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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 1

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

172 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 195▼ 28 vs year ago 200 · −14.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 11 · +27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 24▼ 1 vs year ago 20 · −5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $310.17/cwt on 29 head, up $6.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −62.78 against this barn's trailing median of $372.95.

Average price

$310.17

▲ 6.33 vs prior sale

29 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$48.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

vs AL average

−21.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	340.41	1,846	5thin
Medium and Large 2	567	328.11	1,861	8thin
Medium and Large 3	537	291.75	1,567	16thin

One grade step is worth $48.66/cwt here — about $280 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

310.17

—

AL average15 barns · 441 hd

316.04

−5.87

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−21.35

This barn, trailing median25 sales

372.95

−62.78

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	1,875	164.00	3,075	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	158.00	2,094	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	148.54	2,083	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	139.99	1,467	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,164	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,635	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,060	10

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	343.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,984	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	331.37/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,952	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	328.30/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,026	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,215	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	383.30/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,238	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	365.13/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,406	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,366	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	339.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,506	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	342.08/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,656	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	329.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,619	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	343.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,792	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	295.29/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,553	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	561	283.96/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,593	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	336.00/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,925	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	327.12/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,884	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	614	271.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,665	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,055	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	485.10/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,611	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	478.35/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,712	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	457.65/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,684	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	394.80/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,500	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	372.62/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,584	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	381.63/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,633	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,610	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	363.40/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,726	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	347.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,776	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	330.58/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,745	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,985	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	266.71/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,768	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	299.85/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,024	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,875	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,075	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,231	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	152.61/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,653	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,694	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,094	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	148.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,083	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,164.00/head	2,100.00–2,260.00	2,164	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635.00/head	1,500.00–1,770.00	1,635	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	1,060.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,060	10

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 195Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 20

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	589	320.00–335.00	331.37
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	578	340.00–350.00	343.20
3	600–650	617	325.00–335.00	328.30
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	385	360.00–375.00	365.13
7	450–500	484	340.00–345.00	342.08
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
7	550–600	576	325.00–330.00	327.12
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	380.00–390.00	383.30
2	350–400	393	345.00–350.00	347.48
4	400–450	443	335.00–345.00	339.97
5	450–500	492	325.00–335.00	329.02
11	500–550	526	290.00–305.00	295.29
5	550–600	561	280.00–285.00	283.96
9	600–650	614	270.00–280.00	271.10
2	700–750	725	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	540.00	540.00
3	500–550	522	340.00–350.00	343.35
2	550–600	573	335.00–337.00	336.00
2	600–650	618	330.00–335.00	332.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	475.00–490.00	485.10
2	350–400	368	450.00–465.00	457.65
6	400–450	428	380.00–390.00	381.63
6	450–500	475	360.00–370.00	363.40
4	500–550	511	340.00–350.00	347.48
2	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	625	315.00–320.00	317.58
2	650–700	675	295.00–305.00	299.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	390.00–400.00	394.80
8	400–450	425	370.00–375.00	372.62
2	450–500	460	345.00–355.00	350.05
7	500–550	528	325.00–335.00	330.58
2	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	663	265.00–270.00	266.71
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	475.00–480.00	478.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	125.00–130.00	127.53
3	—	1,083	150.00–154.00	152.61
2	—	1,160	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	145.00–150.00	148.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	164.00	164.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,100.00–2,260.00	2,164.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,770.00	1,635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,060.00

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.