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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Dec 2

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 166▼ 132 vs year ago 310 · −42.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 36▼ 9 vs year ago 22 · −40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 68▼ 3 vs year ago 12 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 $332.33/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −40.62 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$332.33

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

vs AL average

−38.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	341.69	1,907	6thin
Medium and Large 2	517	332.03	1,717	5thin
Medium and Large 3	505	305.00	1,540	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $366 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 sale13 hd

332.33

—

AL average11 barns · 402 hd

341.15

−8.82

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−38.12

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−40.62

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	1,615	164.00	2,649	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	156.00	2,309	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	147.54	2,017	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	131.08	1,422	6thin

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)	—	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	399.08/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,880	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	412.51/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,972	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,154	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	363.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,078	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,310	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	412.38/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,584	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	391.60/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,672	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	367.72/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,592	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	323.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,503	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	343.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,609	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	332.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,717	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	341.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,907	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	314.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,935	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	283.31/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,884	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,022	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,625	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	427.53/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,646	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	409.88/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,701	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	381.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,871	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	371.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,945	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	364.15/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,923	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	350.83/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,996	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,987	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	328.53/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,047	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	314.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,125	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,649	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	132.83/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,377	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,540	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,426	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	147.54/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,017	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,309	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 3	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,400.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2

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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 166Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 36Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 68Year ago 12

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	365	440.00–450.00	445.07
3	400–450	415	405.00–420.00	409.88
5	450–500	490	380.00–390.00	381.92
5	500–550	523	370.00–380.00	371.97
6	550–600	569	350.00–355.00	350.83
4	600–650	623	327.00–330.00	328.53
6	650–700	675	310.00–320.00	314.85
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	385	425.00–430.00	427.53
5	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
6	500–550	528	360.00–365.00	364.15
4	550–600	593	330.00–340.00	335.02
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
1	750–800	755	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	433	360.00–375.00	367.72
11	450–500	468	340.00–350.00	343.81
5	500–550	517	330.00–340.00	332.03
5	600–650	616	310.00–320.00	314.06
3	650–700	665	280.00–285.00	283.31
2	700–750	730	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	384	410.00–420.00	412.38
3	400–450	427	390.00–395.00	391.60
6	550–600	558	340.00–345.00	341.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	464	320.00–330.00	323.90
2	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	655	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
5	450–500	471	395.00–405.00	399.08
2	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	572	360.00–365.00	363.35
2	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	765	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	478	410.00–415.00	412.51
2	500–550	535	400.00–405.00	402.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	130.00–134.00	132.83
2	—	1,150	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,100	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	144.00–150.00	147.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.