Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 6.00 to 12.00 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 $345.96/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −42.54 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$345.96

54 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$36.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.71

vs AL average

−22.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	351.94	1,939	43
Medium and Large 2	586	331.60	1,943	5thin
Medium and Large 3	552	315.01	1,738	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.93/cwt here — about $201 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 sale54 hd

345.96

—

AL average16 barns · 675 hd

354.66

−8.71

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−22.38

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−42.54

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	—	High	1,708	184.67	3,155	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	160.95	1,996	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	148.78	1,749	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,793	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	700–750	745	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	406.83/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	430.86/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	443.61/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,411	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	353.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	366.14/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,933	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	462.55/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	369.90/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	477.48/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	408.24/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	546.55/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	354.43/cwt	354.00–357.00	2,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	414.03/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	499.91/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	338.39/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,939	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	382.62/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,602	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	161.68/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,840	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	146.05/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,750	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	156.92/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,888	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,610.00/head	1,570.00–1,650.00	1,610	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,933.33/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	294.58/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,417	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	481.63/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	313.01/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	348.27/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	336.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	401.65/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	383.24/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	457.47/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	284.70/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	375.12/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	331.60/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	363.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	405.27/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	442.54/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	356.28/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	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 Sep 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 200Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	393	475.00–480.00	477.48
2	400–450	428	440.00–445.00	442.54
3	450–500	483	400.00–410.00	406.83
2	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
12	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
5	600–650	629	360.00–370.00	363.94
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	745	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	795	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	363	490.00–505.00	499.91
3	400–450	415	480.00–485.00	481.63
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
21	550–600	560	385.00	385.00
7	650–700	656	354.00–357.00	354.43
9	700–750	715	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	350.00–355.00	352.55
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
3	250–300	280	540.00–550.00	546.55
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	373	455.00–470.00	462.55
5	400–450	420	425.00–435.00	430.86
3	450–500	468	405.00–415.00	408.24
6	500–550	525	365.00–375.00	369.90
3	550–600	582	350.00–360.00	353.41
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	790	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	450.00–460.00	457.47
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	438	400.00–405.00	401.65
3	450–500	473	380.00–390.00	383.24
6	500–550	512	330.00–340.00	336.58
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	740	280.00–287.00	284.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	530.00	530.00
6	300–350	318	440.00–450.00	443.61
3	350–400	365	400.00–415.00	405.27
4	400–450	425	370.00–380.00	375.12
7	450–500	486	350.00–365.00	356.28
5	550–600	586	330.00–332.00	331.60
8	600–650	640	329.00	329.00
2	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	780	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00
11	400–450	408	405.00–425.00	414.03
2	450–500	463	375.00–390.00	382.62
21	500–550	528	365.00–370.00	366.14
22	550–600	573	337.00–342.00	338.39
3	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	655	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	428	345.00–350.00	348.27
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	561	312.00–317.00	313.01
3	600–650	635	292.00–300.00	294.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,560	178.00	178.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,164	135.00–140.00	137.60
3	—	1,138	161.00–162.00	161.68
6	—	1,198	144.00–148.00	146.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	155.00–159.00	156.92
1	—	1,315	169.00	169.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,570.00–1,650.00	1,610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,933.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

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