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Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Dec 16

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 145▼ 34 vs year ago 301 · −11.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 7▼ 48 vs year ago 65 · −73.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 55▼ 8 vs year ago 47 · −17.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 12.00 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 $368.56/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 10 of 22 comparable sales and sits −36.50 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.

Average price

$368.56

41 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$53.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.39

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	385.33	2,092	14thin
Medium and Large 2	544	373.95	2,036	18thin
Medium and Large 3	552	331.71	1,832	9thin

One grade step is worth $53.61/cwt here — about $260 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 sale41 hd

368.56

—

AL average16 barns · 402 hd

374.95

−6.39

This barn, trailing median22 sales

405.07

−36.50

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

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	—	Average	1,636	177.75	2,909	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	159.00	2,027	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	142.39	1,532	7thin

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)	—	$2,610	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,363	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,298	12

Every lot

67 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,107	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,281	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	343.55/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,439	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,430	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	602.56/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,356	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	592.43/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,558	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,100	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	456.96/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,284	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	436.23/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,649	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	418.73/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,612	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	358.82/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,392	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	404.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,727	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	386.59/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,682	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	338.26/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,488	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	351.91/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,640	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	322.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,541	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	311.62/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,630	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	346.20/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,863	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,900	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	275.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,582	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,059	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	325.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,017	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	255.19/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,587	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	673.00/cwt	670.00–680.00	1,568	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,548	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,749	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	482.38/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,495	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	502.05/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,591	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	472.47/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,720	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	428.91/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,626	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	447.48/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,763	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	435.09/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,862	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	404.21/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,746	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	423.31/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,939	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	369.39/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,758	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	392.11/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,874	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	391.42/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,051	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	380.07/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,026	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	336.07/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,811	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	379.23/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,131	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	361.71/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,051	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	326.27/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,856	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	336.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,129	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	176.43/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,541	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,872	186.75/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,496	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	149.45/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,562	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	139.57/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,519	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,062	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,992	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,960.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,960	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,266.67/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,267	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,297.50/head	1,195.00–1,400.00	1,298	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 →

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Tue Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 145Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 7Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 55Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	670.00–680.00	673.00
1	250–300	265	660.00	660.00
5	300–350	317	500.00–510.00	502.05
4	350–400	364	470.00–480.00	472.47
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	458	420.00–430.00	423.31
7	500–550	524	390.00–395.00	391.42
7	550–600	562	375.00–390.00	379.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	645.00	645.00
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	310	475.00–490.00	482.38
8	350–400	394	445.00–455.00	447.48
4	400–450	428	430.00–440.00	435.09
9	450–500	478	390.00–400.00	392.11
12	500–550	533	375.00–385.00	380.07
6	550–600	567	360.00–365.00	361.71
3	600–650	632	330.00–340.00	336.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	379	425.00–435.00	428.91
7	400–450	432	400.00–415.00	404.21
9	450–500	476	365.00–375.00	369.39
5	500–550	539	330.00–345.00	336.07
4	550–600	569	325.00–330.00	326.27
2	750–800	770	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	560	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	638	355.00–360.00	357.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	710	337.00–350.00	343.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
2	600–650	615	340.00–345.00	342.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	388	355.00–370.00	358.82
3	400–450	440	335.00–345.00	338.26
4	450–500	478	320.00–330.00	322.46
3	500–550	523	305.00–315.00	311.62
2	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	275.13
3	600–650	622	250.00–265.00	255.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	600.00–605.00	602.56
5	250–300	281	455.00–460.00	456.96
11	350–400	385	415.00–425.00	418.73
3	400–450	435	380.00–390.00	386.59
8	450–500	466	350.00–355.00	351.91
8	500–550	538	345.00–350.00	346.20
4	550–600	563	335.00–340.00	337.53
5	600–650	619	320.00–330.00	325.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	650.00	650.00
4	250–300	263	590.00–600.00	592.43
4	350–400	378	435.00–440.00	436.23
10	400–450	427	400.00–415.00	404.43
2	600–650	610	335.00–340.00	337.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	138.00–142.00	139.57
2	—	1,045	149.00–150.00	149.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,285	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	176.00–177.00	176.43
1	—	1,715	156.00	156.00
3	—	1,872	186.00–188.00	186.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,266.67

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	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	12	—	—	1,195.00–1,400.00	1,297.50

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.