Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $408.12/cwt on 11 head, down $0.65 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 19 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$408.12

▼ 0.65 vs prior sale

11 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	440.00	2,332	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	406.17	2,191	8thin
Medium and Large 3	530	400.00	2,120	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $212 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

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 sale11 hd

408.12

—

AL average16 barns · 372 hd

393.93

+14.19

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

+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	—	Low	1,273	187.65	2,389	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	178.66	2,519	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	149.39	1,416	7thin

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)	—	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,728	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bulls	—	—	1,160	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,134	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	189.47/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,520	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	178.66/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,519	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	150.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,391	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	145.38/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	535.77/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	509.07/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	309.94/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	371.71/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	328.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	462.48/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,123	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	476.89/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	389.96/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	422.30/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	446.10/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	457.39/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	468.48/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	528.54/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	544.89/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	530.03/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	582.64/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	426.84/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	465.74/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,203	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	544.89/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	434.05/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	516.74/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	565.12/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	459.91/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	551.29/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	415.17/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	389.16/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	467.03/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	372.38/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,365	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,727.50/head	1,625.00–1,830.00	1,728	4

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 Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 199Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,330	189.00–190.00	189.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	178.00–179.00	178.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	921	150.00–154.00	150.99
2	—	1,015	144.00–147.00	145.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	565.00	565.00
1	400–450	405	505.00	505.00
1	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	635	370.00–380.00	372.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	530.00–540.00	535.77
5	350–400	364	505.00–515.00	509.07
2	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	580.00–585.00	582.64
8	300–350	328	540.00–550.00	544.89
6	350–400	363	525.00–535.00	530.03
11	400–450	409	475.00–485.00	476.89
8	450–500	459	460.00–470.00	462.48
5	500–550	517	415.00–430.00	426.84
3	550–600	577	370.00–375.00	371.71
1	600–650	635	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	675	345.00	345.00
3	750–800	780	325.00–335.00	328.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	410.00–420.00	415.17
7	450–500	479	385.00–395.00	389.16
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	562	305.00–320.00	309.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	465.00–475.00	468.48
5	350–400	364	440.00–450.00	446.10
5	400–450	425	430.00–435.00	434.05
6	450–500	468	415.00–430.00	422.30
4	500–550	515	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	312	515.00–520.00	516.74
2	350–400	380	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	438	455.00–465.00	459.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	540.00–550.00	544.89
3	350–400	372	525.00–535.00	528.54
7	450–500	473	465.00–470.00	465.74
4	500–550	518	450.00–465.00	457.39
2	600–650	635	385.00–395.00	389.96
1	750–800	795	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	560.00–570.00	565.12
4	350–400	359	550.00–555.00	551.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	465.00–470.00	467.03
1	400–450	405	430.00	430.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,625.00–1,830.00	1,727.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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