Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.70/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −59.13 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$375.70

95 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$29.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

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	548	387.11	2,120	45
Medium and Large 2	558	369.29	2,059	33
Medium and Large 3	556	357.91	1,989	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.20/cwt here — about $132 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $366.85, median $434.82 across 26 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 sale95 hd

375.70

—

AL average16 barns · 409 hd

375.87

−0.17

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−24.19

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

−59.13

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	1,723	198.67	3,423	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	173.99	2,398	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	169.13	1,988	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	152.55	1,556	19

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)	—	$3,333	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,276	55
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,014	7

Every lot, as filed

103 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 2	400–450	429	379.63/cwt	376.00–382.00	1,629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	315.74/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	289.01/cwt	288.00–290.00	2,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	281.03/cwt	280.00–284.00	2,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	329.42/cwt	326.00–331.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	395.48/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	323.22/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	435.01/cwt	430.00–438.00	1,910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	384.52/cwt	379.00–390.00	2,073	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	304.74/cwt	304.00–305.00	2,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	284.67/cwt	284.00–285.00	2,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	407.83/cwt	402.00–415.00	1,884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	356.59/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	339.69/cwt	334.00–344.00	1,807	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	339.45/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,101	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	374.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	341.66/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	410.00/cwt	408.00–412.00	1,521	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	337.02/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	347.79/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	356.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	304.89/cwt	304.00–306.00	2,046	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	490.81/cwt	490.00–493.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	318.21/cwt	313.00–322.00	1,982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	362.02/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,720	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	329.00/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	793	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	398.73/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	342.66/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	303.37/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	373.56/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	344.00/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	376.62/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	367.43/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,573	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	164.85/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,911	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	175.00/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,107	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	152.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,619	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	170.20/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,390	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	169.40/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,987	20
Bulls	—	—	1,763	204.14/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,599	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,848.44/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,848	32
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,014.29/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,014	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,656.67/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,657	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,275.00/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,275	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,333.33/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,333	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,553	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	175.29/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,389	12
Bulls	—	—	1,753	195.62/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,429	5
Bulls	—	—	1,415	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	145.76/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,431	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	160.62/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	405.15/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	306.46/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	334.52/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	333.95/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	355.60/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	385.42/cwt	385.00–386.00	1,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	353.65/cwt	348.00–359.00	2,232	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	538.04/cwt	534.00–540.00	1,706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	444.11/cwt	443.00–445.00	1,896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	291.94/cwt	290.00–296.00	2,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	331.81/cwt	329.00–334.00	1,924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	401.27/cwt	396.00–404.00	2,059	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	369.42/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,183	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	367.45/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,738	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	349.35/cwt	346.00–356.00	1,806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	323.82/cwt	322.00–328.00	2,024	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	301.57/cwt	295.00–308.00	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	311.51/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	362.95/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,913	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	423.61/cwt	418.00–428.00	1,999	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	387.32/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,662	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	498.97/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,836	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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