Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.27/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −81.29 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$325.27

30 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$24.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	340.66	1,828	6thin
Medium and Large 2	546	327.83	1,791	11thin
Medium and Large 3	544	316.00	1,718	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.66/cwt here — about $111 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $350.94, median $406.56 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 sale30 hd

325.27

—

AL average12 barns · 267 hd

327.38

−2.12

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−81.29

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	1,629	171.18	2,789	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	141.60	1,619	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	141.01	1,955	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	126.38	1,179	9thin

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)	—	$2,740	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,495	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,788	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,554	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,320	10

Every lot, as filed

92 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	500–550	530	310.04/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	319.39/cwt	313.00–322.00	1,670	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	423.94/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	347.25/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,295	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	254.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	391.84/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,473	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	324.40/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	324.21/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,543	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	442.21/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,198	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	290.77/cwt	289.00–292.00	1,957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	373.55/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	330.66/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	402.06/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	258.98/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	270.05/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	287.80/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	372.27/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	382.02/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	287.92/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	366.60/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	338.94/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,420	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	316.58/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	361.39/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	276.31/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	351.32/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	337.95/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	244.50/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	315.33/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	142.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,955	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	139.40/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,606	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	143.34/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,628	29
Bulls	—	—	1,703	170.77/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,908	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	164.42/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,195	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	178.54/cwt	178.00–179.00	3,237	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,320.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,320	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,820.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,820	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,888	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,360.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,360	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,773.33/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,773	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,542.86/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,543	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,707.14/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,707	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	317.17/cwt	313.00–319.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	357.10/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,137	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,184	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	137.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	316.01/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	330.68/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	363.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	402.39/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,457	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	295.02/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	327.75/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	345.51/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	297.99/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	333.25/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	357.02/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,328	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	343.49/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	387.29/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	342.98/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	432.88/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	357.99/cwt	355.00–364.00	1,919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	416.93/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,401	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	339.32/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,595	6

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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