Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower on a light test. Feeder cattle 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.61/cwt on 23 head, up $18.58 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 23 comparable sales and sits +30.12 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$418.61

▲ 18.58 vs prior sale

23 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.97

vs AL average

−9.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	448.77	2,325	8thin
Medium and Large 2	575	411.16	2,365	11thin
Medium and Large 3	575	378.77	2,178	4thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $147 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

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.98, low $313.19, median $388.49 across 23 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 sale23 hd

418.61

—

AL average16 barns · 450 hd

411.64

+6.97

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−9.29

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

+30.12

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	1,315	176.80	2,325	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	172.70	2,369	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	140.25	1,462	4thin

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)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 3	700–750	740	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	457.16/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	364.93/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	346.23/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	407.57/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	448.77/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,325	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	498.20/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	325.99/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	296.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	397.47/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	455.07/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	599.84/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	480.03/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	320.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	461.22/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	489.24/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	446.45/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	403.42/cwt	392.00–405.00	2,392	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	501.82/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	431.81/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	364.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	486.28/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	482.54/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,307	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Small 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	176.80/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,325	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	176.23/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,270	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,593	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	169.17/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,463	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,310	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 213Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 35Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 27Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	495	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	520	400.00–415.00	407.57
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	740	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	495.00–505.00	498.20
1	500–550	505	480.00	480.00
6	550–600	573	450.00–460.00	455.07
2	600–650	638	395.00–400.00	397.47
3	700–750	740	360.00–375.00	364.93
1	750–800	785	335.00	335.00
2	950–1000	955	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	517.00	517.00
1	600–650	615	435.00	435.00
7	650–700	695	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	710	390.00	390.00
4	750–800	770	342.50–350.00	346.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	450.00–465.00	457.16
4	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	585	370.00–375.00	373.36
2	650–700	673	315.00–325.00	320.06
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	480.00–495.00	489.24
4	400–450	426	450.00–465.00	461.22
7	450–500	463	445.00–450.00	446.45
3	500–550	528	425.00–435.00	431.81
8	550–600	593	392.00–405.00	403.42
5	600–650	636	355.00–370.00	364.06
3	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
7	700–750	724	325.00–332.00	325.99
3	750–800	788	295.00–300.00	296.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	416	485.00–495.00	486.28
4	450–500	468	475.00–485.00	480.03
8	500–550	518	445.00–450.00	448.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	680	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	515.00	515.00
3	400–450	425	495.00–505.00	501.82
8	450–500	478	475.00–490.00	482.54
2	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	655	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	705	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	590.00–605.00	599.84
1	350–400	355	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	425	525.00	525.00
1	500–550	515	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	605	425.00	425.00

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	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	175.00–178.00	176.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	174.00–177.00	176.23
4	—	1,456	166.00–170.00	169.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,100	150.00	150.00
2	—	970	135.00	135.00

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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Heifers · 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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