Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $378.77/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −27.79 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$378.77

46 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$31.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	390.38	2,092	22
Medium and Large 2	542	375.90	2,039	13thin
Medium and Large 3	554	358.92	1,988	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.47/cwt here — about $105 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $350.94, median $406.56 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 sale46 hd

378.77

—

AL average11 barns · 344 hd

365.54

+13.23

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−27.79

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	1,663	192.63	3,203	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	170.65	2,486	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	167.62	1,955	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	151.72	1,518	27

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)	—	$3,054	28
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,683	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,167	9

Every lot, as filed

96 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	400–450	437	442.58/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,934	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	335.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	425.18/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	358.98/cwt	354.00–366.00	1,928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	456.75/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	349.02/cwt	344.00–352.00	2,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	448.07/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	348.71/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	405.60/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,744	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	337.77/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	403.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	299.01/cwt	298.00–300.00	2,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	288.68/cwt	286.00–290.00	2,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	352.04/cwt	348.00–356.00	2,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	380.18/cwt	374.00–385.00	1,977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	412.63/cwt	408.00–418.00	1,939	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	379.84/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	449.27/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	426.96/cwt	422.00–432.00	2,011	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	394.90/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,069	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	378.91/cwt	372.00–384.00	2,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	378.34/cwt	374.00–382.00	2,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	303.57/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	369.05/cwt	362.00–373.00	2,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	367.02/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	454.45/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	349.19/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	399.09/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	385.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	409.03/cwt	408.00–410.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	337.74/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	361.02/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,289	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,117	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	189.05/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,618	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	167.46/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,467	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	172.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,429	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	157.65/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,633	11
Bulls	—	—	1,871	195.32/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,654	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,233	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,600	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,166.67/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,167	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,913.64/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,914	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,566.67/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,567	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,683.33/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,683	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,975	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	429.20/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,863	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	161.30/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,766	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	144.02/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,299	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	168.30/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,021	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	149.82/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,530	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	175.42/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,059	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	326.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	391.79/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	443.41/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	346.69/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	367.28/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	352.71/cwt	344.00–354.00	2,578	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	401.87/cwt	396.00–407.00	2,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	343.99/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	458.69/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	512.36/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	384.21/cwt	382.00–391.00	2,421	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	422.43/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	330.34/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	495.87/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	344.75/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,168	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	318.98/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	463.74/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	369.13/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,433	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	425.77/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	805	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	482.08/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	361.92/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	359.88/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,030	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	324.36/cwt	322.00–328.00	2,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	391.21/cwt	388.00–400.00	1,823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	485.31/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,805	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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →