Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower with instances up to 20.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $332.56/cwt on 39 head, down $15.18 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −75.56 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$332.56

▼ 15.18 vs prior sale

39 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$33.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	348.75	1,834	8thin
Medium and Large 2	540	332.08	1,792	24
Medium and Large 3	556	315.71	1,757	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.03/cwt here — about $78 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 $332.27, 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 sale39 hd

332.56

—

AL average16 barns · 410 hd

337.27

−4.70

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−75.56

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	1,768	177.21	3,133	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	152.01	2,159	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	144.00	1,685	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,296	18

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	332.90/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	336.93/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,749	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	322.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	347.36/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	288.29/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	400.06/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	327.52/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	342.43/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,442	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	285.59/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	351.70/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	296.59/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,685	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,159	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	182.68/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,343	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	367.55/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	396.44/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	532.48/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	382.36/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	466.58/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	351.66/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	370.74/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	305.89/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	310.19/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	326.68/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	471.60/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,594	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,295.56/head	1,165.00–1,400.00	1,296	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2

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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 83Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	293	445.00–450.00	447.48
2	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	413	360.00–375.00	367.55
4	450–500	481	345.00–355.00	347.36
8	500–550	506	325.00–335.00	327.52
2	600–650	628	315.00–320.00	317.47
2	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
12	400–450	421	340.00–350.00	342.43
6	450–500	492	325.00–330.00	326.68
6	500–550	540	295.00–305.00	296.59
8	550–600	563	280.00–295.00	285.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	560.00	560.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	395.00–405.00	400.06
4	450–500	481	380.00–390.00	382.36
2	500–550	530	360.00–365.00	362.52
5	550–600	575	330.00–345.00	332.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	525	305.00–315.00	310.19
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	273	530.00–535.00	532.48
1	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
7	400–450	416	395.00–400.00	396.44
5	450–500	481	365.00–380.00	370.74
16	500–550	519	335.00–345.00	336.93
8	550–600	581	320.00–330.00	322.39
4	600–650	620	315.00–320.00	317.52
5	650–700	667	300.00–315.00	305.89
3	700–750	740	285.00–295.00	288.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	475	350.00–355.00	351.70
5	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	470.00–475.00	471.60
3	350–400	365	460.00–470.00	466.58
6	500–550	508	350.00–355.00	351.66
2	550–600	580	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	150.00–154.00	152.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,830	180.00–184.00	182.68
1	—	1,750	174.00	174.00

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	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,165.00–1,400.00	1,295.56

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

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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