Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. 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 $304.75/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −88.10 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$304.75

45 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.06

vs AL average

−28.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	314.41	1,673	24
Medium and Large 3	548	297.04	1,627	4thin
Medium and Large 2	569	292.93	1,667	17thin

One grade step is worth $21.48/cwt here — about $6 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 sale45 hd

304.75

—

AL average12 barns · 373 hd

312.81

−8.06

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−28.07

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−88.10

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	1,786	179.22	3,201	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	145.52	1,691	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	145.13	2,278	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	130.49	1,256	16

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)	—	$2,838	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,955	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,380	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,688	16

Every lot, as filed

93 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	380	364.38/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	350.52/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	318.50/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	423.74/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	351.88/cwt	328.00–368.00	1,868	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	366.78/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,871	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	256.52/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	361.35/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	351.93/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,034	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	323.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	268.02/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	292.93/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,667	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	378.96/cwt	376.00–385.00	1,811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	332.02/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,551	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	413.69/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	400.78/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	413.91/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	476.62/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	301.31/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,335	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	388.79/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	322.26/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	353.02/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	348.28/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	301.05/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	317.01/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,867	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	142.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,981	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,819	148.94/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,709	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	153.41/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,769	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	147.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,666	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	141.73/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,692	27
Bulls	—	—	1,910	185.53/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,544	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,514.29/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,514	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,930.00/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,687.50/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,688	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,560.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,560	5
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 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,666.67/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,300	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	403.11/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,342	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,877	181.82/cwt	179.00–184.00	3,413	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	137.45/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,357	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	130.54/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,244	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	123.38/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	327.99/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	373.57/cwt	370.00–374.00	1,834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	272.02/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	331.63/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,396	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	381.99/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	299.29/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	432.54/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,233	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	319.45/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,642	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	323.47/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	399.78/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	338.89/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,457	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	398.32/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	410.64/cwt	408.00–414.00	1,753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	349.26/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	421.31/cwt	420.00–424.00	1,357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	374.20/cwt	372.00–378.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	371.89/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	392.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	348.01/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	407.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	340.52/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	368.99/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	375.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	314.46/cwt	312.00–316.00	2,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	333.50/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,904	4

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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