Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly 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 $321.95/cwt on 19 head, up $8.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −66.54 against this barn's trailing median of $388.49.

Average price

$321.95

▲ 8.75 vs prior sale

19 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.16

vs AL average

−44.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	325.90	1,836	13thin
Medium and Large 2	559	313.39	1,750	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about $85 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

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 sale19 hd

321.95

—

AL average16 barns · 534 hd

350.11

−28.16

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−44.74

This barn, trailing median23 sales

388.49

−66.54

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	1,530	190.00	2,907	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	165.88	2,601	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	154.00	1,856	1thin

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)	—	$2,729	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,025	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,893	7

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	600–650	623	363.73/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	316.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	357.56/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	432.55/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	373.98/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	493.84/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	342.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	348.88/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,289	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	456.72/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	416.25/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	395.12/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	357.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	414.94/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	322.23/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	334.16/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	312.54/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,966	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	381.66/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,892.86/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,893	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	335.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	336.69/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	320.02/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	361.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	376.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,142	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	396.63/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	379.10/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	392.58/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	407.45/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,856	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	165.88/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,601	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,907	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 353Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 24Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 42Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	413	430.00–435.00	432.55
14	550–600	569	375.00–380.00	376.46
4	600–650	623	360.00–365.00	363.73
9	650–700	656	345.00–350.00	348.88
5	700–750	705	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	485	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
3	600–650	608	380.00–385.00	381.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	408	400.00–415.00	407.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	390	410.00–420.00	414.94
5	400–450	413	355.00–365.00	361.03
7	450–500	476	335.00–345.00	342.12
3	500–550	522	310.00–320.00	316.77
3	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	455.00–460.00	456.72
3	400–450	410	390.00–405.00	395.12
5	450–500	467	355.00–365.00	357.03
4	500–550	521	330.00–347.00	334.16
9	550–600	582	320.00–325.00	322.23
11	600–650	629	312.00–315.00	312.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	390.00–400.00	396.63
5	350–400	361	375.00–385.00	379.10
3	400–450	433	335.00–340.00	336.69
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	273	425.00–430.00	427.48
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	435	355.00–360.00	357.56
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	490.00–505.00	493.84
7	400–450	416	410.00–425.00	416.25
6	450–500	490	385.00–400.00	392.58
3	500–550	543	370.00–382.00	373.98
3	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
5	600–650	609	330.00–340.00	335.96
3	650–700	693	310.00–325.00	320.02
1	750–800	795	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	730	327.00	327.00

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	1	—	—	3,950.00	3,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,233.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,892.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	154.00	154.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	164.00–168.00	165.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	190.00	190.00

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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