Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $296.70/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −109.85 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$296.70

39 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$7.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	300.46	1,647	16thin
Medium and Large 2	539	294.58	1,587	17thin
Medium and Large 3	533	292.70	1,560	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.76/cwt here — about $87 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.

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 sale39 hd

296.70

—

AL average15 barns · 255 hd

297.33

−0.63

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−109.85

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	1,745	160.19	2,796	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	138.34	1,987	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	138.24	1,604	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	117.85	1,153	27

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,865	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,730	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,636	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,529	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,094	18

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	363.37/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,188	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	290.90/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,661	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	285.88/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	299.02/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	311.28/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,329	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	279.21/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	384.42/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	252.04/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	373.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,365	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	323.09/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,548	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	350.43/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,440	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	218.02/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	339.31/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	351.01/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	273.35/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	361.23/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,380	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	292.70/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	300.46/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	270.91/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,523	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	339.11/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	256.99/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	305.50/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	292.74/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	355.99/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,189	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	280.48/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	308.09/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	266.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	368.67/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,029	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	244.53/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,609	161.23/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,594	8
Bulls	—	—	1,759	156.11/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,746	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	146.47/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,073	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,461	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	116.60/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,121	13
Bulls	—	—	2,082	165.57/cwt	165.00–167.00	3,447	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,635.71/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,636	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,094.44/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,094	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,333.33/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,333	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,966.67/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,967	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,934.09/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,934	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,580.00/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,580	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	145.06/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,693	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	139.03/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,650	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	122.43/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,215	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	132.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,858	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	110.46/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,106	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	139.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	282.23/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,326	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	278.84/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	310.71/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,793	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	335.21/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,575	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	305.18/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	264.01/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	246.82/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	320.69/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,369	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	359.60/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,327	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	252.01/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	298.41/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,808	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	284.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	384.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	387.84/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,443	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	484.84/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	367.97/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	312.75/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	262.26/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	348.97/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,134	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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