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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Apr 7

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

181 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 165▲ 79 vs year ago 102 · +77.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 60▲ 23 vs year ago 17 · +135.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 64▼ 25 vs year ago 82 · −30.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $434.20/cwt on 18 head, up $10.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 22 comparable sales and sits +29.13 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.

Average price

$434.20

▲ 10.98 vs prior sale

18 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

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

$112.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	482.54	2,500	2thin
Medium and Large 2	539	441.58	2,378	13thin
Medium and Large 3	545	369.99	2,018	3thin

One grade step is worth $112.55/cwt here — about $482 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale18 hd

434.20

—

AL average16 barns · 247 hd

433.51

+0.70

This barn, trailing median22 sales

405.07

+29.13

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	1,595	189.52	3,022	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	180.00	2,700	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	175.58	2,147	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	155.43	1,706	24

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)	—	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,860	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,359	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,571	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,233	6

Every lot

73 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	585.11/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,919	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	567.60/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,100	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	512.35/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,937	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,145	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	509.86/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,208	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	491.72/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,350	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	487.42/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,574	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,470	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	457.46/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,608	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	440.99/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,814	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,519	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,534	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	262	464.87/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,218	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	557.76/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,590	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	496.77/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,639	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	484.51/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,817	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	508.60/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,933	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	453.13/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,985	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	481.19/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,127	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	466.69/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,207	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	434.97/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,118	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	452.52/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,308	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	404.90/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,126	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	422.49/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,357	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,598	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	623.26/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,820	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	610.08/cwt	605.00–615.00	1,922	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	571.16/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,919	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	538.76/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,047	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	484.84/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,998	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	506.63/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,103	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	487.45/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,267	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	458.02/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,318	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	482.54/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,500	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	374.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,980	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	431.31/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,411	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	417.26/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,608	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,610	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	189.57/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,726	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	197.18/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	159.29/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,687	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,566	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	168.66/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,911	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	175.58/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,147	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,518.18/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,518	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,066.67/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,067	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,133.33/head	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,700.00/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,233.33/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233	6

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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Tue Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 165Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 60Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 64Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	262	460.00–475.00	464.87
2	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	620.00	620.00
2	250–300	285	550.00–565.00	557.76
3	300–350	330	490.00–500.00	496.77
7	350–400	375	480.00–490.00	484.51
5	400–450	438	445.00–455.00	453.13
3	450–500	487	425.00–440.00	434.97
3	500–550	525	395.00–410.00	404.90
1	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	635	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
4	350–400	380	505.00–520.00	508.60
8	400–450	442	480.00–490.00	481.19
3	450–500	473	460.00–470.00	466.69
4	500–550	510	450.00–455.00	452.52
2	550–600	558	420.00–425.00	422.49
2	600–650	605	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	565.00–570.00	567.60
3	450–500	478	490.00–495.00	491.72
6	550–600	570	455.00–460.00	457.46
5	600–650	638	440.00–445.00	440.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	580.00–590.00	585.11
1	350–400	390	550.00	550.00
4	400–450	433	505.00–515.00	509.86
4	500–550	528	485.00–490.00	487.42
1	550–600	555	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	505.00–520.00	512.35
1	400–450	445	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	495	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
5	300–350	336	565.00–580.00	571.16
5	350–400	380	530.00–545.00	538.76
6	400–450	412	475.00–490.00	484.84
5	500–550	506	455.00–470.00	458.02
8	550–600	559	430.00–440.00	431.31
4	600–650	625	410.00–425.00	417.26
1	700–750	715	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	780	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	528	370.00–380.00	374.98
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	680.00	680.00
6	250–300	292	620.00–630.00	623.26
4	300–350	315	605.00–615.00	610.08
3	400–450	415	505.00–510.00	506.63
2	450–500	465	485.00–490.00	487.45
2	500–550	518	480.00–485.00	482.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,059	156.00–161.00	159.29
9	—	1,105	140.00–145.00	141.71
7	—	1,133	165.00–170.00	168.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	174.00–178.00	175.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	186.00–191.00	189.57
1	—	1,610	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,900	195.00–200.00	197.18

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,600.00

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	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,518.18

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233.33

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.