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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Apr 1

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 144▼ 146 vs year ago 291 · −50.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 57▼ 36 vs year ago 51 · −70.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 84▼ 36 vs year ago 43 · −83.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.99/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −89.08 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.

Average price

$315.99

22 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$44.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.57

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	327.89	1,812	13thin
Medium and Large 2	537	311.02	1,670	5thin
Medium and Large 3	510	283.53	1,446	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.36/cwt here — about $366 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 sale22 hd

315.99

—

AL average14 barns · 225 hd

328.56

−12.57

This barn, trailing median22 sales

405.07

−89.08

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

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.70, low $325.83, median $405.07 across 22 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	2,095	200.00	4,190	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	143.18	1,926	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	132.23	1,525	7thin

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)	—	$1,938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,190	3thin

Every lot

48 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,613	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,877	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,626	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,093	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	296.76/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,237	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	317.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,354	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	296.39/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,417	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,617	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,679	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	273.54/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,710	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,773	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	460.27/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,289	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	439.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,399	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	373.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,220	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	356	357.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,271	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	343.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,469	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	336.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,609	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	283.53/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,446	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,832	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	311.02/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,670	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	315.41/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,792	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,900	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	292.04/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,854	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,725	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,095	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,190	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	134.43/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,601	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	143.18/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,926	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,937.50/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,938	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 144Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 57Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 84Year ago 43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	141.00–145.00	143.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,191	131.00–135.00	134.43
1	—	925	119.00	119.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
6	500–550	535	340.00–345.00	342.45
7	550–600	568	312.00–320.00	315.41
2	600–650	618	305.00–310.00	307.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	370.00–380.00	373.16
5	350–400	356	355.00–365.00	357.02
3	400–450	428	340.00–350.00	343.15
6	450–500	478	335.00–340.00	336.62
4	500–550	510	280.00–287.00	283.53
1	600–650	625	272.00	272.00
2	750–800	760	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	455.00–465.00	460.27
4	300–350	318	435.00–445.00	439.96
2	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	537	307.00–317.00	311.02
4	600–650	635	287.00–297.00	292.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	478	335.00–340.00	337.46
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	608	265.00–270.00	267.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	540	345.00–350.00	347.52
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	728	285.00–290.00	287.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	417	295.00–300.00	296.76
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	427	315.00–325.00	317.04
3	450–500	478	292.00–305.00	296.39
1	550–600	585	287.00	287.00
2	600–650	625	272.00–275.00	273.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	317.00	317.00
2	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00

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)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,937.50

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	3	—	—	1,190.00	1,190.00

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	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.