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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 8

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jun 17Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 100▼ 18 vs year ago 299 · −6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 35▼ 15 vs year ago 56 · −26.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 46▼ 13 vs year ago 43 · −30.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

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 $315.01/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −57.93 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$315.01

26 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$41.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

vs AL average

−26.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	342.54	1,774	2thin
Medium and Large 2	552	315.91	1,743	19thin
Medium and Large 3	549	300.59	1,651	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.95/cwt here — about $124 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 sale26 hd

315.01

—

AL average11 barns · 482 hd

322.85

−7.83

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−26.52

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−57.93

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	1,300	175.00	2,275	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	173.26	2,706	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	171.43	2,221	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	145.63	1,510	9thin

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)	—	$2,575	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,133	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,975	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,296	12

Every lot

74 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	436.05/cwt	432.00–440.00	1,831	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	406.32/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,869	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	385.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,975	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	339.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,887	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	353.28/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,024	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	341.23/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,092	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	325.53/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,054	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	331.48/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,198	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,321	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	301.02/cwt	295.00–307.00	2,206	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,263	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,372	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	434.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,340	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	421.65/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,362	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	392.56/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,288	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	384.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,417	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	358.31/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,408	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	351.89/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,510	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	372.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,607	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	356.96/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,656	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	341.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,657	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	314.19/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,549	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	326.66/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,659	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,774	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	302.74/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,632	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	310.95/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,779	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,723	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,873	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	315.72/cwt	314.00–321.00	1,935	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	281.34/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,877	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	292.28/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,110	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,105	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	417.44/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,411	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,542	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	372.44/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,736	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	350.13/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,691	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	353.38/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,848	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	326.66/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,757	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,810	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	265.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,638	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	307.75/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,982	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	300.60/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,008	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	284.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,065	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,275	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	135.60/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,367	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	155.81/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,645	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,559	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	172.50/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,213	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	165.64/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,125	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	179.39/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,373	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	173.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,706	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,575.00/head	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,575	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,333.33/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,333	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,975	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,733.33/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,295.83/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,296	12

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 →

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Tue Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 100Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 46Year ago 43

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	370.00–380.00	372.44
3	500–550	538	325.00–330.00	326.66
5	550–600	580	312.00	312.00
4	600–650	644	307.00–310.00	307.75
7	650–700	668	295.00–305.00	300.60
2	700–750	725	280.00–290.00	284.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	410	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	523	350.00–355.00	353.38
3	550–600	560	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	410.00–425.00	417.44
2	350–400	393	390.00–395.00	392.48
6	450–500	483	345.00–355.00	350.13
2	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	618	260.00–270.00	265.10
2	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	432.00–440.00	436.05
2	500–550	513	380.00–390.00	385.02
3	550–600	573	350.00–355.00	353.28
12	600–650	613	340.00–345.00	341.23
4	650–700	663	330.00–336.00	331.48
1	700–750	730	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	460	390.00–412.00	406.32
9	550–600	556	335.00–340.00	339.44
23	600–650	631	325.00–326.00	325.53
2	650–700	690	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	733	295.00–307.00	301.02
1	750–800	775	292.00	292.00
1	800–850	825	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	420.00–425.00	421.65
3	350–400	368	380.00–395.00	384.95
5	400–450	429	350.00–355.00	351.89
6	450–500	485	340.00–345.00	341.60
6	500–550	508	325.00–330.00	326.66
13	550–600	572	307.00–320.00	310.95
1	600–650	610	307.00	307.00
3	650–700	667	280.00–282.00	281.34
2	750–800	760	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	308	430.00–440.00	434.96
9	400–450	432	370.00–380.00	372.08
5	450–500	464	355.00–360.00	356.96
2	500–550	518	340.00–345.00	342.54
17	600–650	613	314.00–321.00	315.72
4	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
6	700–750	722	290.00–297.00	292.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	385.00–395.00	392.56
3	350–400	393	355.00–365.00	358.31
6	450–500	493	310.00–315.00	314.19
4	500–550	539	302.00–305.00	302.74
1	550–600	590	292.00	292.00
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	171.00–174.00	172.50
6	—	1,323	176.00–181.00	179.39
9	—	1,283	164.00–169.00	165.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	134.00–137.00	135.60
4	—	1,056	155.00–158.00	155.81
1	—	1,075	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,562	170.00–175.00	173.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	175.00	175.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,333.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,575.00

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)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,225.00	3,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,295.83

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.