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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Oct 21

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Oct 14Oct 21Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 211▲ 27 vs year ago 195 · +13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 29▼ 8 vs year ago 26 · −30.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 6 vs year ago 17 · −35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady on a light supply. 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 $355.58/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −17.36 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$355.58

28 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$54.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.57

vs AL average

−35.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	375.03	2,052	17thin
Medium and Large 2	540	332.02	1,793	5thin
Medium and Large 3	518	320.12	1,658	6thin

One grade step is worth $54.91/cwt here — about $394 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

355.58

—

AL average14 barns · 553 hd

345.01

+10.57

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−35.24

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−17.36

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	1,515	174.00	2,636	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	168.24	2,254	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,114	153.63	1,711	8thin

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)	—	$2,121	11

Every lot

57 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	424.80/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,818	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,904	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	402.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,145	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	392.45/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,268	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	360.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,268	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,327	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	444.87/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,259	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	311	392.65/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,221	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	390.03/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,412	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	381.20/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,632	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	369.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,583	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	372.51/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,725	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	337.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,562	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	338.38/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,753	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	320.12/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,658	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	377.94/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,007	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	322.47/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,848	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	368.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,157	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,204	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,488	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	525.04/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,538	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	414.73/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,360	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	394.90/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,493	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	443.25/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,729	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	378.12/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,565	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	423.89/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,789	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	401.26/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,830	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	345.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,836	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	373.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,997	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	366.22/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,124	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	356.23/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,194	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	320.02/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,026	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	344.24/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,269	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	664	282.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,876	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	326.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,345	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,636	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	164.34/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,747	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,588	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	154.05/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,833	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	167.32/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,197	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	171.47/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,457	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,515.00/head	2,450.00–2,580.00	2,515	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,033.33/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,033	9

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 222Last week 211Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 17

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	215	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	293	520.00–530.00	525.04
1	300–350	330	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	390	440.00–450.00	443.25
5	400–450	422	420.00–430.00	423.89
4	450–500	456	400.00–405.00	401.26
10	500–550	534	370.00–380.00	373.93
4	550–600	580	365.00–370.00	366.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	620.00	620.00
4	600–650	616	355.00–360.00	356.23
4	650–700	659	342.00–345.00	344.24
4	700–750	719	315.00–330.00	326.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	410.00–420.00	414.73
4	350–400	378	390.00–400.00	394.90
5	400–450	414	375.00–390.00	378.12
7	500–550	531	340.00–350.00	345.76
2	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	633	315.00–325.00	320.02
4	650–700	664	280.00–290.00	282.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	428	420.00–430.00	424.80
2	450–500	473	400.00–405.00	402.51
1	550–600	595	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	630	355.00–365.00	360.04
1	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	733	315.00–320.00	317.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	533	400.00–405.00	402.46
2	550–600	578	390.00–395.00	392.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	440.00–450.00	444.87
2	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	362	385.00–400.00	390.03
8	400–450	428	380.00–390.00	381.20
2	450–500	463	370.00–375.00	372.51
3	500–550	518	335.00–345.00	338.38
2	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	322.47
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
12	500–550	531	375.00–380.00	377.94
5	550–600	586	360.00–370.00	368.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	390.00–400.00	392.65
4	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	429	365.00–375.00	369.06
2	450–500	463	330.00–345.00	337.46
6	500–550	518	315.00–325.00	320.12
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	163.00–165.00	164.34
3	—	1,113	140.00–144.00	142.65
2	—	1,190	153.00–155.00	154.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,313	166.00–169.00	167.32
2	—	1,433	170.00–173.00	171.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	174.00	174.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,033.33

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)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,580.00	2,515.00

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.