Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady . Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $410.00/cwt on 3 head, up $3.77 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 19 comparable sales and sits +1.88 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$410.00

▲ 3.77 vs prior sale

3 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	420.00	2,394	1thin
Medium and Large 3	563	405.00	2,278	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $116 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

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 sale3 hd

410.00

—

AL average16 barns · 316 hd

421.38

−11.38

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

+1.88

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	1,580	184.36	2,914	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	169.42	2,243	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	151.55	1,595	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)	—	$2,960	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,520	9

Every lot, as filed

62 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 3	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	505.03/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	427.56/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	354.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	387.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	454.77/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	487.35/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	413.70/cwt	407.00–417.00	2,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	346.72/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	438.49/cwt	437.00–440.00	2,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	472.40/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	625.04/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	2,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	393.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	582.45/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	162.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,094	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	176.51/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,397	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	150.32/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,669	4
Bulls	—	—	1,453	180.04/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,616	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,542	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,520.00/head	1,450.00–1,660.00	1,520	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,960.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	2,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	521.65/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	521.24/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	467.42/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,628	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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 169Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 114Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	425.00–435.00	427.56
6	450–500	473	400.00–410.00	405.03
2	500–550	518	350.00–360.00	354.88
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	660.00	660.00
1	350–400	355	515.00	515.00
2	400–450	413	500.00–510.00	505.03
1	600–650	610	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	595.00	595.00
4	350–400	368	480.00–490.00	487.35
1	450–500	470	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	505	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	573	385.00–390.00	387.49
3	600–650	640	340.00–350.00	346.72
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	430	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	485	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	525	470.00–475.00	472.40
3	600–650	632	407.00–417.00	413.70
4	650–700	685	370.00–380.00	374.96
1	700–750	720	367.00	367.00
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	640.00	640.00
3	550–600	582	450.00–465.00	454.77
2	600–650	630	437.00–440.00	438.49
1	650–700	690	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	740.00	740.00
2	250–300	280	730.00	730.00
2	300–350	338	620.00–630.00	625.04
2	350–400	358	575.00–590.00	582.45
4	400–450	434	520.00–525.00	521.24
2	450–500	460	460.00–475.00	467.42
1	550–600	570	420.00	420.00
5	600–650	619	390.00–400.00	393.94
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	780.00	780.00
1	250–300	285	750.00	750.00
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	340	595.00	595.00
3	350–400	378	520.00–525.00	521.65
1	450–500	460	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	337.00	337.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	160.00–165.00	162.32
2	—	1,358	175.00–178.00	176.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	140.00	140.00
1	—	990	168.00	168.00
4	—	1,110	148.00–153.00	150.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	179.00–181.00	180.04
1	—	1,835	193.00	193.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	2,960.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,450.00–1,660.00	1,520.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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