Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $370.84/cwt on 12 head, down $2.11 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 23 comparable sales and sits −17.65 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$370.84

▼ 2.11 vs prior sale

12 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$47.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.69

vs AL average

−44.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	402.46	2,125	2thin
Medium and Large 2	548	365.57	2,003	9thin
Medium and Large 3	515	355.00	1,828	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.46/cwt here — about $297 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 sale12 hd

370.84

—

AL average16 barns · 434 hd

389.53

−18.69

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−44.99

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−17.65

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	183.01	2,718	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	173.49	2,130	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	151.73	1,505	10

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)	—	$4,807	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,600	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,877	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,820	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,438	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$5,050	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,187	23
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,434	8

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	179.99/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	172.19/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,085	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	183.01/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,718	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	165.40/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,841	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	142.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,289	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	154.37/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	372.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	492.46/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	424.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	315.09/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	492.62/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	449.90/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	366.63/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	577.44/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	492.47/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	488.27/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	351.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	436.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	473.38/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	477.46/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	480.36/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	402.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	461.24/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	327.56/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	407.42/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	391.22/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,921	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,380.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,380	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,033.33/head	3,800.00–4,100.00	4,033	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,066.67/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,067	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,000.00/head	3,800.00–4,100.00	4,000	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,434.38/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,434	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,050.00/head	4,900.00–5,200.00	5,050	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,820.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,820	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,788.89/head	4,700.00–4,900.00	4,789	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,437.50/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,438	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,690.91/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,691	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,807.14/head	4,700.00–5,000.00	4,807	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 12Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	179.00–181.00	179.99
10	—	1,211	170.00–175.00	172.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	182.00–184.00	183.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	164.00–166.00	165.40
5	—	905	140.00–146.00	142.48
2	—	1,028	152.00–157.00	154.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	490.00–500.00	492.62
5	350–400	388	435.00–445.00	436.96
1	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	527	370.00–385.00	372.54
3	550–600	590	350.00–355.00	351.64
1	650–700	665	332.00	332.00
3	750–800	762	310.00–325.00	315.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	491	380.00–395.00	391.22
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	368	475.00–490.00	480.36
4	400–450	409	460.00–465.00	461.24
2	500–550	528	400.00–405.00	402.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
3	550–600	563	360.00–370.00	366.63
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	570.00–585.00	577.44
2	350–400	385	490.00–495.00	492.47
3	400–450	413	485.00–490.00	488.27
3	450–500	480	440.00–455.00	449.90
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	625	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
2	600–650	610	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	423	490.00–495.00	492.46
2	450–500	488	475.00–480.00	477.46
2	500–550	525	420.00–430.00	424.95
1	550–600	585	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	470.00–480.00	473.38
1	550–600	555	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	400.00–415.00	407.42
2	650–700	660	320.00–335.00	327.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,380.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	3,800.00–4,100.00	4,033.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	—	4,900.00–5,200.00	5,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	4,700.00–4,900.00	4,788.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,690.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	3,800.00–4,100.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	4,700.00–5,000.00	4,807.14
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,434.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,437.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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