Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 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 $285.83/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −107.02 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$285.83

29 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs AL average

−19.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	295.76	1,595	7thin
Medium and Large 2	530	288.90	1,532	11thin
Medium and Large 3	548	276.45	1,515	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about $80 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 sale29 hd

285.83

—

AL average13 barns · 253 hd

281.93

+3.90

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−19.19

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−107.02

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	1,656	184.45	3,054	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	147.86	2,136	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	141.43	1,675	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	123.20	1,283	22

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)	—	$2,213	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,793	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,656	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,417	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	400–450	423	366.33/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	330.82/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	296.99/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	361.76/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	358.51/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	377.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	317.32/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	355.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,354	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	274.74/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	282.05/cwt	277.00–283.00	1,898	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	285.31/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	322.02/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	342.47/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	391.17/cwt	388.00–394.00	1,455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	405.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	368.04/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	340.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	381.46/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,560	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	307.03/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	307.80/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	249.00/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	351.95/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	304.99/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	269.02/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	394.81/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	335.24/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	243.69/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	285.27/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	320.77/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,366	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	322.87/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	261.01/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,522	4
Bulls	—	—	1,335	175.97/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,349	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	192.03/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,591	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	128.61/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,453	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,062	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,650	21
Bulls	—	—	1,655	181.55/cwt	179.00–184.00	3,005	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,386.36/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,386	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,656.25/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,656	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,417	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,133.33/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,133	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,012.50/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,013	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,766.67/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,475	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	143.80/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,670	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	150.73/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,825	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	144.16/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,102	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,114	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,232	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	157.53/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	345.94/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	341.32/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,341	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	286.60/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	418.41/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	377.02/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	302.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	363.31/cwt	363.00–365.00	1,352	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	249.99/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	331.96/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	344.21/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	266.81/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	353.06/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	316.38/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	415.47/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,404	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	276.80/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	322.40/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	405.17/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	251.17/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	1

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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