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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Feb 4

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 151▼ 2 vs year ago 229 · −0.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 23▲ 9 vs year ago 17 · +52.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 115▲ 30 vs year ago 20 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $255.33/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −117.62 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$255.33

22 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$46.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.98

vs AL average

−43.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	285.25	1,487	4thin
Medium and Large 2	527	274.93	1,449	5thin
Medium and Large 3	566	238.58	1,350	13thin

One grade step is worth $46.67/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

255.33

—

AL average14 barns · 507 hd

273.31

−17.98

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−43.53

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−117.62

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	1,718	163.17	2,804	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	140.50	1,971	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	136.23	1,707	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	123.33	1,227	4thin

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)	—	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,681	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,159	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,146	9

Every lot

69 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,490	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,736	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,797	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,642	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,948	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	239.53/cwt	238.00–242.50	2,067	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	328.32/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,057	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	309.54/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,161	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	317.74/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,252	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,310	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	298.47/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,233	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	313.28/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,322	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	272.24/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,282	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	286.62/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,356	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	274.93/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,449	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	245.94/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,323	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	235.31/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,360	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	244.47/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,547	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	238.00/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,614	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,828	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,778	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	470.04/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,565	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	356.94/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,328	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	371.61/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,442	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	358.44/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,477	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,546	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	344.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,456	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	329.17/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,560	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	341.67/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,650	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,500	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	319.04/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,624	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	308.60/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,651	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	291.98/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,658	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	277.98/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,621	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,706	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	262.08/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,612	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,833	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	170.62/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,853	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,962	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	123.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,227	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,658	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,809	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	128.61/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,766	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,139	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,987.50/head	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,716.67/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,717	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,375	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,400	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,020.00/head	1,950.00–2,125.00	2,020	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,750	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146.11/head	1,075.00–1,235.00	1,146	9

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 151Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 115Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	515	337.00	337.00
1	600–650	605	297.00	297.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	470	317.00	317.00
1	600–650	615	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	405	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	645	302.00	302.00
3	850–900	863	238.00–242.50	239.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	325.00–330.00	328.32
6	350–400	375	305.00–312.00	309.54
3	400–450	413	295.00–305.00	298.47
9	450–500	471	270.00–280.00	272.24
4	500–550	538	242.00–250.00	245.94
9	550–600	578	230.00–242.00	235.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	394	317.00–320.00	317.74
6	400–450	422	310.00–315.00	313.28
3	450–500	473	285.00–290.00	286.62
5	500–550	527	272.00–277.00	274.93
4	600–650	633	242.00–247.00	244.47
2	650–700	678	237.00–239.00	238.00
1	750–800	780	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	320.00–322.00	320.99
3	500–550	510	287.00	287.00
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	765	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	388	370.00–375.00	371.61
3	400–450	412	355.00–365.00	358.44
4	450–500	483	340.00–347.00	341.67
3	500–550	535	307.00–312.00	308.60
2	550–600	568	287.00–297.00	291.98
1	600–650	605	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	790	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	355.00–360.00	356.94
5	400–450	423	340.00–350.00	344.11
7	450–500	474	327.00–332.00	329.17
1	500–550	505	297.00	297.00
2	550–600	583	277.00–279.00	277.98
2	600–650	615	257.00–267.00	262.08
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	333	465.00–475.00	470.04
2	400–450	415	370.00–375.00	372.47
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	509	317.00–325.00	319.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,560	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,672	168.00–175.00	170.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	120.00–126.00	123.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,475	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	127.00–130.00	128.61
3	—	1,173	140.00–144.00	141.31

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)	2	—	—	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,716.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,375.00

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	—	—	1,950.00–2,125.00	2,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,400.00

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	9	—	—	1,075.00–1,235.00	1,146.11

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.