Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.57/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −79.25 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$355.57

65 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$22.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

vs AL average

−8.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	359.04	2,026	54
Medium and Large 2	580	341.47	1,981	4thin
Medium and Large 3	545	336.87	1,836	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $190 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $366.85, median $434.82 across 26 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 sale65 hd

355.57

—

AL average13 barns · 285 hd

352.18

+3.39

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−8.41

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

−79.25

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	1,661	182.86	3,037	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	154.52	2,229	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	149.16	1,690	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	127.22	1,277	25

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)	—	$2,160	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,847	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,633	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,344	36
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,594	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	380.51/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	251.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	308.30/cwt	303.00–311.00	1,652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	307.98/cwt	306.00–309.00	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	341.47/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	321.97/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	400.09/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	286.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	389.52/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	299.84/cwt	296.00–304.00	1,730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	326.63/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	429.21/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	275.88/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.49/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	383.05/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,717	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	343.03/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	318.61/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	365.45/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	332.60/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,759	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	388.54/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	273.97/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	331.02/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	288.53/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	357.70/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	378.59/cwt	376.00–382.00	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	408.84/cwt	408.00–410.00	1,590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	353.14/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	343.33/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	343.53/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	311.31/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	396.26/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	372.58/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,532	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	160.16/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,213	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	154.88/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,238	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	144.68/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,597	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	158.50/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,856	14
Bulls	—	—	1,745	194.23/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,389	2
Bulls	—	—	1,669	180.73/cwt	179.00–184.00	3,016	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,478.57/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,479	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,344.44/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,344	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,160.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,160	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,990.00/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,990	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,593.75/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,594	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,016.67/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,017	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,717.86/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,718	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,137.50/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,138	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	151.82/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,766	25
Bulls	—	—	1,435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	121.81/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,180	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	130.88/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,338	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	126.68/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,273	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	148.28/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	292.49/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	320.73/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	370.50/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	373.43/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	316.99/cwt	316.00–319.00	1,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	309.48/cwt	308.00–311.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	418.46/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	392.33/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	397.69/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,356	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	308.65/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	403.08/cwt	398.00–408.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,863	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	416.99/cwt	415.00–419.00	1,826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,184	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	333.01/cwt	332.00–334.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	361.31/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	362.00/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	442.92/cwt	439.00–445.00	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	381.02/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	408.01/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	340.40/cwt	338.00–343.00	1,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	354.05/cwt	344.00–358.00	2,046	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	325.66/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,703	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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