Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $325.83/cwt on 25 head, down $17.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −81.60 against this barn's trailing median of $407.42.

Average price

$325.83

▼ 17.98 vs prior sale

25 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$66.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	370.00	1,887	2thin
Medium and Large 2	551	336.14	1,851	13thin
Medium and Large 3	558	303.58	1,694	10thin

One grade step is worth $66.42/cwt here — about $193 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

20 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.70, low $325.83, median $407.42 across 20 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 sale25 hd

325.83

—

AL average16 barns · 653 hd

346.15

−20.32

This barn, trailing median20 sales

407.42

−81.60

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	—	High	1,932	174.71	3,375	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	140.55	1,979	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	131.66	1,481	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,333	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,557	7

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,850	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,557.14/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,557	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,966.67/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	293.77/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	295.88/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	376.27/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	326.63/cwt	323.00–338.00	2,231	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	283.49/cwt	280.00–292.00	2,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	322.54/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	312.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	329.19/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	342.10/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	302.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	374.11/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	356.52/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	263.40/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	289.12/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	413.67/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	427.31/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	310.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	374.24/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	407.41/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	342.99/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,127	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	396.49/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	273.07/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	425.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	417.22/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	131.66/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,481	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	140.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,979	5
Bulls	—	—	2,045	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,681	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	172.06/cwt	170.00–174.00	3,226	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 175Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 17

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)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,966.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,557.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	592	320.00–325.00	323.35
6	650–700	662	295.00–300.00	295.88
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	778	270.00–275.00	272.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	410.00–425.00	417.22
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
7	600–650	616	270.00–277.00	273.07
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	410.00–415.00	413.67
5	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	374.11
9	500–550	528	322.00–327.00	322.54
5	600–650	617	285.00–292.00	289.12
6	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	420.00–430.00	425.10
2	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
8	500–550	516	375.00–385.00	376.27
20	650–700	683	323.00–338.00	326.63
3	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	581	355.00–357.00	356.52
20	600–650	620	342.00–352.00	342.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	390.00–400.00	396.49
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
6	500–550	538	300.00–315.00	310.12
4	550–600	588	290.00–295.00	293.77
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	667	260.00–270.00	263.40
1	700–750	725	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	385	420.00–435.00	427.31
4	400–450	410	400.00–415.00	407.41
7	450–500	486	370.00–380.00	374.24
7	500–550	536	340.00–345.00	342.10
6	550–600	568	325.00–330.00	329.19
5	600–650	621	310.00–320.00	312.08
5	650–700	673	300.00–310.00	302.04
4	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
7	750–800	761	280.00–292.00	283.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	470	400.00–410.00	404.95
2	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	131.00–133.00	131.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	140.00–143.00	140.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,875	170.00–174.00	172.06

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 it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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