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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 30

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 162▼ 40 vs year ago 150 · −26.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 25▲ 12 vs year ago 22 · +54.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 36▲ 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower on a lightly tested market. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $354.09/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 10 of 22 comparable sales and sits −50.97 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.

Average price

$354.09

12 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.74

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	357.09	2,006	9thin
Medium and Large 3	535	345.09	1,846	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $160 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

354.09

—

AL average15 barns · 503 hd

353.35

+0.74

This barn, trailing median22 sales

405.07

−50.97

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

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	1,615	168.00	2,713	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	147.30	2,405	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	144.15	1,851	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	135.76	1,464	26

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)	—	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,754	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,538	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,215	6

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	479.88/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,305	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	432.40/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,375	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	394.10/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,442	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	321.20/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,873	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,433	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	555.23/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,488	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,564	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	481.60/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,604	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	457.35/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,729	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	418.80/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,600	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	438.52/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,829	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	345.09/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,846	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	373.80/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,011	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	343.73/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,997	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,732	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	318.47/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,293	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,713	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	137.58/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,476	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	126.62/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,371	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	150.40/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,632	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	144.15/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,851	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	147.30/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,405	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,754.17/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,754	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,537.50/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,538	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,215.00/head	1,100.00–1,330.00	1,215	6

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 Sep 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 162Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 36Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	295	530.00	530.00
3	300–350	333	475.00–485.00	481.60
4	350–400	378	450.00–465.00	457.35
3	400–450	417	435.00–445.00	438.52
4	500–550	538	370.00–375.00	373.80
5	550–600	581	325.00–360.00	343.73
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	665	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	382	405.00–425.00	418.80
3	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	535	335.00–350.00	345.09
2	600–650	613	280.00–285.00	282.53
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	585.00	585.00
2	250–300	268	550.00–560.00	555.23
1	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
2	700–750	720	317.00–320.00	318.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	285	455.00	455.00
4	300–350	318	430.00–435.00	432.40
1	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	583	320.00–325.00	321.20
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	272	475.00–490.00	479.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	366	390.00–400.00	394.10
2	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	460.00	460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	142.00–145.00	144.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,073	133.00–140.00	137.58
4	—	1,085	146.00–152.00	150.40
9	—	1,083	122.00–130.00	126.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	146.00–150.00	147.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	6	—	—	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,754.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,537.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,330.00	1,215.00

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.