Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Market was lightly tested due to amount of rainfall in the area.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $432.25/cwt on 22 head, up $1.44 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 19 comparable sales and sits +24.13 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$432.25

▲ 1.44 vs prior sale

22 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$39.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	462.54	2,373	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	432.65	2,360	13thin
Medium and Large 3	536	422.88	2,267	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.66/cwt here — about $106 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.70, low $347.74, 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 sale22 hd

432.25

—

AL average14 barns · 381 hd

427.93

+4.33

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

+24.13

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	175.41	2,268	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	144.42	1,389	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	600–650	623	363.26/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	489.97/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	383.41/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	417.47/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	487.30/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	446.41/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	442.03/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	431.61/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	404.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	422.95/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	365.11/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	458.19/cwt	452.00–465.00	1,947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	411.20/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	339.82/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	627.52/cwt	625.00–630.00	1,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	488.29/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	462.54/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	432.48/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	444.87/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	467.37/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	442.07/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	524.73/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	421.65/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,391	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	477.93/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,251	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	447.26/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	426.69/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,274	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	505.03/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	327.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,547	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	144.42/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,389	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	175.41/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,268	3

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 186Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 14Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	520.00–530.00	524.73
2	350–400	358	485.00–495.00	489.97
4	400–450	425	452.00–465.00	458.19
5	450–500	462	440.00–450.00	442.03
3	500–550	522	430.00–435.00	431.61
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	623	360.00–370.00	363.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	415.00–420.00	417.47
2	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	588	355.00–370.00	365.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	520	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	625.00–630.00	627.52
1	300–350	345	600.00	600.00
3	400–450	410	485.00–490.00	488.29
10	450–500	471	475.00–485.00	477.93
7	500–550	527	440.00–455.00	442.07
6	550–600	567	420.00–425.00	421.65
3	600–650	617	380.00–390.00	383.41
2	650–700	678	370.00–375.00	372.49
3	700–750	732	335.00–350.00	339.82
2	750–800	778	325.00–330.00	327.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	460.00–465.00	462.54
4	600–650	608	400.00–415.00	411.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	500.00–510.00	505.03
4	400–450	438	460.00–475.00	467.37
4	450–500	475	440.00–455.00	447.26
6	500–550	533	425.00–430.00	426.69
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	360	555.00	555.00
7	550–600	569	445.00–455.00	446.41
5	600–650	615	420.00–425.00	422.95
1	700–750	720	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	480.00–495.00	487.30
3	500–550	517	435.00–450.00	444.87
2	550–600	568	400.00–410.00	404.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	625.00	625.00
1	550–600	560	475.00	475.00
2	600–650	610	430.00–435.00	432.48

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	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	142.00–148.00	144.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	172.00–177.00	175.41

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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