Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady with instances up to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady on a light supply. There were no pairs recorded.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.48/cwt on 19 head, down $14.50 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 23 comparable sales and sits +21.99 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$410.48

▼ 14.50 vs prior sale

19 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$71.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

vs AL average

−16.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	446.71	2,287	3thin
Medium and Large 2	560	407.79	2,282	14thin
Medium and Large 3	550	375.00	2,063	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.71/cwt here — about $225 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 sale19 hd

410.48

—

AL average16 barns · 493 hd

410.75

−0.27

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−16.91

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

+21.99

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	—	High	1,449	182.44	2,644	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	171.54	2,640	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,366	169.95	2,321	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	152.86	1,734	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)	—	$2,633	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,938	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,446	13

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	446.71/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	465.20/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	421.60/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	491.69/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	382.92/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	351.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	502.32/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	436.55/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	410.24/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	361.09/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	396.26/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	487.04/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,494	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	466.69/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	493.62/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,360	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	377.51/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	482.83/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,332	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	481.69/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	157.33/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,792	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	171.54/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,527	163.82/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,502	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	174.54/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	190.03/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,433	180.08/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,115	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,918	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,446.15/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,446	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,633.33/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,937.50/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	512.52/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	447.46/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	410.17/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	489.97/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,171	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	467.29/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	546.61/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	461.98/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	367.46/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	364.02/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	603.10/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	448.92/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	482.44/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 181Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 57Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
6	350–400	356	490.00–500.00	491.69
4	400–450	428	460.00–470.00	465.20
10	450–500	479	440.00–455.00	448.92
9	500–550	542	420.00–435.00	421.60
5	550–600	591	380.00–395.00	382.92
1	650–700	695	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	480.00–490.00	482.44
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	620.00	620.00
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	425	495.00–510.00	502.32
5	450–500	491	460.00–465.00	461.98
3	500–550	512	445.00–450.00	446.71
2	600–650	630	365.00–370.00	367.46
5	650–700	671	360.00–365.00	364.02
5	700–750	717	350.00–355.00	351.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	520.00	520.00
7	450–500	478	490.00–495.00	493.62
7	500–550	512	480.00–490.00	487.04
6	550–600	575	430.00–440.00	436.55
2	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
4	650–700	669	370.00–380.00	377.51
9	700–750	733	360.00–370.00	361.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	495.00	495.00
3	550–600	558	465.00–470.00	466.69
4	600–650	615	405.00–425.00	410.24
4	650–700	656	395.00–400.00	396.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	620.00	620.00
3	250–300	280	600.00–610.00	603.10
5	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
3	350–400	363	540.00–550.00	546.61
4	400–450	406	510.00–520.00	512.52
5	450–500	483	480.00–495.00	482.83
4	500–550	525	460.00–475.00	467.29
1	550–600	590	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	605	410.00	410.00
1	750–800	795	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	600.00	600.00
3	500–550	508	480.00–485.00	481.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
5	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
6	400–450	443	485.00–495.00	489.97
2	450–500	463	440.00–455.00	447.46
3	550–600	585	400.00–415.00	410.17
1	600–650	640	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	665	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,139	155.00–158.00	157.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	170.00–176.00	171.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	162.00–168.00	163.82
4	—	1,245	174.00–175.00	174.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	188.00–192.00	190.03
2	—	1,433	179.00–181.00	180.08
1	—	1,115	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,446.15
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,633.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,937.50

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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