Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. 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 $297.73/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −95.12 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$297.73

39 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$13.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs AL average

−18.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	303.56	1,664	14thin
Medium and Large 2	545	298.82	1,628	12thin
Medium and Large 3	548	290.43	1,592	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.13/cwt here — about $71 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 sale39 hd

297.73

—

AL average16 barns · 343 hd

292.78

+4.94

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−18.82

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−95.12

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	—	Average	1,771	169.18	2,996	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	142.15	1,581	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	141.16	2,054	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	119.47	1,138	19

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)	—	$2,176	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,869	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,806	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,893	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,175	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,456	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	334.34/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	293.05/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	295.76/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	339.45/cwt	338.00–341.00	1,592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	355.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	388.59/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	349.98/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,480	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	301.71/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	344.69/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,651	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	428.27/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	442.28/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	327.35/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	319.97/cwt	318.00–321.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	293.97/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	257.32/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	415.51/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	338.32/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	373.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,389	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	327.98/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	339.18/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	430.86/cwt	428.00–435.00	1,409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	286.60/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	321.20/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	419.48/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	405.68/cwt	405.00–406.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	391.22/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	332.49/cwt	331.00–334.00	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	369.52/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,604	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	138.46/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,926	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	144.88/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,639	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	123.98/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,219	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	143.86/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,185	4
Bulls	—	—	1,809	171.09/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,095	7
Bulls	—	—	1,704	165.83/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,826	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,806.25/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,806	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,367	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,456.25/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,456	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,033.33/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,033	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,892.86/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,893	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	392.74/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	292.82/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,534	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	138.73/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,502	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,981	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	116.84/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,092	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	338.17/cwt	337.00–339.00	1,934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	339.50/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	408.13/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,110	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	411.58/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	401.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	449.31/cwt	448.00–450.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	361.92/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	327.48/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	342.65/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	397.96/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	299.40/cwt	298.00–301.00	1,716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	359.02/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	421.40/cwt	416.00–425.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	428.19/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	375.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	458.25/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	426.34/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	407.36/cwt	406.00–408.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	307.72/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	381.32/cwt	378.00–386.00	1,624	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	351.68/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	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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