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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 5

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 213▲ 5 vs year ago 181 · +2.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 35▼ 28 vs year ago 42 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 27▼ 32 vs year ago 34 · −94.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower on a light test. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with 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 $418.61/cwt on 23 head, up $18.58 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 25 comparable sales and sits +45.66 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$418.61

▲ 18.58 vs prior sale

23 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.97

vs AL average

−9.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	448.77	2,325	8thin
Medium and Large 2	575	411.16	2,365	11thin
Medium and Large 3	575	378.77	2,178	4thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/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 sale23 hd

418.61

—

AL average16 barns · 450 hd

411.64

+6.97

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−9.29

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

+45.66

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	—	Low	1,315	176.80	2,325	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	172.70	2,369	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	140.25	1,462	4thin

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)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,064	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,352	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	498.20/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,416	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,351	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	407.57/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,119	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	455.07/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,608	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,675	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	397.47/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,536	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,780	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,769	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	364.93/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,700	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,272	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	346.23/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,666	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,961	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	457.16/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,509	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	489.24/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,810	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	486.28/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,023	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	461.22/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,965	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	446.45/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,067	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	480.03/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,247	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	448.77/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,325	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	431.81/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,280	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,184	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	403.42/cwt	392.00–405.00	2,392	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	364.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,315	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	320.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,154	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	325.99/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,360	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	296.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,338	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	599.84/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,860	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,970	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,231	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	501.82/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,133	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	482.54/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,307	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,472	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,571	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	176.80/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,325	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,310	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,650	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,593	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	176.23/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,270	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	169.17/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,463	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 3	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 213Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 35Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 27Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	495	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	520	400.00–415.00	407.57
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	740	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	495.00–505.00	498.20
1	500–550	505	480.00	480.00
6	550–600	573	450.00–460.00	455.07
2	600–650	638	395.00–400.00	397.47
3	700–750	740	360.00–375.00	364.93
1	750–800	785	335.00	335.00
2	950–1000	955	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	517.00	517.00
1	600–650	615	435.00	435.00
7	650–700	695	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	710	390.00	390.00
4	750–800	770	342.50–350.00	346.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	450.00–465.00	457.16
4	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	585	370.00–375.00	373.36
2	650–700	673	315.00–325.00	320.06
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	480.00–495.00	489.24
4	400–450	426	450.00–465.00	461.22
7	450–500	463	445.00–450.00	446.45
3	500–550	528	425.00–435.00	431.81
8	550–600	593	392.00–405.00	403.42
5	600–650	636	355.00–370.00	364.06
3	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
7	700–750	724	325.00–332.00	325.99
3	750–800	788	295.00–300.00	296.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	416	485.00–495.00	486.28
4	450–500	468	475.00–485.00	480.03
8	500–550	518	445.00–450.00	448.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	680	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	515.00	515.00
3	400–450	425	495.00–505.00	501.82
8	450–500	478	475.00–490.00	482.54
2	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	655	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	705	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	590.00–605.00	599.84
1	350–400	355	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	425	525.00	525.00
1	500–550	515	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	605	425.00	425.00

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)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	175.00–178.00	176.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	174.00–177.00	176.23
4	—	1,456	166.00–170.00	169.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,100	150.00	150.00
2	—	970	135.00	135.00

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.