Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. 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 $379.27/cwt on 30 head, up $8.43 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 23 comparable sales and sits −9.22 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$379.27

▲ 8.43 vs prior sale

30 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$63.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.32

vs AL average

−36.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	402.23	2,147	11thin
Medium and Large 2	565	375.64	2,121	14thin
Medium and Large 3	543	338.90	1,841	5thin

One grade step is worth $63.33/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale30 hd

379.27

—

AL average11 barns · 442 hd

389.58

−10.32

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−36.84

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−9.22

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	1,855	205.00	3,803	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	163.71	1,762	4thin

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)	—	$1,545	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,233	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	367.39/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	453.08/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,324	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	457.49/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	504.90/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	522.48/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	386.64/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	411.55/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,008	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	427.43/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	474.92/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	462.45/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	450.07/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	392.58/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	379.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	535.08/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,183	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	158.92/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,573	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	556.68/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	576.61/cwt	575.00–580.00	2,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	573.23/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	421.71/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	537.55/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	392.52/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	367.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	497.28/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	587.45/cwt	580.00–595.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	383.74/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	554.93/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	484.79/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	465.02/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	406.95/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	412.80/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	357.57/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	468.28/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	344.84/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	419.98/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,354	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,545.00/head	1,545.00–1,545.00	1,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,232.50/head	1,175.00–1,290.00	1,233	6

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 142Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 26Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 128Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	357	555.00–560.00	556.68
4	400–450	433	490.00–505.00	497.28
2	450–500	468	470.00–480.00	474.92
2	500–550	510	420.00–435.00	427.43
4	550–600	559	385.00–395.00	392.52
5	600–650	621	365.00–380.00	367.92
1	650–700	690	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	780	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	380	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	467	440.00–455.00	450.07
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	673	335.00–340.00	337.51
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	580.00–595.00	587.45
3	350–400	378	575.00–580.00	576.61
3	400–450	408	530.00–545.00	535.08
1	450–500	460	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	535	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	558	415.00–425.00	419.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	520.00–525.00	522.48
2	350–400	363	500.00–510.00	504.90
8	400–450	440	440.00–450.00	444.94
9	450–500	488	405.00–420.00	411.55
6	500–550	543	385.00–395.00	386.64
8	550–600	581	365.00–375.00	367.39
2	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	455.00–470.00	462.45
4	400–450	433	420.00–430.00	425.03
1	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	532	340.00–355.00	344.84
2	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	613	375.00–385.00	379.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	660.00	660.00
3	400–450	422	465.00–475.00	468.28
7	500–550	521	410.00–420.00	412.80
4	550–600	556	380.00–385.00	383.74
2	600–650	623	355.00–360.00	357.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	570.00–575.00	573.23
1	350–400	370	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	440	495.00	495.00
4	450–500	493	455.00–460.00	457.49
8	500–550	513	450.00–455.00	453.08
3	550–600	562	415.00–425.00	421.71
2	600–650	618	380.00–390.00	385.10
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	725	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	490	385.00–400.00	392.58
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	595.00	595.00
2	350–400	365	550.00–560.00	554.93
4	400–450	413	535.00–545.00	537.55
6	450–500	480	480.00–495.00	484.79
4	500–550	528	460.00–470.00	465.02
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
5	600–650	626	405.00–415.00	406.95
1	650–700	675	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	158.00–160.00	158.92
1	—	1,185	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,140	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	205.00	205.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,545.00	1,545.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,290.00	1,232.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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