Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $321.67/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −71.18 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$321.67

89 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$22.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

vs AL average

−17.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	332.26	1,771	31
Medium and Large 2	552	321.32	1,774	31
Medium and Large 3	549	309.92	1,702	27

One grade step is worth $22.34/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale89 hd

321.67

—

AL average16 barns · 686 hd

321.24

+0.43

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−17.07

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−71.18

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	1,646	204.02	3,358	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	169.72	2,467	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	167.57	2,043	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	148.95	1,558	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,412	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,096	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,017	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,525	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,275	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	4thin

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 2	350–400	390	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	394.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,702	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	427.85/cwt	424.00–430.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	443.40/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	247.99/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	300.96/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	344.08/cwt	337.00–346.00	1,985	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	327.75/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,747	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	365.27/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	404.10/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	326.66/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,100	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	365.48/cwt	365.00–366.00	1,911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	343.37/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	369.65/cwt	364.00–374.00	1,715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	342.36/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	316.23/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	386.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	324.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	328.17/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,887	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	298.38/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,999	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	422.41/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	381.42/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	436.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	373.74/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	355.20/cwt	352.00–358.00	1,520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	330.11/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,575	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	319.61/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	315.74/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,667	15
Bulls	—	—	1,970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,334	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	206.72/cwt	206.00–207.00	3,913	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	171.49/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,445	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	176.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,879	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	153.17/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,581	16
Bulls	—	—	1,380	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,732	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,806.25/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,806	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,016.67/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,017	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,096.15/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,096	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,862.50/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,863	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,450	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	2,975	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	160.92/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,875	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	139.81/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,485	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	168.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,006	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	144.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,542	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	173.85/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,298	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	165.14/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,343	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	298.37/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	302.64/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,743	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	398.69/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	358.40/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	452.25/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	309.62/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	379.41/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	316.13/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	321.65/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	351.94/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	350.21/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,842	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	338.09/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,745	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	342.83/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,252	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	342.39/cwt	342.00–344.00	2,130	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	356.49/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	377.22/cwt	374.00–382.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	429.30/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	302.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	374.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	442.98/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	321.26/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	338.88/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,928	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	410.80/cwt	408.00–416.00	1,795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	450.77/cwt	448.00–452.00	1,632	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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