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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jan 28

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jan 14Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 141▼ 78 vs year ago 229 · −34.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 6 vs year ago 17 · +35.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 36▲ 95 vs year ago 20 · +475.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.18/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −101.76 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$271.18

5 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$26.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.91

vs AL average

−33.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	276.48	1,474	4thin
Medium and Large 3	565	250.00	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.48/cwt here — about $61 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

271.18

—

AL average13 barns · 429 hd

282.09

−10.91

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−33.46

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−101.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.98, low $303.84, median $372.95 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,726	154.33	2,664	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	138.26	2,099	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	126.78	1,373	8thin

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)	—	$2,342	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,734	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,069	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,763	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,586	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,280	21

Every lot

54 lots · USDA AMS · Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	357.95/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,539	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,504	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	341.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,589	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	324.43/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,687	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	313.49/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,640	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,803	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,776	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	333.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,060	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	352.44/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,191	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	311.97/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,204	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	300.02/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,251	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	311.34/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,357	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	293.35/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,390	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	276.28/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,337	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	276.48/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,474	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,566	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	415.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,216	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	431.58/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,454	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,477	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	391	367.52/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,437	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	359.82/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,511	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	322.06/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,369	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,419	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,767	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,667	151.21/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,886	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,222	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	127.05/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,366	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	132.28/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,455	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,099	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,341.67/head	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,342	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,855.56/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,856	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,515.00/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,515	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279.76/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,280	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,068.75/head	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,069	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,762.50/head	2,725.00–2,800.00	2,763	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,565.63/head	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,566	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,187.50/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,188	4

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 141Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 36Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	357.00–360.00	357.95
3	450–500	465	340.00–345.00	341.70
2	500–550	520	322.00–327.00	324.43
1	650–700	665	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	568	315.00–320.00	317.44
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	460	327.00	327.00
2	500–550	523	312.00–315.00	313.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	338	350.00–360.00	352.44
7	400–450	436	310.00–320.00	311.34
5	450–500	474	287.00–295.00	293.35
4	500–550	533	275.00–281.00	276.48
2	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	330.00–340.00	333.19
5	350–400	386	310.00–315.00	311.97
8	400–450	417	297.00–305.00	300.02
4	450–500	484	275.00–280.00	276.28
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	430.00–435.00	431.58
2	350–400	358	410.00–415.00	412.52
2	400–450	420	355.00–365.00	359.82
2	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	410.00–420.00	415.04
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	391	365.00–375.00	367.52
2	400–450	425	317.00–327.00	322.06
2	450–500	470	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	585	302.00	302.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	115.00–116.00	115.50
4	—	1,100	131.00–136.00	132.28
2	—	1,075	126.00–128.00	127.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	135.00–140.00	138.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	146.00–153.00	151.21
2	—	1,815	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,341.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,855.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,515.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,279.76

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,068.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,725.00–2,800.00	2,762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,565.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,187.50

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.