Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $317.12/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −75.73 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$317.12

75 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$16.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs AL average

−21.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	323.57	1,761	22
Medium and Large 2	548	316.57	1,734	41
Medium and Large 3	558	307.17	1,715	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.41/cwt here — about $46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale75 hd

317.12

—

AL average13 barns · 478 hd

316.78

+0.33

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−21.12

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−75.73

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	1,614	183.70	2,964	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	156.75	2,233	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	152.06	1,771	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	137.37	1,354	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,839	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,736	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,078	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,910	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,995	22

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1	200–250	235	475.11/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	351.16/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	383.98/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	319.34/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	423.37/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.99/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	393.03/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	301.90/cwt	299.00–306.00	2,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	341.04/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,572	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	353.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,366	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	408.67/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	373.71/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	329.74/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	270.98/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	350.94/cwt	349.00–358.00	1,878	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	318.80/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,722	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	364.10/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,198	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	397.90/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,098	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	311.17/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	348.34/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,487	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	302.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	345.25/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	288.79/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	426.83/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	325.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	378.97/cwt	376.00–380.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	418.97/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,383	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	361.99/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	302.78/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	689	267.52/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,843	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	156.12/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,820	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	148.54/cwt	129.00–152.00	1,719	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	137.51/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,374	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,252	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,090	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	184.25/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,047	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,077.78/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,078	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,816.67/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,608.33/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,608	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,100	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,612.50/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,613	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,106.25/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,106	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,234	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	156.65/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,228	5
Bulls	—	—	1,445	175.50/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,536	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	194.09/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,348	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	129.97/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,322	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	144.34/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	310.30/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	337.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	327.98/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,047	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	330.18/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	326.38/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,713	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	428.69/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	433.73/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	387.01/cwt	386.00–388.00	1,773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	336.19/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	319.52/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	346.65/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	358.99/cwt	356.00–362.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	338.79/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	418.02/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	361.38/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	301.61/cwt	301.00–302.00	2,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	392.09/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	403.51/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	372.00/cwt	370.00–374.00	1,901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	300.88/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,923	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	388.96/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	330.40/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,099	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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