Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold sharply lower on a lightly tested market. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $355.80/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −52.32 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$355.80

17 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$47.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	372.57	1,937	2thin
Medium and Large 2	529	357.96	1,894	13thin
Medium and Large 3	575	325.00	1,869	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.57/cwt here — about $69 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 sale17 hd

355.80

—

AL average15 barns · 418 hd

342.63

+13.18

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−52.32

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	176.68	2,656	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	154.30	2,179	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	131.45	1,442	6thin

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)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,183	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,723	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,350	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,307	7

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,503	176.68/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,656	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	154.30/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,179	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,342	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	344.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	372.57/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	461.68/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	475.04/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	377.92/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	360.34/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	310.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	327.29/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,039	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	393.39/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	422.97/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	324.13/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	276.46/cwt	273.00–280.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	659	273.07/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	338.43/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	371.51/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,349	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	361.70/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	317.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,510	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	353.98/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	283.55/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	345.55/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,258	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,723.33/head	1,660.00–1,850.00	1,723	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,183.33/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,183	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,307.14/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,307	7

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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 222Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	175.00–178.00	176.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	153.00–157.00	154.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	125.00–130.00	127.43
2	—	1,185	139.00–140.00	139.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	513	320.00–332.00	324.13
2	550–600	558	305.00–315.00	310.02
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	675	292.00	292.00
1	700–750	710	282.00	282.00
2	750–800	785	273.00–280.00	276.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
6	300–350	323	360.00–365.00	361.70
11	350–400	364	340.00–355.00	345.55
14	450–500	475	310.00–325.00	317.82
6	500–550	513	280.00–287.00	283.55
2	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	420.00–425.00	422.47
3	400–450	423	390.00–395.00	393.39
7	450–500	474	375.00–385.00	377.92
11	500–550	521	355.00–365.00	360.34
2	550–600	573	340.00–350.00	344.89
4	600–650	623	320.00–335.00	327.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	470.00–480.00	475.04
3	300–350	322	460.00–465.00	461.68
2	500–550	520	370.00–375.00	372.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	415.00–425.00	422.97
9	350–400	363	365.00–380.00	371.51
5	400–450	412	350.00–355.00	353.98
6	450–500	462	335.00–345.00	338.43
2	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	613	295.00–300.00	297.53
5	650–700	659	270.00–285.00	273.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,660.00–1,850.00	1,723.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,183.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,307.14

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

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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