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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 9

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

332 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 200▲ 57 vs year ago 275 · +20.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 61 vs year ago 78 · −78.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 20▼ 20 vs year ago 36 · −55.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 6.00 to 12.00 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 $345.96/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −26.99 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$345.96

54 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$36.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.71

vs AL average

−22.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	351.94	1,939	43
Medium and Large 2	586	331.60	1,943	5thin
Medium and Large 3	552	315.01	1,738	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.93/cwt here — about $201 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 sale54 hd

345.96

—

AL average16 barns · 675 hd

354.66

−8.71

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−22.38

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−26.99

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	1,708	184.67	3,155	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	160.95	1,996	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	148.78	1,749	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,793	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	499.91/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,815	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	477.48/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,876	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	481.63/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,999	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	442.54/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,894	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,657	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	406.83/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,965	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	363.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,289	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	354.43/cwt	354.00–357.00	2,325	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,417	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,399	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,272	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,205	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	443.61/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,411	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	405.27/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,479	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	414.03/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,689	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	375.12/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,594	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	348.27/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,491	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	382.62/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,772	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	356.28/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,732	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	366.14/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,933	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	561	313.01/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,756	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	338.39/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,939	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	331.60/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,943	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	294.58/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,871	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,106	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,175	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,317	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	546.55/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,530	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	306	457.47/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,400	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	462.55/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,725	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	430.86/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,810	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	401.65/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,759	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	408.24/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,911	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	383.24/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,813	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	336.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,723	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	369.90/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,942	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	353.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,057	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	284.70/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,107	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,417	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,777	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,970	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	161.68/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,840	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,602	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	146.05/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,750	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	156.92/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,888	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,222	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,933.33/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,933	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,610.00/head	1,570.00–1,650.00	1,610	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 200Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	393	475.00–480.00	477.48
2	400–450	428	440.00–445.00	442.54
3	450–500	483	400.00–410.00	406.83
2	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
12	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
5	600–650	629	360.00–370.00	363.94
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	745	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	795	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	363	490.00–505.00	499.91
3	400–450	415	480.00–485.00	481.63
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
21	550–600	560	385.00	385.00
7	650–700	656	354.00–357.00	354.43
9	700–750	715	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	350.00–355.00	352.55
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
3	250–300	280	540.00–550.00	546.55
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	373	455.00–470.00	462.55
5	400–450	420	425.00–435.00	430.86
3	450–500	468	405.00–415.00	408.24
6	500–550	525	365.00–375.00	369.90
3	550–600	582	350.00–360.00	353.41
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	790	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	450.00–460.00	457.47
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	438	400.00–405.00	401.65
3	450–500	473	380.00–390.00	383.24
6	500–550	512	330.00–340.00	336.58
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	740	280.00–287.00	284.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	530.00	530.00
6	300–350	318	440.00–450.00	443.61
3	350–400	365	400.00–415.00	405.27
4	400–450	425	370.00–380.00	375.12
7	450–500	486	350.00–365.00	356.28
5	550–600	586	330.00–332.00	331.60
8	600–650	640	329.00	329.00
2	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	780	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00
11	400–450	408	405.00–425.00	414.03
2	450–500	463	375.00–390.00	382.62
21	500–550	528	365.00–370.00	366.14
22	550–600	573	337.00–342.00	338.39
3	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	655	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	428	345.00–350.00	348.27
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	561	312.00–317.00	313.01
3	600–650	635	292.00–300.00	294.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,560	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,164	135.00–140.00	137.60
3	—	1,138	161.00–162.00	161.68
6	—	1,198	144.00–148.00	146.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	155.00–159.00	156.92
1	—	1,315	169.00	169.00

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)	8	—	—	1,570.00–1,650.00	1,610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,933.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525.00

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	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.