Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2026-07-07

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 7
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 142▼ 85 vs year ago 281 · −30.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 26▼ 35 vs year ago 41 · −85.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 128▼ 21 vs year ago 30 · −70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.27/cwt on 30 head, up $8.43 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +6.32 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.
Average price
$379.27
▲ 8.43 vs prior sale
30 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,085
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$63.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.32
vs AL average
−36.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534402.232,14711thin
Medium and Large 2565375.642,12114thin
Medium and Large 3543338.901,8415thin
One grade step is worth $63.33/cwt here — about $306 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 sale30 hd
379.27
—
AL average11 barns · 442 hd
389.58
−10.32
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−36.84
This barn, trailing median25 sales
372.95
+6.32
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—Average1,855205.003,8031thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,076163.711,7624thin

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)—$1,5451thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,2336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,1001thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325573.23/cwt570.00–575.001,8633
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,0533
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365554.93/cwt550.00–560.002,0252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413537.55/cwt535.00–545.002,2204
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1782
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480484.79/cwt480.00–495.002,3276
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490392.58/cwt385.00–400.001,9242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493457.49/cwt455.00–460.002,2554
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513453.08/cwt450.00–455.002,3248
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528465.02/cwt460.00–470.002,4554
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562421.71/cwt415.00–425.002,3703
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618385.10/cwt380.00–390.002,3802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626406.95/cwt405.00–415.002,5485
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6331
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313522.48/cwt520.00–525.001,6352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363504.90/cwt500.00–510.001,8332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383462.45/cwt455.00–470.001,7714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422468.28/cwt465.00–475.001,9763
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433425.03/cwt420.00–430.001,8404
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440444.94/cwt440.00–450.001,9588
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488411.55/cwt405.00–420.002,0089
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521412.80/cwt410.00–420.002,1517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532344.84/cwt340.00–355.001,8353
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543386.64/cwt385.00–395.002,0996
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556383.74/cwt380.00–385.002,1344
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8482
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581367.39/cwt365.00–375.002,1358
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613379.94/cwt375.00–385.002,3294
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623357.57/cwt355.00–360.002,2282
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2912
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1343587.45/cwt580.00–595.002,0152
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2357556.68/cwt555.00–560.001,9873
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378576.61/cwt575.00–580.002,1803
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408535.08/cwt530.00–545.002,1833
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433497.28/cwt490.00–505.002,1534
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2541
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467450.07/cwt440.00–455.002,1023
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468474.92/cwt470.00–480.002,2232
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510427.43/cwt420.00–435.002,1802
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3543
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558419.98/cwt415.00–425.002,3432
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559392.52/cwt385.00–395.002,1944
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0572
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621367.92/cwt365.00–380.002,2855
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3673337.51/cwt335.00–340.002,2712
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6132
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,855205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,8031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990158.92/cwt158.00–160.001,5732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,185172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,0381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,545.00/head1,545.00–1,545.001,5451
Bred Cows—Small 3—1,232.50/head1,175.00–1,290.001,2336

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.