Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 $332.33/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −56.16 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$332.33

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

vs AL average

−38.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	341.69	1,907	6thin
Medium and Large 2	517	332.03	1,717	5thin
Medium and Large 3	505	305.00	1,540	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $366 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale13 hd

332.33

—

AL average11 barns · 402 hd

341.15

−8.82

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−38.12

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−56.16

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	1,615	164.00	2,649	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	156.00	2,309	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	147.54	2,017	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	131.08	1,422	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	500–550	523	371.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	381.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	328.53/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	427.53/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	343.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	399.08/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	363.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	314.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	341.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	409.88/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	391.60/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	412.51/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	132.83/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,377	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,309	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,426	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	147.54/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,017	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,649	1
Bred Heifers	Small 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	412.38/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	364.15/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	323.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,503	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	367.72/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	314.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	332.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	283.31/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	350.83/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,996	6

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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 166Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 36Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 68Year ago 12

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	365	440.00–450.00	445.07
3	400–450	415	405.00–420.00	409.88
5	450–500	490	380.00–390.00	381.92
5	500–550	523	370.00–380.00	371.97
6	550–600	569	350.00–355.00	350.83
4	600–650	623	327.00–330.00	328.53
6	650–700	675	310.00–320.00	314.85
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	385	425.00–430.00	427.53
5	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
6	500–550	528	360.00–365.00	364.15
4	550–600	593	330.00–340.00	335.02
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
1	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	433	360.00–375.00	367.72
11	450–500	468	340.00–350.00	343.81
5	500–550	517	330.00–340.00	332.03
5	600–650	616	310.00–320.00	314.06
3	650–700	665	280.00–285.00	283.31
2	700–750	730	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	384	410.00–420.00	412.38
3	400–450	427	390.00–395.00	391.60
6	550–600	558	340.00–345.00	341.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	464	320.00–330.00	323.90
2	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
5	450–500	471	395.00–405.00	399.08
2	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	572	360.00–365.00	363.35
2	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	765	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	478	410.00–415.00	412.51
2	500–550	535	400.00–405.00	402.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	130.00–134.00	132.83
2	—	1,150	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,100	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	144.00–150.00	147.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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