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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

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

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

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Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 143▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 58▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 31▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $288.66/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −84.29 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$288.66

6 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.03

vs AL average

−16.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	288.66	1,545	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

288.66

—

AL average13 barns · 289 hd

281.63

+7.03

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−16.36

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−84.29

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	1,640	166.12	2,725	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	157.65	2,088	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	137.09	1,480	17

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)	—	$2,125	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,079	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,739	19
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,216	5

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,483	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	370.75/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,761	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,761	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,882	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	363.44/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,181	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	348.82/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,346	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	340.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,411	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	316.60/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,384	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	303.63/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,451	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	290.49/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,505	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	252.36/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,534	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	231.10/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,671	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	417.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,495	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,573	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	331.60/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,559	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,509	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	278.65/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,566	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,781	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	263.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,680	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,767	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	781	216.23/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,689	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,072	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	178.24/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,955	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,886	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	129.58/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,375	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	142.42/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,540	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,708	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	155.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,034	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	159.83/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,126	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,321	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,016.67/head	2,900.00–3,075.00	3,017	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,175.00/head	2,125.00–2,325.00	2,175	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,170.00/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,170	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,125	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216.00/head	1,200.00–1,240.00	1,216	5

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 31Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,658	176.00–180.00	178.24
1	—	1,295	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,312	150.00–156.00	155.06
4	—	1,330	159.00–162.00	159.83
1	—	1,390	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,061	125.00–132.00	129.58
2	—	1,150	148.00–149.00	148.48
7	—	1,081	139.00–144.00	142.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	515	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	705	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	337.00	337.00
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	475	365.00–377.00	370.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	360.00–370.00	363.44
5	350–400	386	347.00–350.00	348.82
3	400–450	437	315.00–320.00	316.60
4	450–500	478	300.00–307.00	303.63
4	500–550	518	290.00–292.00	290.49
2	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	608	250.00–257.00	252.36
2	700–750	723	227.00–235.00	231.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	335.00–345.00	340.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	535	282.00	282.00
4	750–800	781	215.00–220.00	216.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	358	415.00–420.00	417.48
2	400–450	443	350.00–360.00	354.97
3	450–500	470	325.00–335.00	331.60
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	562	277.00–282.00	278.65
3	600–650	638	260.00–265.00	263.32
2	650–700	685	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	610	292.00	292.00

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	9	—	—	2,900.00–3,075.00	3,016.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,125.00–2,325.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700.00

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	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,125.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,170.00

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	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,240.00	1,216.00

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.