Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $306.63/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −99.93 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$306.63

43 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$29.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	315.30	1,658	21
Medium and Large 2	547	301.10	1,647	18thin
Medium and Large 3	548	285.99	1,567	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.31/cwt here — about $92 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

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 sale43 hd

306.63

—

AL average16 barns · 278 hd

300.14

+6.49

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−99.93

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	1,633	171.66	2,802	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	156.98	2,264	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	151.69	1,823	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	126.80	1,281	35

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)	—	$2,408	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,740	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,644	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,011	18

Every lot, as filed

96 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	250–300	280	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	316.80/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,644	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	281.65/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	266.50/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	361.76/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,360	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	327.34/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	387.48/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	350.57/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	370.79/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	322.62/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	339.68/cwt	339.00–341.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	291.60/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	293.33/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	227.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	301.17/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,394	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	281.33/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,491	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	307.32/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,610	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	252.34/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	271.63/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	340.35/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	405.65/cwt	405.00–406.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	318.42/cwt	318.00–319.00	1,541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	371.79/cwt	368.00–375.00	1,372	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	302.98/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	338.50/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	364.98/cwt	364.00–366.00	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	334.27/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	173.46/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,900	7
Bulls	—	—	1,503	164.68/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,475	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	120.79/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,236	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	145.22/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,638	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	163.23/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,360	7
Bulls	—	—	1,745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,141	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,750	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,011.11/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,011	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,392.86/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,393	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,525.00/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,525	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,414.29/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,414	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,095.65/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,096	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,312.50/head	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,740.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,740	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	160.72/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,964	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	127.80/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,288	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	148.92/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,127	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	152.00/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,917	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	157.50/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,282	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	134.04/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,335	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	291.34/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	331.36/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	281.32/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,942	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	379.52/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,907	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	337.51/cwt	337.00–339.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	246.42/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.83/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	377.94/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,259	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	334.81/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	294.93/cwt	289.00–297.00	1,575	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	315.67/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	397.05/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	306.28/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	398.37/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	272.26/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	394.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	377.17/cwt	373.00–380.00	1,644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	293.75/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,989	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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