Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $398.67/cwt on 4 head, down $8.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −9.45 against this barn's trailing median of $408.12.

Average price

$398.67

▼ 8.06 vs prior sale

4 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$42.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	419.91	2,247	2thin
Medium and Large 3	565	377.43	2,132	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.48/cwt here — about $114 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.

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 sale4 hd

398.67

—

AL average15 barns · 355 hd

413.92

−15.25

This barn, trailing median19 sales

408.12

−9.45

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	1,518	192.15	2,917	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	182.98	2,589	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	172.10	2,251	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	144.93	1,516	14

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)	—	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,183	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,683	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,436	5

Every lot, as filed

56 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	600–650	610	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	424.02/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	437.52/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	382.42/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	598.45/cwt	595.00–610.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	419.91/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	364.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	445.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	395.97/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	377.43/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	343.82/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	403.32/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,944	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	163.87/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,770	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	182.98/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,327	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	141.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,618	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	130.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,268	6
Bulls	—	—	1,450	187.72/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	456.74/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	552.60/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	487.01/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	410.91/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	484.89/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	172.10/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	496.95/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	442.31/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,703	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,436.00/head	1,400.00–1,580.00	1,436	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,683.33/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,683	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,183.33/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,183	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1

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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 63Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 10Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 22Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	480.00–495.00	484.89
3	500–550	522	455.00–460.00	456.74
1	550–600	570	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	610	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	530	440.00–450.00	445.09
5	550–600	582	420.00–430.00	424.02
5	600–650	618	390.00–405.00	395.97
2	650–700	673	375.00–390.00	382.42
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	565.00	565.00
4	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	444	430.00–440.00	437.52
3	450–500	482	400.00–405.00	403.32
2	550–600	565	370.00–385.00	377.43
2	600–650	635	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	595.00–610.00	598.45
1	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	390	535.00	535.00
5	400–450	417	485.00–490.00	487.01
1	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	535	415.00–425.00	419.91
1	600–650	615	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	705	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	650.00	650.00
2	350–400	370	550.00–555.00	552.60
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	490.00–500.00	496.95
2	300–350	315	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	385	440.00–450.00	442.31
5	400–450	421	405.00–415.00	410.91
3	450–500	490	360.00–375.00	364.90
8	550–600	564	340.00–355.00	343.82
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
1	700–750	715	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	162.00–165.00	163.87
3	—	1,143	140.00–145.00	141.53
6	—	969	130.00–135.00	130.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	182.00–184.00	182.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	170.00–174.00	172.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	201.00	201.00
2	—	1,450	185.00–190.00	187.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,580.00	1,436.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,183.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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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