Sale reports / Alabama / Opp Stockyards / 2026-07-14

Opp Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Jul 14
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 196▲ 2 vs year ago 189 · +1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a light supply. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $403.41/cwt on 22 head, down $9.92 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 22 comparable sales and sits −1.66 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.
Average price
$403.41
▼ 9.92 vs prior sale
22 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,168
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$374
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$74.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.01
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524431.462,2617thin
Medium and Large 2550402.292,21111thin
Medium and Large 3528357.391,8874thin
One grade step is worth $74.07/cwt here — about $374 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 sale22 hd
403.41
—
AL average15 barns · 511 hd
405.42
−2.01
This barn, trailing median22 sales
405.07
−1.66
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

22 sales
467415363312median 405.0703/1004/2807/1409/0810/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,712190.333,2583thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,345169.002,2731thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,650168.002,7721thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,057152.281,6105thin

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)—$2,7503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,6004thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4001thin

Every lot

64 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7821
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474447.61/cwt445.00–460.002,1226
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526427.41/cwt420.00–430.002,2484
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572394.97/cwt385.00–400.002,2593
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4494
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3901
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675364.96/cwt360.00–370.002,4632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,5981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275470.18/cwt460.00–475.001,2933
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3324420.93/cwt415.00–425.001,3645
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373428.39/cwt425.00–435.001,5983
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373392.25/cwt385.00–400.001,4634
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427420.79/cwt410.00–425.001,7977
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6691
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517376.11/cwt370.00–385.001,94412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583356.33/cwt350.00–360.002,0778
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8291
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1781
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627333.30/cwt330.00–340.002,0903
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320514.84/cwt510.00–525.001,6476
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332541.93/cwt540.00–550.001,7995
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358543.83/cwt540.00–555.001,9474
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3376452.36/cwt450.00–465.001,7016
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381524.16/cwt520.00–530.001,9977
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1409526.24/cwt525.00–530.002,1524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9142
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443473.61/cwt470.00–480.002,09811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467463.29/cwt460.00–470.002,1643
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483435.85/cwt435.00–440.002,1056
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524431.46/cwt430.00–435.002,2617
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527407.93/cwt405.00–410.002,1507
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528357.39/cwt350.00–365.001,8874
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2589392.42/cwt390.00–400.002,3114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628365.92/cwt360.00–370.002,2985
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3742
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713334.95/cwt330.00–340.002,3882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,1121
Bulls——1,820202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,6761
Bulls——2,135190.00/cwt190.00–190.004,0571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%948144.70/cwt142.00–147.001,3722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,2731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,7721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.