Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.40/cwt on 15 head, up $43.70 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 23 comparable sales and sits −15.09 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$373.40

▲ 43.70 vs prior sale

15 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs AL average

−36.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	382.09	1,994	8thin
Medium and Large 2	524	363.47	1,905	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.62/cwt here — about $89 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 sale15 hd

373.40

—

AL average11 barns · 363 hd

366.66

+6.74

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−36.70

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−15.09

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	1,594	176.55	2,814	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	143.27	1,528	15

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)	—	$2,344	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,195	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,613	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,180	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,305	21

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1	250–300	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	437.54/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	484.87/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	450.85/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	457.32/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	386.63/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	424.89/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	473.92/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	593.37/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	513.37/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	369.94/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	435.77/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	402.62/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	352.46/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,242	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,180.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,180	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,613	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,962.50/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,963	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,725	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,195.00/head	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,195	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,304.76/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,305	21
Bulls	—	—	1,095	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,883	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	178.83/cwt	178.00–180.00	3,296	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	145.61/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,638	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,908	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	137.35/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	447.45/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	383.38/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	407.40/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	582.54/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	543.36/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	483.26/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	453.44/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	428.29/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	495.03/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	382.82/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	482.47/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	477.93/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	347.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	457.48/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	496.29/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	364.88/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	564.13/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,529	5

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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 267Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 39Year ago 11

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	680.00	680.00
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
1	300–350	305	560.00	560.00
4	350–400	359	480.00–490.00	482.47
2	400–450	413	445.00–450.00	447.45
3	450–500	465	420.00–435.00	424.89
7	500–550	517	380.00–390.00	382.82
1	550–600	555	377.00	377.00
2	600–650	620	345.00–350.00	347.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	510.00	510.00
3	250–300	287	480.00–490.00	483.26
6	300–350	325	450.00–455.00	453.44
4	350–400	383	390.00–400.00	394.97
2	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	660	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	640.00	640.00
5	250–300	271	560.00–570.00	564.13
8	300–350	323	490.00–500.00	496.29
4	350–400	388	455.00–460.00	457.48
6	400–450	438	430.00–440.00	435.03
3	450–500	478	380.00–390.00	383.38
6	500–550	518	360.00–370.00	364.88
1	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	475.00–490.00	484.87
2	400–450	420	450.00–465.00	457.32
2	450–500	473	430.00–445.00	437.54
4	550–600	578	400.00–415.00	407.40
1	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	740	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	365	520.00	520.00
5	400–450	420	475.00–480.00	477.93
6	500–550	518	450.00–455.00	450.85
1	550–600	565	425.00	425.00
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	620.00	620.00
6	250–300	272	590.00–600.00	593.37
3	300–350	332	510.00–520.00	513.37
3	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	421	430.00–440.00	435.77
4	450–500	473	400.00–410.00	402.62
3	500–550	533	385.00–390.00	386.63
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	690.00	690.00
3	300–350	330	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	368	490.00–500.00	495.03
5	400–450	429	470.00–480.00	473.92
3	450–500	467	425.00–435.00	428.29
3	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	583	365.00–375.00	369.94
4	600–650	636	350.00–360.00	352.46
2	650–700	675	330.00–340.00	334.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	760.00	760.00
1	250–300	270	710.00	710.00
2	300–350	325	580.00–585.00	582.54
3	350–400	357	540.00–550.00	543.36
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00

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	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,180.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,612.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,195.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,725.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,304.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,843	178.00–180.00	178.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,125	143.00–148.00	145.61
2	—	1,215	157.00	157.00
7	—	974	136.00–139.00	137.35

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle