Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady with instances up to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold staedy. on a light test. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $334.91/cwt on 18 head, up $2.65 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −73.21 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$334.91

▲ 2.65 vs prior sale

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$58.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	372.49	1,892	2thin
Medium and Large 2	548	346.06	1,895	8thin
Medium and Large 3	549	314.38	1,726	8thin

One grade step is worth $58.12/cwt here — about $166 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

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 sale18 hd

334.91

—

AL average10 barns · 213 hd

326.90

+8.02

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−73.21

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	2,115	174.00	3,680	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,173	134.84	1,582	3thin

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)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,508	2thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	311.27/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	317.48/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	259	497.39/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	397.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	331.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	492.59/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	392.65/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	326.59/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	293.52/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	475.04/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	623.14/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	387.54/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	348.60/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,635	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	134.84/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,582	3
Bulls	—	—	2,115	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	354.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	337.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	308.30/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	353.18/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	339.02/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	386.16/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	409.97/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	362.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	335.64/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	378.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	336.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	394.74/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	473.94/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	299.61/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,852	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,507.50/head	1,400.00–1,615.00	1,508	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 172Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 19Year ago 16

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	235	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	323	395.00–400.00	397.40
3	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	432	335.00–340.00	335.64
2	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	735	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	379	330.00–335.00	331.29
3	400–450	435	325.00–330.00	326.59
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	385	390.00–405.00	394.74
3	400–450	430	350.00–360.00	353.18
7	450–500	469	340.00–350.00	348.60
5	500–550	528	335.00–340.00	339.02
9	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
6	600–650	618	297.00–305.00	299.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	393	405.00–415.00	409.97
1	400–450	440	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	538	360.00–365.00	362.51
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	485.00–495.00	492.59
2	350–400	393	410.00–415.00	412.52
8	400–450	436	385.00–395.00	386.16
5	450–500	479	370.00–380.00	378.02
4	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	354.81
4	550–600	570	330.00–345.00	337.30
3	600–650	622	305.00–315.00	308.30
3	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	725	290.00–297.00	293.52
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
4	250–300	259	490.00–500.00	497.39
6	300–350	343	470.00–480.00	475.04
2	350–400	388	385.00–400.00	392.65
3	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	478	335.00–340.00	336.27
4	500–550	524	315.00–325.00	317.48
4	550–600	574	310.00–315.00	311.27
4	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	620.00–630.00	623.14
1	300–350	320	515.00	515.00
5	350–400	371	470.00–480.00	473.94
4	450–500	463	385.00–390.00	387.54
2	500–550	508	370.00–375.00	372.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	131.00–137.00	134.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	174.00	174.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,615.00	1,507.50
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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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