Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows sold steady. There was no slaughter bulls recorded. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. 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 $390.02/cwt on 18 head, down $13.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −18.10 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$390.02

▼ 13.39 vs prior sale

18 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$58.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	430.00	2,172	3thin
Medium and Large 2	546	393.58	2,150	7thin
Medium and Large 3	530	371.91	1,970	8thin

One grade step is worth $58.09/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

390.02

—

AL average16 barns · 501 hd

381.48

+8.54

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−18.10

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	170.00	2,397	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	161.88	1,697	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,367	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,182	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,367	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,397	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	161.88/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	375.07/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	452.83/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	338.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	609	322.52/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	478.29/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,033	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	362.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	523.19/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	492.55/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	413.32/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	370.04/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	365.02/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	397.27/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	349.54/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	470.09/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	522.33/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	426.73/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	336.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	354.73/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	402.93/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	435.85/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,123	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	373.37/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	321.58/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,148	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	445.13/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	382.07/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,014	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	438.66/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,290	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	408.18/cwt	402.00–410.00	2,486	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	383.35/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	408.74/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	436.73/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	352.39/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,164	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	398.39/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	433.31/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,316	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,181.67/head	1,145.00–1,200.00	1,182	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 191Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,366.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,145.00–1,200.00	1,181.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	160.00–164.00	161.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	305	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	425	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	505	430.00	430.00
2	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	318	520.00–525.00	523.19
4	350–400	373	490.00–500.00	492.55
7	400–450	411	440.00–455.00	452.83
4	450–500	480	390.00–405.00	397.27
6	500–550	513	370.00–380.00	375.07
2	550–600	580	360.00–365.00	362.44
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	545.00	545.00
4	350–400	386	520.00–530.00	522.33
6	400–450	425	475.00–480.00	478.29
5	450–500	487	430.00–445.00	435.85
4	500–550	526	405.00–410.00	408.74
3	550–600	573	370.00–375.00	373.37
3	600–650	622	350.00–357.00	354.73
2	650–700	670	320.00–330.00	325.04
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	378	395.00–400.00	398.39
3	400–450	443	360.00–375.00	370.04
5	450–500	471	335.00–345.00	338.95
4	600–650	609	315.00–325.00	322.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	395	445.00	445.00
5	450–500	459	395.00–405.00	402.93
2	500–550	523	360.00–370.00	365.02
3	550–600	582	347.00–355.00	349.54
2	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	560.00	560.00
3	400–450	418	435.00–440.00	436.73
1	450–500	460	412.00	412.00
17	500–550	527	380.00–385.00	382.07
8	600–650	614	345.00–355.00	352.39
9	650–700	668	320.00–327.00	321.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	473	430.00–435.00	433.31
2	550–600	590	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	438	465.00–475.00	470.09
2	450–500	468	440.00–450.00	445.13
3	500–550	525	420.00–430.00	426.73
3	550–600	577	410.00–415.00	413.32
1	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	675	360.00–365.00	362.52
4	750–800	774	335.00–340.00	336.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	435	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
11	500–550	522	435.00–440.00	438.66
7	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
9	600–650	609	402.00–410.00	408.18
6	650–700	657	380.00–390.00	383.35
7	700–750	705	368.00	368.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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