Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2026-04-14

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Apr 14
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 181▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 40▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 57▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady with instances up to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady on a light supply. There were no pairs recorded.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.48/cwt on 19 head, down $14.50 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 25 comparable sales and sits +37.53 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.
Average price
$410.48
▼ 14.50 vs prior sale
19 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.27
vs AL average
−16.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512446.712,2873thin
Medium and Large 2560407.792,28214thin
Medium and Large 3550375.002,0632thin
One grade step is worth $71.71/cwt here — about $225 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 sale19 hd
410.48
—
AL average16 barns · 493 hd
410.75
−0.27
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−16.91
This barn, trailing median25 sales
372.95
+37.53
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
439389340290median 372.9503/0304/2807/0709/0110/20
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,449182.442,6445thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,539171.542,6404thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,366169.952,3217thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,134152.861,7345thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9384thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,44613

Every lot

66 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478493.62/cwt490.00–495.002,3607
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512487.04/cwt480.00–490.002,4947
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,5491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558466.69/cwt465.00–470.002,6043
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575436.55/cwt430.00–440.002,5106
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615410.24/cwt405.00–425.002,5234
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1656396.26/cwt395.00–400.002,5994
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669377.51/cwt370.00–380.002,5264
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733361.09/cwt360.00–370.002,6479
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3951
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333482.44/cwt480.00–490.001,6074
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2356491.69/cwt490.00–500.001,7506
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425502.32/cwt495.00–510.002,1352
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428465.20/cwt460.00–470.001,9914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479448.92/cwt440.00–455.002,15010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1491461.98/cwt460.00–465.002,2685
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512446.71/cwt445.00–450.002,2873
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542421.60/cwt420.00–435.002,2859
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2591382.92/cwt380.00–395.002,2635
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630367.46/cwt365.00–370.002,3152
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671364.02/cwt360.00–365.002,4435
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717351.01/cwt350.00–355.002,5175
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5191
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280603.10/cwt600.00–610.001,6893
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7695
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363546.61/cwt540.00–550.001,9843
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9255
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2406512.52/cwt510.00–520.002,0814
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3443489.97/cwt485.00–495.002,1716
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463447.46/cwt440.00–455.002,0722
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483482.83/cwt480.00–495.002,3325
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508481.69/cwt480.00–485.002,4473
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525467.29/cwt460.00–475.002,4534
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585410.17/cwt400.00–415.002,3993
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5671
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3942
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1661
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,115172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,9181
Bulls——1,433180.08/cwt179.00–181.002,5812
Bulls——1,633190.03/cwt188.00–192.003,1032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139157.33/cwt155.00–158.001,7924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245174.54/cwt174.00–175.002,1734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,527163.82/cwt162.00–168.002,5023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539171.54/cwt170.00–176.002,6404
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—1,446.15/head1,400.00–1,500.001,44613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,633.33/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,937.50/head1,850.00–2,200.001,9384

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.