Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher. 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 $403.53/cwt on 17 head, up $5.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 23 comparable sales and sits +15.04 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$403.53

▲ 5.59 vs prior sale

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$26.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs AL average

−19.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	411.27	2,263	8thin
Medium and Large 2	539	402.48	2,169	6thin
Medium and Large 3	545	385.00	2,098	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.26/cwt here — about $165 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 sale17 hd

403.53

—

AL average14 barns · 347 hd

402.82

+0.71

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−19.66

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

+15.04

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	1,378	181.00	2,493	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	182.79	2,687	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	175.52	2,308	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	159.04	1,561	29

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)	—	$3,228	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,292	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,745	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	12

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 3	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	418.37/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	490.08/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	443.38/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	476.47/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	507.44/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	403.32/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,267	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	423.37/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	491.70/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,760	3
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	745	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	435.10/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	467.72/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	396.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	491.42/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	482.37/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	472.51/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	613.37/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,081	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,195	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	165.82/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,696	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	159.25/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,623	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	182.79/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,687	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	175.52/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,308	17
Bulls	—	—	1,265	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,366	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,608	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,520.00/head	2,500.00–2,540.00	2,520	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,075	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,650	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,533.33/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,533	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,175.00/head	5,050.00–5,300.00	5,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	562.44/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	644.79/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	462.34/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	402.48/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,169	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	452.25/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	362.81/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,380	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,363	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 199Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 8Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 17Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	485.00–495.00	490.08
7	350–400	384	475.00–480.00	476.47
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	490	415.00–420.00	418.37
3	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	308	500.00–515.00	507.44
3	350–400	358	490.00–495.00	491.70
1	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	463	440.00–450.00	443.38
6	500–550	539	400.00–415.00	402.48
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	800.00	800.00
1	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
3	450–500	470	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	515	430.00–440.00	435.10
6	550–600	562	400.00–405.00	403.32
1	600–650	610	385.00	385.00
10	650–700	656	362.00–370.00	362.81
1	700–750	705	345.00	345.00
10	750–800	755	339.50	339.50
8	800–850	838	316.00	316.00
5	850–900	878	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	480.00–495.00	491.42
2	500–550	520	460.00–475.00	467.72
3	550–600	568	420.00–430.00	423.37
5	600–650	641	395.00–405.00	396.95
1	650–700	655	395.00	395.00
3	700–750	745	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	565.00	565.00
2	500–550	505	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	760.00	760.00
3	300–350	312	610.00–620.00	613.37
1	350–400	365	570.00	570.00
1	450–500	460	480.00	480.00
4	500–550	513	470.00–475.00	472.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	640.00–650.00	644.79
1	300–350	335	575.00	575.00
4	400–450	438	480.00–490.00	482.37
4	450–500	475	455.00–470.00	462.34
2	500–550	523	445.00–460.00	452.25
2	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	655	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	333	560.00–565.00	562.44
3	350–400	360	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	475	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	830	144.00	144.00
13	—	1,023	164.00–167.00	165.82
10	—	1,019	157.00–161.00	159.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,470	181.00–185.00	182.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,315	172.00–177.00	175.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	187.00	187.00
1	—	1,490	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,540.00	2,520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,800.00	4,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,533.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	5,050.00–5,300.00	5,175.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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