Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $326.38/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −66.46 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$326.38

79 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$16.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

vs AL average

−24.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	334.54	1,869	22
Medium and Large 2	552	326.50	1,801	35
Medium and Large 3	537	318.05	1,709	22

One grade step is worth $16.48/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale79 hd

326.38

—

AL average11 barns · 637 hd

330.68

−4.30

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−24.19

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−66.46

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	—	Low	1,744	191.85	3,346	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	178.28	2,566	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	173.24	1,990	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	155.64	1,550	22

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)	—	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,541	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,033	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,945	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,116	16

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	484.81/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	472.98/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	331.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	417.19/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	308.81/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	333.02/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	335.60/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	374.60/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	304.03/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	426.96/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	350.55/cwt	344.00–356.00	1,679	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	354.13/cwt	347.00–356.00	1,997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	394.65/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	326.43/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,259	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	350.99/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,871	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	333.86/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	318.70/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,852	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	369.40/cwt	364.00–376.00	1,950	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	307.11/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,193	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	292.96/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	322.83/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	377.87/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	395.71/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	289.00/cwt	288.00–290.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	414.36/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	361.36/cwt	355.00–366.00	1,713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	431.96/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	292.01/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	431.79/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	323.09/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,661	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	377.57/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	423.30/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	342.97/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	338.51/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	355.69/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,874	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,471	8
Bulls	—	—	1,703	187.17/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,188	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	163.14/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,622	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	156.45/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	178.86/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,549	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	168.80/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,960	22
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,033.33/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,125.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,125	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,867	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,212.50/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,213	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,866.67/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,867	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,115.63/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,116	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,673.08/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,673	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,858.33/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,858	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	323.97/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,856	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	171.47/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,397	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	185.53/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,803	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	180.41/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,095	10
Bulls	—	—	1,785	196.53/cwt	196.00–197.00	3,508	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	174.21/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,976	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	398.32/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	365.57/cwt	358.00–369.00	1,605	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	318.69/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	475.06/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	345.50/cwt	345.00–346.00	2,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	347.62/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	368.36/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	317.50/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	424.09/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	346.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,178	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	380.30/cwt	378.00–390.00	1,936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	326.45/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,341	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	389.80/cwt	384.00–393.00	1,664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	325.97/cwt	322.00–328.00	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	389.26/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	358.75/cwt	356.00–362.00	1,866	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	487.98/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	301.18/cwt	300.00–303.00	2,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	304.84/cwt	302.00–312.00	2,335	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	443.57/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	361.47/cwt	357.00–368.00	2,050	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	344.92/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	438.45/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	329.63/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,892	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	443.23/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	309.24/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,787	8

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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