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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Feb 24

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 119▼ 34 vs year ago 143 · −23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 15▼ 56 vs year ago 58 · −96.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 20▼ 27 vs year ago 31 · −87.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light supply. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady on a light test. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with a 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 $412.85/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 24 of 25 comparable sales and sits +39.90 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$412.85

14 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$47.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.51

vs AL average

−17.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	427.99	2,295	5thin
Medium and Large 2	523	416.67	2,181	6thin
Medium and Large 3	565	379.99	2,148	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.99/cwt here — about $147 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 sale14 hd

412.85

—

AL average15 barns · 427 hd

402.34

+10.51

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−17.56

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

+39.90

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	1,620	190.00	3,078	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	170.00	2,108	1thin

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)	—	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,185	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,192	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	537.46/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,327	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	549.89/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,529	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	522.55/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,414	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,186	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	481.42/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,576	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	443.32/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,536	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	451.21/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,816	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,762	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	433.49/cwt	432.00–435.00	2,861	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,657	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	588.25/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,571	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,021	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,226	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,104	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	433.29/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,023	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	397.10/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,870	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	467.42/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,244	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	417.47/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,434	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,239	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	392.51/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,386	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	669.89/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,594	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	703.44/cwt	697.00–710.00	1,885	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,739	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,109	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,021	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,904	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,397	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	475.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,423	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	432.47/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,327	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,516	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,190	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,473	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,078	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,108	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 Feb 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 119Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 15Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 20Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	370	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	471	395.00–400.00	397.10
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	593	375.00–380.00	377.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	585.00–595.00	588.25
1	350–400	385	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	425	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	467	430.00–440.00	433.29
5	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	608	390.00–395.00	392.51
2	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	480	465.00–470.00	467.42
3	500–550	505	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	583	415.00–420.00	417.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	575.00	575.00
2	450–500	460	540.00–560.00	549.89
4	600–650	624	450.00–455.00	451.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	555.00	555.00
4	400–450	433	535.00–545.00	537.46
6	450–500	462	520.00–535.00	522.55
6	500–550	535	475.00–495.00	481.42
3	550–600	572	440.00–445.00	443.32
1	600–650	635	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	660	432.00–435.00	433.49
2	750–800	755	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	470	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
1	750–800	770	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	697.00–710.00	703.44
1	350–400	370	570.00	570.00
1	450–500	470	510.00	510.00
2	500–550	510	470.00–480.00	475.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	660.00–680.00	669.89
1	300–350	305	570.00	570.00
1	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	538	430.00–435.00	432.47
1	600–650	645	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	745	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	385	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	405	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	680	322.00	322.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,500.00

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)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.