Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.04/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −76.78 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$358.04

61 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$25.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs AL average

−22.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	367.91	1,977	30
Medium and Large 2	559	350.91	1,962	22
Medium and Large 3	569	342.59	1,948	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.32/cwt here — about $29 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $366.85, median $434.82 across 26 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 sale61 hd

358.04

—

AL average14 barns · 257 hd

355.09

+2.95

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−22.97

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

−76.78

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	1,734	182.84	3,171	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	160.32	2,330	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	152.99	1,821	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	133.66	1,352	30

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)	—	$2,260	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,229	7
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)	—	$1,980	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,058	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,567	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,612	4thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	325.37/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	413.78/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,378	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	373.40/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	368.32/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	280.66/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	381.09/cwt	378.00–386.00	1,829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	378.74/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	319.81/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	335.86/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,605	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	311.18/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,789	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	325.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,075	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
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	373	390.23/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	310.68/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	319.02/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	340.41/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,961	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	403.42/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	347.70/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,485	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	296.63/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	370.87/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	342.06/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	308.26/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	371.60/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	350.69/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	302.51/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	357.40/cwt	354.00–359.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	407.15/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	308.53/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	335.18/cwt	331.00–336.00	1,971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	397.94/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	124.82/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,237	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	138.51/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,438	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,311	9
Bulls	—	—	1,704	180.66/cwt	179.00–184.00	3,078	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	189.91/cwt	188.00–193.00	3,453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	176.61/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,946	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,980.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,980	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,567	6
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	—	—	2,433.33/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,433	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,050	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,567	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,483.33/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,483	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,433.33/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,433	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	162.20/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,511	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	155.87/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,213	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	168.22/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,409	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	148.96/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,756	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	163.71/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,858	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	156.32/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,898	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	313.89/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	738	256.04/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	326.44/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	360.69/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	325.17/cwt	324.00–329.00	1,756	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	381.95/cwt	380.00–386.00	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	320.95/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,900	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	310.36/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,915	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	304.03/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	344.63/cwt	343.00–348.00	1,647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	392.03/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	412.25/cwt	408.00–414.00	1,744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	419.27/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	381.97/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	400.67/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	339.35/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,138	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	393.70/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	344.78/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	348.88/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	331.64/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	378.92/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,978	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	358.09/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	630	352.56/cwt	349.50–360.00	2,221	81

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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