Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle 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 $397.94/cwt on 23 head, down $12.47 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 23 comparable sales and sits +9.45 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$397.94

▼ 12.47 vs prior sale

23 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$79.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs AL average

−27.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	431.66	2,193	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	402.99	2,154	16thin
Medium and Large 3	513	352.46	1,808	4thin

One grade step is worth $79.20/cwt here — about $385 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 sale23 hd

397.94

—

AL average16 barns · 358 hd

396.93

+1.01

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−27.25

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

+9.45

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	1,455	181.92	2,647	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	176.00	2,411	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	172.97	2,058	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	161.66	1,716	3thin

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)	—	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,750	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	400–450	430	477.35/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	431.66/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	397.51/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	479.96/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	438.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	515.14/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	447.48/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	488.24/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	386.66/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	459.87/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	372.90/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	404.81/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,125	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	368.49/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	457.32/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	480.83/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,279	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	590.05/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	545.05/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,156	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	172.97/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,909	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	181.92/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,647	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,750.00/head	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	412.03/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	476.75/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	381.65/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,145	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	454.14/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	389.30/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	644.89/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	462.44/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	460.93/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	411.25/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,777	3

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 95Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 2Year ago 84

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle 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
1	200–250	220	640.00	640.00
1	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
6	400–450	430	475.00–490.00	477.35
4	450–500	471	460.00–470.00	462.44
3	500–550	508	430.00–435.00	431.66
5	600–650	625	370.00–385.00	372.90
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	278	510.00–520.00	515.14
2	300–350	308	475.00–485.00	479.96
3	400–450	432	405.00–425.00	411.25
5	450–500	479	380.00–395.00	389.30
4	500–550	513	350.00–355.00	352.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	432	445.00–465.00	460.93
5	450–500	487	435.00–445.00	438.90
12	500–550	525	400.00–415.00	404.81
4	550–600	563	395.00–400.00	397.51
1	650–700	690	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	485.00–495.00	488.24
3	500–550	532	450.00–465.00	459.87
4	550–600	581	440.00–450.00	447.48
1	600–650	615	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	675	367.00–370.00	368.49
1	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	385.00–390.00	386.66
1	650–700	680	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	565.00	565.00
2	500–550	525	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	565	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	640.00–650.00	644.89
3	300–350	342	540.00–555.00	545.05
6	400–450	409	475.00–485.00	476.75
4	500–550	518	450.00–465.00	457.32
5	550–600	587	410.00–420.00	412.03
2	600–650	620	390.00–395.00	392.52
2	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	670.00	670.00
3	300–350	307	585.00–600.00	590.05
1	350–400	355	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	440	490.00	490.00
6	450–500	474	480.00–485.00	480.83
3	500–550	510	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	505.00	505.00
5	350–400	379	445.00–460.00	454.14
2	500–550	545	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	562	380.00–385.00	381.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	171.00–175.00	172.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	165.00–170.00	167.49
1	—	905	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	176.00	176.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	180.00–183.00	181.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00

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

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