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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jun 3

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 161▼ 40 vs year ago 137 · −29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 12▼ 18 vs year ago 46 · −39.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 6 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady on a lightly tested market. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.31/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −77.76 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.

Average price

$327.31

12 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	347.50	1,859	2thin
Medium and Large 2	571	325.96	1,861	8thin
Medium and Large 3	553	312.50	1,727	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $133 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 sale12 hd

327.31

—

AL average13 barns · 317 hd

328.32

−1.02

This barn, trailing median22 sales

405.07

−77.76

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	—	Low	1,295	164.00	2,124	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	162.00	2,155	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,451	158.34	2,298	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	144.51	1,482	15

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)	—	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,328	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,383	3thin

Every lot

49 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	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,699	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	372.57/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,762	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	360.19/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,891	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,054	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	351.72/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,439	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	340.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,608	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,815	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	316.10/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,811	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,903	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	413.35/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,686	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	398.44/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,661	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,606	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	352.95/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,705	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	319.61/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,863	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	304.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,899	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,745	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,124	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	139.41/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,425	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	152.17/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,567	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,155	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	166.31/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,240	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	159.21/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,264	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,613	148.64/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,398	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,987.50/head	1,945.00–2,030.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,328.33/head	1,225.00–1,380.00	1,328	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 161Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 12Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,022	136.00–141.00	139.41
6	—	1,030	150.00–154.00	152.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	148.00–150.00	148.64
6	—	1,422	158.00–162.00	159.21
3	—	1,347	165.00–167.00	166.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	164.00	164.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	630	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	473	370.00–375.00	372.57
4	500–550	525	355.00–365.00	360.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	409	325.00–365.00	351.72
2	450–500	473	335.00–345.00	340.03
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
8	550–600	573	315.00–318.00	316.10
1	600–650	610	312.00	312.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	555	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	408	410.00–415.00	413.35
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	440	360.00–370.00	364.94
5	450–500	483	350.00–355.00	352.95
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	630	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	395.00–405.00	398.44
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	583	317.00–325.00	319.61
2	600–650	623	300.00–310.00	304.86
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,380.00	1,328.33

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)	1	—	—	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,945.00–2,030.00	1,987.50

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	—	—	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.