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Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 20

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

333 head

▲ 196 vs last sale 137▲ 111 vs year ago 222 · +50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 15▲ 1 vs year ago 18 · +5.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.70/cwt on 31 head, up $3.15 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −54.81 against this barn's trailing median of $374.52.

Average price

$319.70

▲ 3.15 vs prior sale

31 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$38.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs AL average

−57.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	345.65	1,929	8thin
Medium and Large 2	520	333.40	1,734	3thin
Medium and Large 3	541	307.27	1,661	20

One grade step is worth $38.38/cwt here — about $268 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

319.70

—

AL average15 barns · 624 hd

323.53

−3.83

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−57.32

This barn, trailing median26 sales

374.52

−54.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.98, low $303.84, median $374.52 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,773	157.50	2,792	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	143.01	1,966	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,430	136.68	1,955	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	110.61	1,181	7thin

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)	—	$2,170	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,619	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,143	7

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	388.37/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,884	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	378.21/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,005	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,119	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,095	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	351.23/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,216	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	343.01/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,209	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	337.80/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,273	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	325.97/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,396	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,473	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,610	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,353	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,334	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	474.15/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,252	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	404.26/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,120	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	444.77/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,423	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	422.62/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,352	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	411.33/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,505	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	372.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,365	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	339.79/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,437	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	379.85/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,664	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	326.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,577	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	311.39/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,601	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	333.40/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,734	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,861	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	303.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,719	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	343.37/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,950	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	331.37/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,045	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	275.11/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,700	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	272.07/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,842	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,386	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,431	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	486.80/cwt	480.00–496.00	1,597	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	446.61/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,644	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,661	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	421.64/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,758	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	400.28/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,689	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	355.24/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,510	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	379.37/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,855	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	319.95/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,568	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	371.73/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,914	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	347.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,867	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,977	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	323.16/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,871	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	302.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,863	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	306.64/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,039	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,023	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	161.87/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,003	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	109.06/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,139	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,291	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,966	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	136.68/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,955	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	1,391.67/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,392	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	1,142.86/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,143	7

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 Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 137Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 2Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	480.00–496.00	486.80
3	350–400	368	440.00–450.00	446.61
9	400–450	422	395.00–410.00	400.28
10	450–500	489	375.00–390.00	379.37
7	500–550	538	340.00–350.00	347.10
8	550–600	579	320.00–325.00	323.16
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	665	305.00–310.00	306.64
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	270	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	417	415.00–425.00	421.64
3	500–550	515	370.00–375.00	371.73
4	550–600	573	340.00–350.00	345.07
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	393	420.00–425.00	422.52
8	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	355.24
2	450–500	490	315.00–325.00	319.95
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
5	600–650	615	295.00–305.00	302.93
2	700–750	720	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	660.00	660.00
4	300–350	320	440.00–450.00	444.77
2	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	528	350.00–355.00	352.49
6	550–600	568	340.00–350.00	343.37
5	600–650	617	330.00–337.00	331.37
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	400.00–410.00	404.26
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
7	350–400	367	365.00–375.00	372.00
4	400–450	423	335.00–345.00	339.79
10	450–500	483	325.00–330.00	326.52
10	500–550	514	310.00–317.00	311.39
10	550–600	567	300.00–310.00	303.15
9	600–650	618	265.00–280.00	275.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	580.00	580.00
7	250–300	264	470.00–480.00	474.15
2	300–350	320	420.00–425.00	422.62
7	350–400	366	405.00–420.00	411.33
6	400–450	438	375.00–390.00	379.85
2	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	520	330.00–340.00	333.40
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
17	650–700	677	270.00–275.00	272.07
4	750–800	765	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	485	385.00–390.00	388.37
9	500–550	530	375.00–385.00	378.21
8	550–600	590	350.00–360.00	355.04
4	600–650	644	337.00–345.00	343.01
4	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	715	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	533	395.00–400.00	397.49
2	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	631	350.00–355.00	351.23
7	650–700	673	335.00–340.00	337.80
5	700–750	735	325.00–330.00	325.97
1	750–800	780	317.00	317.00
1	850–900	870	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,391.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,142.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	136.00–137.00	136.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	140.00–146.00	143.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	114.00–115.00	114.49
5	—	1,044	105.00–110.00	109.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,855	160.00–164.00	161.87

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.