Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $388.49/cwt on 10 head, down $24.36 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 23 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$388.49

▼ 24.36 vs prior sale

10 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$43.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.92

vs AL average

−32.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	420.00	2,121	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	392.02	2,099	5thin
Medium and Large 3	534	376.21	2,009	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.79/cwt here — about $112 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

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 sale10 hd

388.49

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

394.41

−5.92

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−32.47

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

+0.00

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	1,845	185.00	3,413	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	176.17	2,535	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	166.86	2,127	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	146.62	1,680	5thin

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)	—	$3,029	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,467	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,617	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	350–400	378	517.45/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	365.14/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	501.99/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	396.68/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	409.36/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,522	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	486.64/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	420.04/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	373.30/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	410.04/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	457.44/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,370	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	176.17/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,535	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	165.14/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,167	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,759	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	145.52/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,660	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,466.67/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,467	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,450.00/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,450	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,466.67/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,467	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,700.00/head	4,600.00–4,800.00	4,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	644.12/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	481.28/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	379.80/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	465.13/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	376.21/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	468.22/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	433.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	385.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	495.03/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,846	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 109Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 4Year ago 63

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	515.00–520.00	517.45
2	400–450	410	505.00	505.00
4	450–500	483	460.00–470.00	465.13
1	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	605	401.00	401.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	373	490.00–500.00	495.03
1	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	460	437.00	437.00
3	500–550	517	395.00–400.00	396.68
2	550–600	563	380.00–390.00	385.02
3	600–650	613	360.00–375.00	365.14
3	750–800	785	300.00–305.00	301.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	455.00	455.00
5	400–450	431	425.00–435.00	433.07
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	534	375.00–380.00	376.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	500.00–505.00	501.99
3	500–550	530	485.00–490.00	486.64
3	550–600	570	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	605	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	675	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	570.00	570.00
1	500–550	545	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	580	415.00–425.00	420.04
9	600–650	616	405.00–415.00	409.36
3	650–700	682	370.00–375.00	373.30
1	700–750	715	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	795	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	575	400.00–405.00	402.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	445	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	455	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	518	455.00–460.00	457.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	700.00	700.00
5	250–300	262	640.00–660.00	644.12
2	300–350	340	535.00	535.00
3	450–500	487	465.00–475.00	468.22
2	550–600	588	400.00–420.00	410.04
4	600–650	633	370.00–390.00	379.80
1	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	480.00–485.00	481.28
1	450–500	480	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	585	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	695	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	174.00–177.00	176.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	161.00–167.00	165.14
1	—	1,260	172.00	172.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	151.00	151.00
4	—	1,141	144.00–146.00	145.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,466.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,600.00–4,800.00	4,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,466.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,600.00

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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