Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.44/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −82.41 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$310.44

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.88

vs AL average

−10.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	315.53	1,675	11thin
Medium and Large 2	543	308.87	1,677	16thin
Medium and Large 3	590	295.00	1,741	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about −$66 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

310.44

—

AL average14 barns · 272 hd

303.56

+6.88

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−10.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−82.41

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	1,672	180.46	3,017	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	144.66	2,128	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	142.83	1,692	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	126.32	1,281	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,439	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,311	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,805	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,183	6

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	147.87/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,156	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	176.98/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	131.07/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,321	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	127.09/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,262	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	361.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	289.49/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	323.03/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	380.74/cwt	378.00–382.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	334.37/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	452.37/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	265.95/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	320.29/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	391.81/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,266	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	402.62/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,482	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	395.51/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	468.47/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	356.84/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	302.01/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	343.74/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	474.38/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	314.21/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	311.48/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	280.40/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	384.64/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,404	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	332.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,546	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	793	242.66/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	381.62/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	451.03/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	717	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	152.66/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,823	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	144.99/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,747	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	121.61/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,270	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	140.58/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,082	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	139.72/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,629	32
Bulls	—	—	1,715	181.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,112	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,183.33/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,183	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,210.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,210	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,725	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,228.57/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,229	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,508.33/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,508	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,160.00/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,160	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,503	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	347.76/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	368.09/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	352.43/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	332.24/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,887	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	428.05/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	489.92/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	479.68/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	308.60/cwt	308.00–309.00	1,722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	368.38/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	402.12/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,279	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	369.33/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	321.31/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	339.51/cwt	338.00–341.00	1,738	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	447.16/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,458	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	308.48/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	399.07/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	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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