.00–358.00	355.68
13	650–700	664	300.00–305.00	301.90
2	700–750	745	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	350.00–360.00	354.97
2	450–500	475	337.00	337.00
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	730	269.00–277.00	273.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	520.00–530.00	526.78
2	350–400	375	450.00–460.00	454.73
3	400–450	427	410.00–425.00	414.92
3	450–500	483	365.00–375.00	368.31
3	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	588	340.00–345.00	343.31
1	650–700	665	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	555.00	555.00
5	300–350	307	520.00–525.00	522.98
3	350–400	357	475.00–485.00	478.36
2	400–450	418	445.00–460.00	452.63
2	450–500	463	390.00–405.00	397.54
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	485	350.00–357.00	353.54
3	550–600	568	270.00–280.00	273.26
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	492	395.00–400.00	395.81
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
10	600–650	639	342.00–347.00	346.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	179.00–182.00	180.22
1	—	1,620	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,753	188.00–192.00	190.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	146.00	146.00
1	—	925	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	156.00–160.00	158.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,983.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,407.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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