Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bull sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $269.84/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −123.01 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$269.84

45 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$20.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs AL average

−29.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	280.26	1,519	13thin
Medium and Large 2	552	267.98	1,479	23
Medium and Large 3	558	259.55	1,449	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.71/cwt here — about $70 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

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 sale45 hd

269.84

—

AL average15 barns · 545 hd

271.34

−1.49

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−29.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−123.01

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	—	Low	1,780	158.36	2,819	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	136.90	1,948	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	134.37	1,544	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	112.65	1,139	34

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)	—	$2,198	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,760	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,675	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,581	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,491	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,181	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,711	9

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1	450–500	463	323.00/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	274.68/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	302.37/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	315.13/cwt	311.00–318.00	1,500	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,178	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	295.80/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	257.04/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	290.49/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,368	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	289.66/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	272.28/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,449	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	392.06/cwt	388.00–396.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	336.79/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,438	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	277.97/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	264.04/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,505	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	356.52/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,323	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	231.14/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	234.33/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	287.70/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	302.48/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,264	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	248.25/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	352.32/cwt	350.00–353.00	990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	265.80/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	250.42/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	263.25/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	377.07/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	264.03/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	283.76/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	324.53/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,395	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	256.59/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	284.20/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	303.20/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,477	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,491	148.81/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,219	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	169.54/cwt	169.00–170.00	3,204	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	136.60/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,930	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	130.25/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,817	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,556	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,025	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,581.25/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,581	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,675	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,628.57/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,629	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,871.43/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,871	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,922.50/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,923	20
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,663	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,516.67/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,725	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,181.25/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,181	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,511.11/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,511	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,130.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,130	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,760.00/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,760	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,417	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,375	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	134.89/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,593	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	129.33/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,485	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	119.06/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,260	6
Bulls	—	—	1,831	157.89/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,891	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	113.72/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,174	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	142.57/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,084	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	338.49/cwt	338.00–339.00	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	261.86/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,652	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	428.58/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,187	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	281.71/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,976	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	293.98/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	401.32/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,296	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	288.48/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	304.40/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	319.21/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,232	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	353.28/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	312.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,332	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	311.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	301.92/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	611	236.48/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	291.96/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,276	8

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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