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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Feb 25

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 178▼ 145 vs year ago 288 · −50.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 53▲ 22 vs year ago 36 · +61.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 18▼ 19 vs year ago 50 · −38.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $270.15/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −102.80 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$270.15

7 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$49.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs AL average

−36.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	286.76	1,546	4thin
Medium and Large 2	520	270.00	1,404	1thin
Medium and Large 3	590	237.00	1,398	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.76/cwt here — about $147 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

270.15

—

AL average16 barns · 301 hd

270.15

−0.00

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−36.86

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−102.80

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	1,591	160.08	2,547	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	151.04	1,810	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	131.41	1,388	20

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)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,511	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,342	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,280	10

Every lot

53 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	401.02/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,656	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	357.59/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,709	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	343.01/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,770	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	333.65/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,858	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,840	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	391.94/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,231	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	350.91/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,186	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	352.25/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,296	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	337.58/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,276	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,131	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,400	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	318.27/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,369	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	289.56/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,384	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	293.52/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,506	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,398	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	248.01/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,558	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	423.26/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,363	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	391.72/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,516	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	380.89/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,573	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,395	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	326.01/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,526	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	293.48/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,447	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	313.47/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,614	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,674	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,636	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,634	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	266.61/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,693	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	147.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	174.22/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	159.16/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,790	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	133.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,389	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	139.88/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,470	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	122.47/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,315	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	146.13/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,695	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	155.03/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,912	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,510.71/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,511	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,512.50/head	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,513	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280.00/head	1,240.00–1,320.00	1,280	10

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 178Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 53Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	385.00–395.00	391.72
2	450–500	468	325.00–327.00	326.01
4	500–550	515	312.00–315.00	313.47
1	550–600	590	277.00	277.00
3	600–650	635	265.00–270.00	266.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	322	420.00–430.00	423.26
2	400–450	413	375.00–387.00	380.89
1	500–550	520	322.00	322.00
1	550–600	580	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	443	310.00–320.00	314.97
2	450–500	493	290.00–297.00	293.48
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	390.00–395.00	391.94
3	350–400	368	350.00–357.00	352.25
2	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	335.03
2	500–550	513	290.00–297.00	293.52
2	550–600	565	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	347.00–355.00	350.91
2	350–400	378	335.00–340.00	337.58
8	400–450	430	312.00–325.00	318.27
5	450–500	478	287.00–300.00	289.56
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	628	247.00–249.00	248.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	415	270.00–275.00	272.53
2	550–600	590	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	355.00–360.00	357.59
5	500–550	516	342.00–347.00	343.01
3	550–600	557	327.00–337.00	333.65
1	700–750	745	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	413	400.00–402.00	401.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	130.00–135.00	133.08
7	—	1,074	121.00–123.00	122.47
6	—	1,051	139.00–144.00	139.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,233	153.00–157.00	155.03
14	—	1,160	143.00–149.00	146.13
1	—	1,250	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	145.00–150.00	147.33
2	—	1,575	173.00–176.00	174.22
3	—	1,753	157.00–160.00	159.16

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,510.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	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)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,512.50

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	10	—	—	1,240.00–1,320.00	1,280.00

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.