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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Aug 19

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

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Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 204▼ 59 vs year ago 239 · −24.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 24▼ 44 vs year ago 62 · −71.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 17 vs year ago 11 · +154.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.98/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 9 of 25 comparable sales and sits −47.97 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$324.98

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$45.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.88

vs AL average

−34.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	355.68	1,825	7thin
Medium and Large 2	558	315.46	1,759	21
Medium and Large 3	505	310.00	1,566	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.68/cwt here — about $259 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 sale29 hd

324.98

—

AL average16 barns · 615 hd

332.86

−7.88

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−34.82

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−47.97

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	1,538	185.98	2,860	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	158.98	2,191	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	150.00	1,538	2thin

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)	—	$2,407	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,170	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,687	4thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	395.81/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,947	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	346.51/cwt	342.00–347.00	2,214	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	451.69/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,251	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	411.59/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,531	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,395	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	372.56/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,621	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	357.38/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,698	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,601	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	355.68/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,825	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	343.30/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,802	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	310.82/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,750	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,841	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	301.90/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,005	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	273.08/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,993	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,179	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,526	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	526.78/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,528	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	522.98/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,606	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	478.36/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,708	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	454.73/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,705	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	452.63/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,892	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	414.92/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,772	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	397.54/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,841	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	368.31/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,779	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	353.54/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,715	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	273.26/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,552	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	343.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,019	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,108	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,367	180.22/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,464	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,159	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	190.12/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,333	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,425	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,643	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	158.98/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,191	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,983.33/head	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,983	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,407.14/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,407	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,170.00/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,170	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,775.00/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,775	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 204Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	410.00–415.00	411.59
4	400–450	435	370.00–375.00	372.56
3	450–500	475	355.00–362.00	357.38
3	500–550	525	340.00–345.00	343.30
18	550–600	563	310.00–315.00	310.82
2	600–650	620	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	450.00–455.00	451.69
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	513	350.00–358.00	355.68
13	650–700	664	300.00–305.00	301.90
2	700–750	745	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	350.00–360.00	354.97
2	450–500	475	337.00	337.00
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	730	269.00–277.00	273.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	520.00–530.00	526.78
2	350–400	375	450.00–460.00	454.73
3	400–450	427	410.00–425.00	414.92
3	450–500	483	365.00–375.00	368.31
3	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	588	340.00–345.00	343.31
1	650–700	665	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	555.00	555.00
5	300–350	307	520.00–525.00	522.98
3	350–400	357	475.00–485.00	478.36
2	400–450	418	445.00–460.00	452.63
2	450–500	463	390.00–405.00	397.54
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	485	350.00–357.00	353.54
3	550–600	568	270.00–280.00	273.26
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	492	395.00–400.00	395.81
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
10	600–650	639	342.00–347.00	346.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	179.00–182.00	180.22
1	—	1,620	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,753	188.00–192.00	190.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	146.00	146.00
1	—	925	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	156.00–160.00	158.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	Open	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,983.33

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)	7	—	—	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,775.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,407.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00

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.