Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bull sold 2.00 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 $263.65/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −129.20 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$263.65

18 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$23.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs AL average

−34.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	274.48	1,499	6thin
Medium and Large 2	557	261.72	1,457	8thin
Medium and Large 3	563	251.26	1,414	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd

263.65

—

AL average15 barns · 150 hd

261.85

+1.80

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−34.18

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−129.20

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	1,864	171.70	3,201	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	147.34	2,045	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	143.34	1,601	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	121.24	1,215	15

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)	—	$2,029	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,613	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,563	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,548	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,972	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,829	28

Every lot, as filed

87 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	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	238.51/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	285.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	244.70/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	342.58/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	283.21/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,328	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	301.83/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,416	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	319.81/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,394	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	357.17/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,336	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	383.73/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,285	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	259.21/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	244.28/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	305.49/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	218.66/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	341.96/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	293.37/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	309.37/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	327.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	257.79/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	313.62/cwt	313.00–314.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	241.01/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	320.57/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	300.50/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	296.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	374.05/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	249.47/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	268.27/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	276.97/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,601	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	151.79/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,130	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	146.72/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,988	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	141.56/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,031	5
Bulls	—	—	1,885	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	165.63/cwt	165.00–166.00	3,284	3
Bulls	—	—	1,801	173.69/cwt	172.00–176.00	3,128	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,580.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,580	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,282.14/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,282	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,613	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,828.57/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,829	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,563	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,280.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,150	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,858.33/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,858	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	149.31/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,745	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	142.51/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,616	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	135.60/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,363	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	116.16/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,236	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	126.65/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,239	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	290.47/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	248.35/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	326.68/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	433.77/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,163	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	309.61/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	296.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	257.38/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	289.98/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	268.30/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	280.66/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	259.39/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	307.65/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	333.74/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,088	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	325.13/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	393.32/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,345	3

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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