Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $332.14/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −60.71 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$332.14

83 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$16.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs AL average

−15.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	339.81	1,790	24
Medium and Large 1-2	545	330.00	1,799	30
Medium and Large 2	548	329.80	1,806	21
Medium and Large 3	541	323.25	1,748	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.56/cwt here — about $42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale83 hd

332.14

—

AL average16 barns · 582 hd

329.14

+3.00

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−15.36

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−60.71

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	1,678	192.65	3,233	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	174.28	2,524	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	165.63	1,978	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	144.14	1,501	12

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)	—	$2,980	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,657	44
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,217	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	6

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	453.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	343.88/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,661	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	352.21/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,842	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	454.83/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	411.40/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	322.01/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	310.45/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	323.16/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,214	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	333.70/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,792	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	303.26/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	276.71/cwt	272.00–280.00	2,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	371.36/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	430.68/cwt	430.00–432.00	1,766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	417.44/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	481.37/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	330.99/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	409.19/cwt	408.00–410.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	346.05/cwt	343.00–351.00	2,017	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	453.30/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	402.60/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	326.69/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	376.56/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	362.97/cwt	358.00–368.00	1,564	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	342.14/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	334.97/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	337.16/cwt	334.00–339.00	1,983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	366.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	443.17/cwt	435.00–446.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	318.49/cwt	318.00–319.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	316.03/cwt	314.00–318.00	2,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	166.25/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	194.70/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,320	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,371	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	159.85/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,897	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	166.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,975	15
Bulls	—	—	1,585	185.41/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,939	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,030.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,030	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,367	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,216.67/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,217	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,383.33/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,383	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,637.93/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,638	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,025	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,927.27/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,927	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	174.16/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,114	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	140.84/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,539	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,460	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	179.69/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,701	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	496.98/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	324.84/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	411.64/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	350.54/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	399.26/cwt	398.00–402.00	1,513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	340.99/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,100	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	437.46/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	373.00/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,604	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	325.76/cwt	324.00–327.00	2,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	435.72/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	385.51/cwt	385.00–386.00	1,843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	491.60/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	344.47/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,757	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	472.89/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	396.61/cwt	394.00–399.00	1,828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	340.98/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	330.50/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	335.19/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	418.69/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	317.85/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,942	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	492.63/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	432.96/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	318.49/cwt	318.00–319.00	2,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	360.85/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	352.13/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	356.97/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,354	2

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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