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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Feb 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Feb 4Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 227▼ 239 vs year ago 417 · −57.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 26▲ 19 vs year ago 34 · +55.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 50▼ 66 vs year ago 84 · −78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders.

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 $263.22/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −109.73 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$263.22

8 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$34.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

vs AL average

−34.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	287.00	1,607	1thin
Medium and Large 2	554	265.49	1,471	4thin
Medium and Large 3	537	252.26	1,355	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.74/cwt here — about $253 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 sale8 hd

263.22

—

AL average14 barns · 188 hd

261.99

+1.23

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−34.61

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−109.73

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	—	High	1,845	176.00	3,247	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	150.36	2,085	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	143.18	1,910	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	133.14	1,414	22

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)	—	$1,675	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,568	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	2thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,398	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,736	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	320.35/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,656	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,903	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	328.39/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,034	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	298.23/cwt	295.00–305.00	969	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	278.18/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,035	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	305.15/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,193	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	286.06/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,242	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	303.56/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,327	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,431	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	252.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,355	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,607	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,508	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,373	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,544	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	399.64/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,311	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	348.72/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,248	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	323.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,195	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	336.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,476	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	287.60/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,369	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	316.90/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,534	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,372	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	243.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,392	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,247	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	124.89/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,266	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	133.54/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,387	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	140.02/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,574	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,007	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	145.33/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,869	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	150.36/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,085	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	137.06/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,963	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,925.00/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,675.00/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,675	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,750.00/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750	2

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 227Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 26Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 50Year ago 84

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	158.00	158.00
7	—	1,432	136.00–138.00	137.06
13	—	1,286	142.00–148.00	145.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,039	131.00–134.00	133.54
8	—	1,124	137.00–142.00	140.02
7	—	1,014	122.00–127.00	124.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	150.00–151.00	150.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	320.00–330.00	323.90
4	450–500	476	285.00–295.00	287.60
4	500–550	508	265.00–275.00	270.02
3	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	243.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
3	300–350	328	395.00–410.00	399.64
4	350–400	358	345.00–350.00	348.72
5	400–450	438	335.00–345.00	336.96
5	450–500	484	315.00–325.00	316.90
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	635	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	295.00–305.00	298.23
12	350–400	372	275.00–285.00	278.18
3	500–550	537	250.00–257.00	252.26
1	600–650	605	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	325.00–330.00	328.39
5	350–400	391	302.00–310.00	305.15
5	400–450	434	282.00–292.00	286.06
2	500–550	528	270.00–272.00	271.02
2	550–600	580	255.00–265.00	259.96
1	650–700	680	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
5	400–450	437	302.00–310.00	303.56
1	550–600	560	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	380.00–390.00	385.10
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	515	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	517	317.00–322.00	320.35
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	284.00	284.00
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750.00

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.