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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 22

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 189▼ 11 vs year ago 168 · −6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 7▲ 9 vs year ago 28 · +32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 8▲ 22 vs year ago 11 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $320.41/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 8 of 25 comparable sales and sits −52.53 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$320.41

26 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs AL average

−19.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	332.85	1,712	12thin
Medium and Large 2	556	309.76	1,721	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.09/cwt here — about −$9 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

320.41

—

AL average16 barns · 632 hd

321.32

−0.91

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−19.77

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−52.53

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	—	Average	1,435	184.00	2,640	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	155.49	2,384	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	152.84	1,940	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	144.15	1,530	22

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)	—	$2,588	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,935	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,350	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,531	8

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	379.56/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,792	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	363.74/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,877	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	339.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,090	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	319.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,137	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	308.48/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,261	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	407.62/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,264	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	377.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,446	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	371.35/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,578	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	352.52/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,565	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	348.51/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,648	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	334.47/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,699	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	315.68/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,610	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	308.14/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,750	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,888	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	300.98/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,905	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	282.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,008	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,262	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	497.55/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,781	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	432.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,817	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	412.54/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,766	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,829	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	350.03/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,726	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	343.38/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,762	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	318.77/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,715	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	302.21/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,732	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	297.48/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,827	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	283.26/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,793	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	288.46/cwt	282.00–295.00	2,091	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,640	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	129.16/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,280	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	143.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,496	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	153.28/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,711	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,989	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	151.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,932	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	155.49/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,384	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,587.50/head	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,588	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,752.50/head	1,620.00–1,885.00	1,753	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,350.00/head	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,962.50/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,963	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,100	4

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 Jul 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 189Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 7Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 8Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	400.00–415.00	407.62
2	350–400	383	375.00–380.00	377.52
4	400–450	444	345.00–355.00	352.52
3	500–550	510	315.00–317.00	315.68
11	550–600	568	305.00–312.00	308.14
2	600–650	633	297.00–305.00	300.98
5	700–750	712	280.00–290.00	282.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	425	370.00–373.00	371.35
2	450–500	473	347.00–350.00	348.51
11	500–550	508	330.00–337.00	334.47
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	605	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	493	345.00–355.00	350.03
4	500–550	538	315.00–320.00	318.77
7	550–600	573	300.00–305.00	302.21
3	600–650	633	280.00–290.00	283.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	515.00	515.00
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	428	410.00–420.00	412.54
1	450–500	485	365.00	365.00
6	500–550	513	340.00–350.00	343.38
4	600–650	614	295.00–305.00	297.48
2	700–750	725	282.00–295.00	288.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	358	490.00–505.00	497.55
2	400–450	420	430.00–435.00	432.53
1	450–500	455	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	472	375.00–380.00	379.56
4	500–550	516	360.00–365.00	363.74
7	600–650	616	335.00–345.00	339.35
2	650–700	668	315.00–325.00	319.91
2	700–750	733	307.00–310.00	308.48
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	765	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
7	—	1,276	150.00–155.00	151.39
1	—	1,220	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	140.00–145.00	143.25
5	—	991	126.00–130.00	129.16
9	—	1,116	151.00–155.00	153.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	154.00–159.00	155.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	184.00	184.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,620.00–1,885.00	1,752.50

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	—	—	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.