Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $349.45/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −39.04 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$349.45

39 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$31.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.05

vs AL average

−48.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	363.35	1,981	9thin
Medium and Large 2	555	350.88	1,949	21
Medium and Large 3	507	332.23	1,684	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.12/cwt here — about $296 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale39 hd

349.45

—

AL average12 barns · 472 hd

337.40

+12.05

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−48.41

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−39.04

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	1,503	178.50	2,682	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	156.17	1,979	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	154.00	2,402	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	135.62	1,392	21

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)	—	$1,867	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,483	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	356.29/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	378.36/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,036	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	487.60/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	440.09/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	403.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	361.63/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	409.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	428.35/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	390.04/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	378.34/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	393.32/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	414.81/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	346.30/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,026	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	509.24/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	359.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	397.51/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	339.14/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,402	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,137	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	153.96/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,940	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,393	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	145.30/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,440	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	137.09/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,368	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,482.69/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,483	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,867	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	357.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	371.24/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,033	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	126.06/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	332.23/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	366.02/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	379.16/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	378.27/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	475.30/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	351.28/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	360.13/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	417.57/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	343.08/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	355.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	393.47/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	355.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,861	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,891	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 →

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Tue Oct 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 246Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 35Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	465.00–480.00	475.30
3	350–400	367	375.00–380.00	378.27
3	400–450	425	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	477	365.00–370.00	366.02
4	500–550	530	355.00–360.00	356.29
2	600–650	620	300.00–310.00	304.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	293	505.00–515.00	509.24
2	300–350	318	485.00–490.00	487.60
6	350–400	387	430.00–445.00	440.09
4	400–450	409	415.00–425.00	417.57
3	450–500	475	380.00–400.00	393.47
6	500–550	538	370.00–380.00	378.36
2	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	355.15
6	600–650	608	335.00–340.00	339.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
3	500–550	522	390.00–395.00	393.32
3	550–600	563	375.00–380.00	378.34
2	600–650	610	355.00–365.00	359.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	260	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	358	400.00–410.00	403.97
3	400–450	423	380.00–395.00	390.04
6	450–500	490	360.00–365.00	361.63
10	500–550	523	350.00–360.00	355.91
11	550–600	585	340.00–350.00	346.30
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	770.00	770.00
1	300–350	305	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	524	370.00–375.00	371.24
5	550–600	562	355.00–365.00	357.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	375.00–395.00	379.16
2	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	434	350.00–355.00	351.28
5	450–500	475	335.00–345.00	343.08
9	500–550	507	330.00–335.00	332.23
2	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
3	400–450	418	425.00–430.00	428.35
2	450–500	480	400.00–420.00	409.79
3	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	530	410.00–425.00	414.81
2	550–600	573	395.00–400.00	397.51
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	355.00–365.00	360.13
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,260	153.00–157.00	153.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	991	144.00–148.00	145.30
6	—	998	135.00–139.00	137.09
8	—	1,078	125.00–129.00	126.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,210	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,482.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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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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