Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.14/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −76.70 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$316.14

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$14.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs AL average

−25.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	322.84	1,744	13thin
Medium and Large 2	552	315.44	1,741	18thin
Medium and Large 3	559	307.88	1,721	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale40 hd

316.14

—

AL average16 barns · 640 hd

322.63

−6.48

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−25.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−76.70

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	1,521	206.95	3,148	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	179.14	2,564	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	177.20	2,038	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	152.64	1,480	29

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)	—	$2,554	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,388	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,291	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,083	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,375	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,829	7

Every lot, as filed

92 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	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	346.55/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	457.96/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	368.98/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	367.03/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	328.19/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	317.96/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	318.25/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	414.04/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	409.32/cwt	408.00–410.00	1,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	330.54/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	447.93/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	375.92/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	418.26/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	473.21/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,254	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	399.92/cwt	396.00–404.00	1,684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	339.47/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	388.95/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	435.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	331.00/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,708	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	361.20/cwt	358.00–364.00	1,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	333.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,598	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	260.41/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	429.77/cwt	425.00–435.00	988	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	321.51/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	299.65/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	403.37/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	401.34/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	320.68/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	363.91/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	357.78/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	310.20/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,799	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	729	272.55/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	343.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	304.59/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	350.18/cwt	346.00–356.00	1,674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.56/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	312.00/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	368.78/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	314.39/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,808	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	219.20/cwt	217.00–222.00	4,138	3
Bulls	—	—	1,594	210.25/cwt	208.00–212.00	3,351	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	184.04/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,641	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	171.03/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,682	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	151.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,461	11
Bulls	—	—	1,281	197.92/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,535	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,387.50/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,388	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,375	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,828.57/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,829	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,033.33/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,033	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,670.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,670	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,188.89/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,189	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,230.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,230	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,664.29/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,664	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,754.17/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,754	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	168.94/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,877	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	161.75/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,553	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,090	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	145.11/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,428	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	177.64/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,080	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	179.10/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,393	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	388.38/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	322.42/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	306.97/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,955	6

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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