Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 $292.68/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −100.17 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$292.68

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.74

vs AL average

−22.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	299.12	1,637	9thin
Medium and Large 2	544	293.03	1,593	20
Medium and Large 3	550	281.83	1,551	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

292.68

—

AL average15 barns · 293 hd

288.94

+3.74

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−22.28

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−100.17

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	1,755	185.55	3,257	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	153.91	2,148	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	151.42	1,741	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	132.16	1,282	24

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)	—	$2,442	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	39
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,917	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,819	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,733	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,583	86
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,365	20
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,792	13

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	351.98/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,945	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	367.93/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	311.38/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	285.72/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	315.82/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	372.91/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	263.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	275.85/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	300.40/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.98/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	377.63/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	346.96/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	355.90/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	360.81/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	367.97/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	248.23/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	334.77/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	383.44/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	263.08/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	312.70/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	317.96/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	306.61/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,582	7
Bulls	—	—	1,768	172.04/cwt	171.00–173.00	3,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	189.44/cwt	188.00–191.00	3,258	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	160.79/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,957	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	152.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,759	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,684	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,365.00/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,365	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,916.67/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,060.00/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,060	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,621.43/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,621	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,320.00/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,320	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,653.33/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,653	60
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,457.14/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,457	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,018.75/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,019	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,819.23/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,819	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
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	—	—	1,680.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,680	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,991.67/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,992	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,540.91/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,541	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,176.19/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,176	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,745.83/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,746	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	138.85/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,337	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	122.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,186	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,254	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	152.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,165	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	161.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,170	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	146.01/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,619	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	310.30/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	365.10/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	291.20/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	394.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	390.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	292.99/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	358.74/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	422.78/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	326.42/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	324.96/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	382.57/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	309.35/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,748	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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