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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 27

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 246▲ 73 vs year ago 88 · +83.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 19▼ 15 vs year ago 27 · −55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 21 vs year ago 30 · −70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −55.95 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$317.00

1 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.01

vs AL average

−15.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	590	317.00	1,870	1thin

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 sale1 hd

317.00

—

AL average9 barns · 271 hd

314.99

+2.01

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−15.69

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−55.95

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	2,370	182.00	4,313	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	156.34	2,405	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	146.28	1,931	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	130.39	1,348	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,315	2thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,382	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,997	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,173	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	369.19/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,399	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	328.11/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,408	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,559	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	348.30/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,620	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,474	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,870	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	306.98/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,866	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	300.98/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,995	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	272.37/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,937	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	384.32/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,507	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	382.52/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,561	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	349.39/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,523	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,630	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	356.58/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,747	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	338.99/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,820	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	289.53/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,630	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,807	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	273.51/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,759	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	4,313	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	125.59/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,272	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,505	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	144.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,871	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	149.54/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,023	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	156.34/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,405	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315.00/head	1,315.00–1,315.00	1,315	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,933.33/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,933	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600	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 May 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 246Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	149.00–150.00	149.54
3	—	1,298	140.00–146.00	144.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	155.00–157.00	156.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,013	125.00–126.00	125.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,370	182.00	182.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	663	297.00–305.00	300.98
14	700–750	711	270.00–281.00	272.37
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	379	365.00–375.00	369.19
14	400–450	430	360.00–365.00	362.53
3	450–500	465	345.00–350.00	348.30
1	550–600	590	317.00	317.00
2	600–650	608	302.00–312.00	306.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	340.00–350.00	345.07
5	400–450	429	325.00–330.00	328.11
1	450–500	480	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	408	380.00–385.00	382.52
6	450–500	490	355.00–365.00	356.58
3	500–550	537	337.00–340.00	338.99
1	550–600	570	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	392	380.00–385.00	384.32
9	400–450	436	345.00–355.00	349.39
2	450–500	483	335.00–340.00	337.49
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	563	282.00–297.00	289.53
2	600–650	643	270.00–277.00	273.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	337.00	337.00
7	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	630	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,125.00	3,125.00

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	2	—	—	1,315.00	1,315.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,933.33

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)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600.00

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.