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Opp Stockyards

Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Opp, Alabama · Tue, Sep 15

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1985

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 181▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 4▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 5▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady on a light test. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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 $339.99/cwt on 9 head, up $5.08 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 22 comparable sales and sits −65.07 against this barn's trailing median of $405.07.

Average price

$339.99

▲ 5.08 vs prior sale

9 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.17

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	360.00	1,818	2thin
Medium and Large 2	552	341.24	1,882	4thin
Medium and Large 3	575	325.00	1,869	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about −$51 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale9 hd

339.99

—

AL average14 barns · 368 hd

347.17

−7.17

This barn, trailing median22 sales

405.07

−65.07

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	1,656	165.48	2,740	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	148.99	1,807	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	145.91	2,018	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	138.00	1,525	1thin

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)	—	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,492	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,468	10

Every lot

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	393.29/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,876	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	418.47/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,009	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,154	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,341	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	398.57/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,550	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	331.77/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,387	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	370.03/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,639	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	325.98/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,679	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	276.59/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,596	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	283.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,737	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,562	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,408	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	475.10/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,725	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	431.65/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,761	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	410.18/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,743	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	367.55/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,783	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	346.65/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,862	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	313.98/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,069	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	162.64/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,615	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,132	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,525	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,807	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	145.91/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,018	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,468.00/head	1,450.00–1,540.00	1,468	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 181Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	640.00	640.00
1	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
4	400–450	425	405.00–415.00	410.18
2	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	537	345.00–350.00	346.65
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	485	365.00–370.00	367.55
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	590	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	710.00	710.00
2	350–400	363	470.00–480.00	475.10
3	400–450	408	430.00–435.00	431.65
2	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	659	310.00–315.00	313.98
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	395.00–410.00	398.57
2	400–450	443	365.00–375.00	370.03
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	515	325.00–327.00	325.98
2	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	613	280.00–285.00	283.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	325.00–335.00	331.77
3	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	577	270.00–280.00	276.59
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	477	390.00–400.00	393.29
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	643	330.00–340.00	334.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	480	417.00–420.00	418.47
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	715	325.00–330.00	327.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	144.00–148.00	145.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	148.00–150.00	148.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	160.00–164.00	162.64
1	—	1,800	174.00	174.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,450.00–1,540.00	1,468.00

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.