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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 19

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 154▼ 93 vs year ago 246 · −37.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 9 vs year ago 19 · −47.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 12.00 lower. There were no replacement cows or pairs recorded. Trade active with moderate to 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 $392.22/cwt on 16 head, down $11.80 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 25 comparable sales and sits +19.27 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$392.22

▼ 11.80 vs prior sale

16 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$77.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.72

vs AL average

−26.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	432.52	2,227	2thin
Medium and Large 2	557	399.07	2,224	10thin
Medium and Large 3	529	354.94	1,876	4thin

One grade step is worth $77.58/cwt here — about $352 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

392.22

—

AL average15 barns · 430 hd

404.94

−12.72

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−26.04

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

+19.27

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	—	High	1,725	196.47	3,390	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	171.46	2,474	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	145.50	1,626	4thin

Every lot

52 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,867	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,389	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,530	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,602	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,604	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	375.13/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,525	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	355.85/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,573	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	792	339.98/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,693	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	431.90/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,650	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	447.53/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,745	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	442.57/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,872	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	408.97/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,750	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	387.58/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,860	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	423.84/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,051	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	432.52/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,227	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	368.25/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,908	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	410.09/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,214	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	382.53/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,230	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	348.10/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,158	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	326.85/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,236	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,061	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,666	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,800	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,998	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	473.25/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,822	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	523.31/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,135	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	472.47/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,197	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	443.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,140	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	438.72/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,255	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,395	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	386.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,177	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	417.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,392	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	382.98/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,371	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,516	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	188.43/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,615	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,013	1
Bulls	—	—	2,205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,511	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,595	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,888	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	171.46/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,474	2

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 154Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	370	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	408	520.00–530.00	523.31
2	450–500	465	470.00–475.00	472.47
4	500–550	514	435.00–450.00	438.72
2	550–600	573	415.00–420.00	417.49
5	600–650	619	380.00–395.00	382.98
1	650–700	695	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	470.00–480.00	473.25
10	450–500	483	440.00–450.00	443.04
4	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
9	550–600	563	380.00–395.00	386.63
2	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	715	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	245	680.00	680.00
1	300–350	305	590.00	590.00
1	500–550	515	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	525	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	635	410.00	410.00
2	650–700	673	370.00–380.00	375.13
5	700–750	723	350.00–365.00	355.85
3	750–800	792	330.00–345.00	339.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	480.00	480.00
2	550–600	575	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	605	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	382	425.00–435.00	431.90
5	400–450	428	405.00–415.00	408.97
6	450–500	480	380.00–395.00	387.58
3	500–550	518	365.00–370.00	368.25
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	723	280.00–290.00	285.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	445.00–450.00	447.53
2	400–450	423	440.00–445.00	442.57
4	450–500	484	420.00–435.00	423.84
6	500–550	540	400.00–415.00	410.09
4	550–600	583	380.00–390.00	382.53
5	600–650	620	345.00–360.00	348.10
8	650–700	684	325.00–340.00	326.85
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	430.00–435.00	432.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	209.00	209.00
1	—	2,205	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,388	186.00–190.00	188.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,210	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,035	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	170.00–173.00	171.46

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.