Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $372.95/cwt on 16 head, down $19.27 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 23 comparable sales and sits −15.55 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$372.95

▼ 19.27 vs prior sale

16 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.21

vs AL average

−27.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	378.13	2,025	12thin
Medium and Large 3	518	357.39	1,851	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale16 hd

372.95

—

AL average16 barns · 447 hd

383.16

−10.21

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−27.57

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−15.55

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	1,665	197.00	3,280	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	141.42	1,497	12

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)	—	$2,275	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	386.42/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,025	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	363.64/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	472.45/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	374.87/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	433.29/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	484.00/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	455.36/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	379.86/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,211	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	339.84/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	513.02/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	444.25/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	353.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	433.32/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	486.30/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,892	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	577.91/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,520	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	147.19/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,516	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	130.74/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,377	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	161.92/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,835	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	449.93/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	429.76/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	495.78/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	545.71/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	412.16/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	417.47/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	466.66/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	493.86/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	544.75/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	521.94/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	528.29/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	357.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	403.65/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	452.43/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,891	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,912.50/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 165Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 21Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	540.00–555.00	544.75
5	350–400	382	520.00–525.00	521.94
7	400–450	434	480.00–495.00	484.00
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	505	455.00	455.00
4	550–600	558	410.00–425.00	417.47
4	600–650	634	360.00–375.00	363.64
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	390	505.00	505.00
7	450–500	469	440.00–445.00	444.25
6	550–600	582	375.00–390.00	379.86
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	263	575.00–590.00	577.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	510.00–520.00	513.02
5	300–350	327	490.00–500.00	495.78
4	350–400	388	465.00–475.00	472.45
9	400–450	425	425.00–440.00	429.76
7	450–500	469	405.00–415.00	412.16
9	500–550	524	380.00–395.00	386.42
3	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	353.27
2	600–650	625	335.00–345.00	339.84
1	650–700	665	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	715	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	450.00–460.00	455.36
6	350–400	392	430.00–435.00	433.32
4	400–450	431	400.00–415.00	403.65
4	500–550	518	350.00–365.00	357.39
2	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	485.00–495.00	486.30
2	400–450	418	450.00–455.00	452.43
1	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	326	540.00–550.00	545.71
6	350–400	385	525.00–530.00	528.29
5	400–450	435	490.00–500.00	493.86
3	450–500	478	465.00–470.00	466.66
2	500–550	533	445.00–455.00	449.93
3	550–600	567	430.00–440.00	433.29
3	600–650	622	370.00–385.00	374.87
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
1	500–550	510	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	144.00–150.00	147.19
6	—	1,053	130.00–134.00	130.74
2	—	1,133	160.00–164.00	161.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	197.00	197.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,912.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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