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Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 7

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 110▲ 49 vs year ago 197 · +24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 34▲ 12 vs year ago 23 · +52.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 17▲ 9 vs year ago 26 · +34.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $364.65/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 10 of 22 comparable sales and sits −40.41 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.

Average price

$364.65

17 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$38.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	387.50	2,025	4thin
Medium and Large 2	541	368.22	1,990	6thin
Medium and Large 3	537	348.54	1,873	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.96/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale17 hd

364.65

—

AL average15 barns · 431 hd

358.74

+5.91

This barn, trailing median22 sales

405.07

−40.41

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	—	High	1,474	166.52	2,455	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	158.50	2,040	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	144.00	2,434	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	136.41	1,499	17

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)	—	$2,394	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,259	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,155	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	12

Every lot

68 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	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	378.94/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,194	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	357.54/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,249	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	348.49/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,328	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,401	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	684.82/cwt	680.00–690.00	1,459	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,485	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	483.42/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,296	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	432.48/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,332	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	407.36/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,316	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	386.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,447	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	377.59/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,624	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,551	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	338.67/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,585	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	338.90/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,766	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	362.04/cwt	357.00–367.00	2,027	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	303.01/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,767	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	317.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,943	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,118	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	268.29/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,918	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	764.94/cwt	760.00–770.00	1,668	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	502.57/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,322	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	264	479.47/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,266	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	467.44/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,463	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	452.95/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,522	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	441.54/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,598	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	442.52/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,810	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	416.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,737	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	378.95/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,747	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	422.30/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,997	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	371.66/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,907	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	356.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,874	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	364.77/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,072	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	327.60/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,861	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	311.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,969	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,127	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	285.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,076	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	162.33/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,102	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,128	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,689	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	132.12/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,407	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	143.12/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,659	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,755	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	158.50/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,040	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,434	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,675.00–2,750.00	2,700	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,259.29/head	2,175.00–2,470.00	2,259	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,757.50/head	1,640.00–1,875.00	1,758	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 110Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 34Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 17Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	660.00	660.00
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	308	430.00–435.00	432.48
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	430	370.00–385.00	377.59
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	521	330.00–345.00	338.90
5	600–650	613	315.00–325.00	317.04
1	650–700	690	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	323	405.00–410.00	407.36
5	350–400	374	385.00–395.00	386.98
2	400–450	440	350.00–355.00	352.53
8	450–500	468	332.00–345.00	338.67
5	550–600	583	300.00–305.00	303.01
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	715	265.00–270.00	268.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	680.00–690.00	684.82
3	250–300	268	480.00–490.00	483.42
10	550–600	560	357.00–367.00	362.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	630.00	630.00
4	250–300	263	500.00–510.00	502.57
4	300–350	313	465.00–470.00	467.44
4	400–450	409	435.00–445.00	442.52
2	450–500	473	415.00–430.00	422.30
3	500–550	513	370.00–375.00	371.66
3	550–600	568	355.00–370.00	364.77
2	600–650	635	330.00–340.00	334.96
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	760.00–770.00	764.94
3	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	264	475.00–485.00	479.47
5	300–350	336	450.00–455.00	452.95
3	350–400	362	435.00–445.00	441.54
7	400–450	417	415.00–420.00	416.49
10	450–500	461	375.00–385.00	378.95
5	500–550	525	355.00–365.00	356.92
2	550–600	568	320.00–335.00	327.60
3	600–650	632	310.00–315.00	311.60
6	700–750	728	280.00–290.00	285.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	795	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	545	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	579	377.00–385.00	378.94
4	600–650	629	355.00–365.00	357.54
2	650–700	668	345.00–352.00	348.49
1	700–750	715	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,065	130.00–134.00	132.12
5	—	1,159	140.00–144.00	143.12
1	—	1,170	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	154.00–161.00	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	184.00	184.00
5	—	1,295	160.00–164.00	162.33
1	—	1,840	170.00	170.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,640.00–1,875.00	1,757.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,175.00–2,470.00	2,259.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,675.00–2,750.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650.00

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.