Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $324.91/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −67.94 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$324.91

52 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$9.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.21

vs AL average

−25.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	327.70	1,860	21
Medium and Large 2	550	326.92	1,800	17thin
Medium and Large 3	545	318.28	1,735	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.42/cwt here — about $125 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 sale52 hd

324.91

—

AL average16 barns · 550 hd

331.12

−6.21

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−25.90

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−67.94

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	1,716	191.59	3,287	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	173.56	2,419	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	170.32	1,979	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	146.85	1,436	18

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)	—	$2,931	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,867	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,371	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,073	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,227	11

Every lot, as filed

105 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	700–750	705	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	421.94/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	312.93/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	520.29/cwt	516.00–525.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	367.55/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	361.75/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	454.37/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	349.50/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,167	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	320.48/cwt	318.00–323.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	388.04/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	493.14/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	348.98/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,986	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	504.58/cwt	500.00–514.00	1,660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	387.18/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	446.97/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	406.12/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,478	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	422.57/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	313.21/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	327.18/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	321.44/cwt	317.00–326.00	1,819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	377.53/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	493.32/cwt	490.00–498.00	1,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	435.13/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	341.00/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	311.31/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	476.34/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	333.08/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	354.52/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,684	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	392.82/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	352.24/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	324.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	351.69/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	441.21/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	337.32/cwt	336.00–341.00	2,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	360.56/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,918	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	311.27/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	373.34/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	407.85/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,350	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	373.56/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	336.26/cwt	332.00–341.00	2,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	343.82/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	312.14/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	482.46/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	462.38/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	428.82/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	312.98/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	332.58/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	361.34/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	180.00/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,234	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	171.10/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,993	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	163.91/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,826	13
Bulls	—	—	1,995	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,346	4
Bulls	—	—	1,656	191.91/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,178	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,371.43/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,371	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,227.27/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,227	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,493.75/head	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,494	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,633.33/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,633	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,242.86/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,243	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,250	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,033.33/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,033	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,520.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,959.09/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,959	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	137.43/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,311	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	154.43/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,620	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	148.72/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,426	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	177.44/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,356	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	172.14/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,481	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	164.63/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	322.88/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	341.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	367.79/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	502.04/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	408.32/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	326.83/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,860	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	387.57/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	322.46/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	509.90/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.48/cwt	319.00–322.00	2,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	384.65/cwt	384.00–386.00	1,973	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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