Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2026-02-10

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Feb 10
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 200▲ 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 2▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 0▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $406.23/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 12 of 22 comparable sales and sits +1.16 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.
Average price
$406.23
12 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,201
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$488
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$81.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535460.002,4611thin
Medium and Large 2555414.292,2987thin
Medium and Large 3521378.671,9734thin
One grade step is worth $81.33/cwt here — about $488 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 sale12 hd
406.23
—
AL average15 barns · 392 hd
417.39
−11.16
This barn, trailing median22 sales
405.07
+1.16
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
467415363312median 405.0703/1004/2807/1409/0810/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,840184.003,3862thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,530180.452,7615thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,120140.001,5681thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,56921
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,25826
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,40021
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,28520
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,6002thin

Every lot

72 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443504.97/cwt500.00–510.002,2372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538463.31/cwt460.00–470.002,4933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593425.52/cwt421.00–430.002,5232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628412.49/cwt410.00–415.002,5902
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,9531
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8702
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373502.75/cwt495.00–510.001,8756
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415443.49/cwt440.00–450.001,8403
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422481.56/cwt475.00–485.002,0323
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1851
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483461.27/cwt460.00–465.002,2284
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515460.05/cwt455.00–465.002,3692
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3524409.11/cwt400.00–412.002,1444
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530444.86/cwt440.00–450.002,3584
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558422.51/cwt420.00–425.002,3582
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3582386.96/cwt385.00–395.002,2525
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2992
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628347.35/cwt340.00–355.002,1812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735328.36/cwt325.00–330.002,4133
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6821
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1288734.87/cwt730.00–740.002,1162
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,0062
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,1111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5361
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323607.44/cwt600.00–615.001,9624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378564.97/cwt560.00–570.002,1364
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388524.90/cwt520.00–530.002,0374
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408521.65/cwt520.00–525.002,1283
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425457.68/cwt450.00–465.001,9452
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426501.36/cwt500.00–510.002,1367
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457481.64/cwt475.00–485.002,2013
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0461
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480406.45/cwt400.00–410.001,9518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513428.44/cwt425.00–435.002,1983
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3521378.67/cwt375.00–390.001,9734
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586403.68/cwt400.00–415.002,3664
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617396.59/cwt390.00–400.002,4473
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3982
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2736327.41/cwt325.00–335.002,4104
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,765170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,0011
Bulls——1,915198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,7921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530180.45/cwt178.00–182.002,7615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,864.29/head3,800.00–3,950.003,8647
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,606.67/head3,500.00–3,700.003,60715
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,950.00/head2,900.00–3,000.002,95010
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,640.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,64010
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,330.00/head2,200.00–2,400.002,33020
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,900.00/head4,700.00–5,000.004,9006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,411.11/head4,100.00–4,500.004,4119
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,320.00/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3205
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.