Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.17/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −128.67 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$264.17

27 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs AL average

−39.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	270.40	1,487	10thin
Medium and Large 3	538	260.65	1,402	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	260.44	1,417	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.96/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $335.31, median $392.85 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 sale27 hd

264.17

—

AL average16 barns · 604 hd

268.20

−4.02

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−39.86

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−128.67

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	—	High	1,823	162.77	2,966	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	139.30	2,025	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	136.72	1,616	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	111.27	1,184	11

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)	—	$1,936	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,833	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,667	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,550	10

Every lot, as filed

94 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	350–400	373	372.62/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	320.37/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	240.40/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	349.33/cwt	348.00–350.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	367.40/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	320.97/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	246.34/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	249.57/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	269.49/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	353.69/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	281.50/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,346	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	307.62/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	291.68/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,388	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	345.55/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	335.19/cwt	322.00–348.00	1,103	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	284.31/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	301.26/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,310	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	260.65/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	261.96/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	399.56/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	304.52/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	312.40/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	281.58/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	447.46/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	306.51/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	343.00/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	364.05/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	324.27/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	321.98/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	331.49/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	295.96/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	349.94/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	271.32/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	419.84/cwt	416.00–425.00	1,419	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	303.92/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	410.98/cwt	408.00–414.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	329.39/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,535	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	132.74/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,862	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	145.94/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,131	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	136.58/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,627	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	129.36/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,492	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,028	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	144.25/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,730	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,158	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	112.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,190	9
Bulls	—	—	1,821	169.43/cwt	167.00–172.00	3,085	4
Bulls	—	—	1,911	162.52/cwt	161.00–165.00	3,106	7
Bulls	—	—	1,618	154.47/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,499	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,240.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,240	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,485.71/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,486	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,882.14/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,882	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,666.67/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,667	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,650	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	338.70/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	369.69/cwt	365.00–374.00	1,560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	315.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	315.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	386.43/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,445	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	257.42/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	283.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	440.09/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	290.97/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	351.38/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,521	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	314.58/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	257.02/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	338.70/cwt	334.00–344.00	1,616	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	400.63/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	264.00/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	302.07/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,435	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	239.33/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	341.01/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,245	4

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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