Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 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 $319.77/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −73.07 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$319.77

38 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$22.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs AL average

−14.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	325.79	1,751	20
Medium and Large 2	558	315.82	1,761	14thin
Medium and Large 3	551	303.55	1,671	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.24/cwt here — about $80 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 sale38 hd

319.77

—

AL average13 barns · 418 hd

321.20

−1.43

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−14.34

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−73.07

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	1,841	187.90	3,460	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	163.60	2,249	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	160.30	1,859	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	144.26	1,465	47

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,336	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,233	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,179	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,760	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,795	10

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,540.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,540	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,812.50/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,813	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,233	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,760.00/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,760	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,795.00/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,795	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,619.64/head	2,425.00–2,800.00	2,620	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	170.60/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,318	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	162.13/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,249	11
Bulls	—	—	1,962	189.27/cwt	186.00–192.00	3,713	10
Bulls	—	—	1,883	195.65/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,684	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	141.82/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,424	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	136.47/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	340.33/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,412	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	294.22/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,854	5
Bulls	—	—	1,519	180.61/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,743	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	154.53/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,808	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	156.96/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,155	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	149.27/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,542	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	165.84/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,882	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	159.27/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,867	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	351.44/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	305.12/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	324.52/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,025	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	284.21/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	341.02/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	272.01/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	363.49/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	278.98/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	371.97/cwt	368.00–376.00	1,361	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	339.84/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	313.51/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	272.03/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	301.69/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	356.07/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	322.95/cwt	318.00–327.00	1,870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	384.02/cwt	383.00–385.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	301.97/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	359.99/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,876	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	351.79/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	319.23/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	359.97/cwt	355.00–364.00	1,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	372.63/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,926	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	332.96/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	347.17/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	317.65/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	397.41/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,462	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	391.96/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	351.60/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	331.47/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	345.67/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	313.98/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	422.09/cwt	420.00–424.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	411.97/cwt	410.00–414.00	1,730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	362.50/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	377.00/cwt	374.00–380.00	1,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	327.73/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	357.68/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,538	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	319.99/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	329.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,204	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	322.87/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	332.23/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	311.69/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	256.98/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	379.88/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,703	5

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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