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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, May 26

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

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Feeder Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 153▼ 98 vs year ago 161 · −60.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 2 vs year ago 12 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 9 · +144.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. There was a light test in all classes of feeders and slaughter classes due to amount of rainfall in the area.

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 $385.00/cwt on 3 head, down $21.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 22 comparable sales and sits −20.07 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.

Average price

$385.00

▼ 21.73 vs prior sale

3 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.14

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	400.00	2,280	1thin
Medium and Large 3	565	377.50	2,133	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $147 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 sale3 hd

385.00

—

AL average10 barns · 158 hd

415.14

−30.14

This barn, trailing median22 sales

405.07

−20.07

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	—	Low	1,125	202.00	2,273	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,680	185.00	3,108	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	169.67	2,348	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	153.75	1,695	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)	—	$2,664	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	8

Every lot

38 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	357.76/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,057	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,523	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,654	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	392.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,524	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,567	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,610	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	422.41/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,994	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	409.97/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,956	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	548.74/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,816	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	533.71/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,969	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,955	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	458.66/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,206	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,273	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,804	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,652	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,661	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	172.89/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,329	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,392	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,108	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,933.33/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,933	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,590.91/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,591	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,950	8

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 153Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	171.00–174.00	172.89
1	—	1,495	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,080	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,080	167.00	167.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	477	400.00–415.00	409.97
2	500–550	505	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
6	450–500	472	420.00–435.00	422.41
1	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	575	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	545.00–550.00	548.74
4	350–400	369	530.00–545.00	533.71
3	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	481	455.00–470.00	458.66
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	735	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
2	600–650	643	390.00–395.00	392.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	610	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	690	372.00	372.00
1	700–750	715	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	350.00–365.00	357.76

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)	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,933.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,590.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,950.00

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.