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Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 14

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

211 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 246▼ 98 vs year ago 309 · −31.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 35▼ 16 vs year ago 45 · −35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 35▲ 0 vs year ago 17 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $349.45/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −23.50 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$349.45

39 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$31.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.05

vs AL average

−48.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	363.35	1,981	9thin
Medium and Large 2	555	350.88	1,949	21
Medium and Large 3	507	332.23	1,684	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.12/cwt here — about $296 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 sale39 hd

349.45

—

AL average12 barns · 472 hd

337.40

+12.05

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−48.41

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−23.50

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	1,503	178.50	2,682	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	156.17	1,979	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	154.00	2,402	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	135.62	1,392	21

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)	—	$1,867	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,483	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	428.35/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,791	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	409.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,967	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	360.13/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,739	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	414.81/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,198	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	397.51/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,278	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,617	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	379.16/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,168	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	403.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,446	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	390.04/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,650	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	351.28/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,525	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	343.08/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,630	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	361.63/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,772	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	507	332.23/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,684	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	355.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,861	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	371.24/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,945	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	357.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,007	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	346.30/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,026	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	282	475.30/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,340	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	509.24/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,492	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	487.60/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,551	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	378.27/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,388	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	440.09/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,703	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	417.57/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,708	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	393.47/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,869	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	366.02/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,746	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	393.32/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,053	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	356.29/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,888	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	378.36/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,036	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	378.34/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,130	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	355.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,035	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	339.14/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,062	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	359.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,196	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,891	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,393	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	145.30/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,440	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	137.09/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,368	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	126.06/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,359	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	153.96/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,940	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,137	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,402	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,866.67/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,867	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,482.69/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,483	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Oct 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 246Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 35Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	465.00–480.00	475.30
3	350–400	367	375.00–380.00	378.27
3	400–450	425	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	477	365.00–370.00	366.02
4	500–550	530	355.00–360.00	356.29
2	600–650	620	300.00–310.00	304.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	293	505.00–515.00	509.24
2	300–350	318	485.00–490.00	487.60
6	350–400	387	430.00–445.00	440.09
4	400–450	409	415.00–425.00	417.57
3	450–500	475	380.00–400.00	393.47
6	500–550	538	370.00–380.00	378.36
2	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	355.15
6	600–650	608	335.00–340.00	339.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
3	500–550	522	390.00–395.00	393.32
3	550–600	563	375.00–380.00	378.34
2	600–650	610	355.00–365.00	359.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	260	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	358	400.00–410.00	403.97
3	400–450	423	380.00–395.00	390.04
6	450–500	490	360.00–365.00	361.63
10	500–550	523	350.00–360.00	355.91
11	550–600	585	340.00–350.00	346.30
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	770.00	770.00
1	300–350	305	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	524	370.00–375.00	371.24
5	550–600	562	355.00–365.00	357.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	375.00–395.00	379.16
2	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	434	350.00–355.00	351.28
5	450–500	475	335.00–345.00	343.08
9	500–550	507	330.00–335.00	332.23
2	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	660	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
3	400–450	418	425.00–430.00	428.35
2	450–500	480	400.00–420.00	409.79
3	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	570	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	530	410.00–425.00	414.81
2	550–600	573	395.00–400.00	397.51
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	355.00–365.00	360.13
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,260	153.00–157.00	153.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	991	144.00–148.00	145.30
6	—	998	135.00–139.00	137.09
8	—	1,078	125.00–129.00	126.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,210	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,482.69

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)	3	—	—	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.