Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cow and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.86/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −89.99 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$302.86

44 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs AL average

−11.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	309.17	1,699	21
Medium and Large 2	564	298.18	1,683	21
Medium and Large 3	578	285.61	1,651	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale44 hd

302.86

—

AL average15 barns · 392 hd

298.21

+4.65

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−11.72

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−89.99

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	1,788	184.21	3,293	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	150.26	1,745	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	149.83	2,159	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	125.21	1,215	18

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)	—	$2,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,898	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,806	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,732	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,816	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,415	26

Every lot, as filed

90 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	750–800	768	254.56/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	376.71/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	453.22/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	361.59/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	383.03/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,199	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.68/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	347.33/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	399.23/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	283.32/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	293.74/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,727	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	285.39/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	320.83/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	245.68/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	262.49/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	305.40/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	369.46/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	328.98/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	349.93/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	317.01/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	308.51/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	332.00/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	349.82/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	337.91/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	285.61/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	275.34/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	363.68/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	319.01/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,850	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	144.56/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,128	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,720	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	159.25/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,878	6
Bulls	—	—	1,747	178.57/cwt	176.00–180.00	3,120	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,389	2
Bulls	—	—	1,837	186.74/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,430	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,511.11/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,511	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,731.82/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,732	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,716.67/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,717	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,995.00/head	2,975.00–3,000.00	2,995	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,462.50/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,020.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,020	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,806.25/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,806	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,415.38/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,415	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,726	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	158.22/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,195	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,178	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	118.46/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,050	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,405	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	124.39/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	398.28/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	336.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,429	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	311.85/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	342.99/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	330.44/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,540	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	301.00/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	377.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	305.67/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	292.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	357.91/cwt	356.00–361.00	1,858	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	406.96/cwt	404.00–410.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	393.41/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	361.30/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	266.76/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	380.98/cwt	379.00–382.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	387.15/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	316.54/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	343.49/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	422.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	312.36/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,627	11

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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