Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light test. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.46/cwt on 16 head, up $21.99 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −80.86 against this barn's trailing median of $438.32.

Average price

$357.46

▲ 21.99 vs prior sale

16 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.39

vs AL average

−48.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	364.01	1,984	6thin
Medium and Large 2	558	353.53	1,973	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.48/cwt here — about $11 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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.22, low $335.46, median $438.32 across 16 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 sale16 hd

357.46

—

AL average14 barns · 254 hd

373.84

−16.39

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−48.11

This barn, trailing median16 sales

438.32

−80.86

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	1,675	172.00	2,881	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	134.00	2,131	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	129.00	1,593	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	124.00	1,339	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	335.83/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	342.48/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	328.24/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	418.04/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	365.96/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	358.51/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	353.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	379.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	264.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,250	4
Stock Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,184	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,593	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,131	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	317.02/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	282.57/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	344.01/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	298.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	413.82/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	277.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	401.69/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	352.96/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	462.42/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	362.09/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	343.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	344.96/cwt	342.00–347.00	2,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	263.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	326.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	381.71/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	338.68/cwt	337.00–342.00	2,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	303.72/cwt	302.00–307.00	2,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	312.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	379.39/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,872	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 90Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	565	357.00–360.00	358.51
6	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
5	650–700	669	335.00–337.00	335.83
4	700–750	713	327.00–332.00	328.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	433	410.00–425.00	413.82
6	450–500	472	375.00–385.00	381.71
5	500–550	533	355.00–367.00	362.09
5	550–600	583	342.00–347.00	344.96
6	600–650	618	337.00–342.00	338.68
5	650–700	675	320.00–330.00	326.09
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
3	750–800	777	295.00–300.00	298.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	527	350.00–360.00	353.29
4	550–600	571	335.00–345.00	342.48
2	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	375.00–385.00	379.03
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	575	275.00–290.00	282.57
4	600–650	635	260.00–270.00	264.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	460.00–465.00	462.42
1	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
5	450–500	476	350.00–355.00	352.96
4	500–550	523	340.00–345.00	343.70
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	625	290.00–295.00	292.52
4	650–700	689	270.00–280.00	277.57
3	700–750	717	260.00–270.00	263.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
5	400–450	419	415.00–420.00	418.04
5	500–550	530	365.00–370.00	365.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	538	340.00–345.00	344.01
5	550–600	574	315.00–320.00	317.02
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	418	395.00–405.00	401.69
9	450–500	486	375.00–385.00	379.39
4	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	563	330.00–335.00	332.47
4	600–650	635	310.00–320.00	312.38
3	650–700	670	302.00–307.00	303.72
1	750–800	795	295.00	295.00

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	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,520	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	128.00–130.00	129.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	124.00	124.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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Replacement Cattle

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