Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $294.90/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −111.66 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$294.90

36 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$24.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	303.83	1,622	16thin
Medium and Large 2	552	295.81	1,634	10thin
Medium and Large 3	565	279.71	1,581	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $40 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $350.94, median $406.56 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

294.90

—

AL average15 barns · 279 hd

283.17

+11.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−111.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Average	1,628	147.96	2,409	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	128.73	1,928	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	126.79	1,442	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	112.12	1,135	28

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)	—	$1,686	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,467	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,988	8

Every lot, as filed

102 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	302.67/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	402.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	380.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	236.80/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	262.05/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	316.90/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	291.47/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,373	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	323.31/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,374	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	321.13/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	254.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,588	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	331.44/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	328.34/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	333.74/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	356.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	233.01/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	248.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	337.80/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	413.13/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	285.52/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	283.13/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,365	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	339.19/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	276.01/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	311.98/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	323.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	307.82/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	305.30/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,581	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,780	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	120.89/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,308	17
Bulls	—	—	1,566	148.26/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,322	20
Bulls	—	—	1,616	142.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,303	5
Bulls	—	—	2,060	155.12/cwt	153.00–156.00	3,195	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,438	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,828.57/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,829	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	133.17/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,694	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	128.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,437	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	130.62/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,925	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	105.72/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,097	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	117.52/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,203	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	111.09/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,114	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	335.95/cwt	332.00–338.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	287.00/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	288.33/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	410.44/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,309	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	263.67/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	323.32/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	427.89/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	342.59/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	353.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	329.34/cwt	326.00–334.00	1,545	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	290.79/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	371.18/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	252.81/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	274.15/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	300.17/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	341.48/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	298.05/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	327.52/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	309.76/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,611	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	333.31/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	305.88/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,303	9

How this sale compares

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.

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