Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $316.04/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −76.81 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$316.04

37 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$23.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

vs AL average

−18.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	320.95	1,828	24
Medium and Large 2	529	309.78	1,638	10thin
Medium and Large 3	543	297.65	1,617	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.30/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd

316.04

—

AL average13 barns · 415 hd

314.63

+1.41

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−18.22

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−76.81

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	1,638	184.42	3,021	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	147.58	1,683	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	146.69	2,127	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	131.46	1,318	20

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)	—	$2,790	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,515	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,063	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,105	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,769	16

Every lot, as filed

86 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	400–450	424	399.56/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	381.59/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	342.84/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	352.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	335.57/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	384.16/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	361.23/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,691	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	346.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	355.00/cwt	354.00–356.00	1,839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	322.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	400.66/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	388.80/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	343.46/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	323.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	319.32/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	353.64/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	368.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	358.83/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,342	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	375.13/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	317.77/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,012	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	157.19/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,773	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	150.01/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,685	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	132.60/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,375	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	149.69/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,094	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,934	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	178.63/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,799	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,062.50/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,063	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,768.75/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,769	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,466.67/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,467	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,812.50/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,813	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,225.00/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,012.50/head	3,600.00–4,350.00	4,013	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,100	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,642	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	144.29/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,151	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	143.36/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,652	12
Bulls	—	—	1,686	184.67/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,114	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,237	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	136.36/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,331	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	360.48/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	342.62/cwt	338.00–347.00	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	398.74/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	406.26/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,870	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	393.24/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	417.38/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	321.89/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	326.02/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	394.68/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	310.56/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	347.16/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	312.22/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,627	8

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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