Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $363.15/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −29.70 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$363.15

47 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$32.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.09

vs AL average

−5.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	377.59	2,058	19thin
Medium and Large 2	540	361.49	1,954	14thin
Medium and Large 3	545	345.22	1,880	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.36/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale47 hd

363.15

—

AL average16 barns · 731 hd

353.06

+10.09

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−5.19

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−29.70

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	1,663	197.29	3,281	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	174.42	2,576	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	169.79	1,910	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	148.74	1,473	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,044	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,612	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,358	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,178	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,567	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,179	12

Every lot, as filed

95 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	450–500	463	398.18/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,844	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	338.66/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	422.98/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	437.97/cwt	436.00–440.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	363.30/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	353.33/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	328.50/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	360.81/cwt	354.00–364.00	2,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	387.64/cwt	384.00–392.00	2,248	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	358.23/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	415.37/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,218	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	452.27/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	447.03/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	373.02/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	433.41/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	380.21/cwt	378.00–384.00	2,015	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	488.05/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	427.69/cwt	422.00–434.00	2,237	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	380.50/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	475.94/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	406.73/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,725	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	457.73/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	418.76/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	381.39/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	368.96/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	371.94/cwt	364.00–376.00	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	433.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	403.68/cwt	399.00–410.00	2,127	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	347.70/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	379.41/cwt	378.00–382.00	2,201	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	385.83/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,644	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,453	9
Bulls	—	—	1,770	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	191.71/cwt	191.00–194.00	3,067	7
Bulls	—	—	1,711	199.76/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,418	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,611.54/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,612	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,567	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,850	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,096.15/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,096	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,521.43/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,521	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,240.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,240	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,358.33/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,358	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,179.17/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,179	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,230.00/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,230	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	164.54/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,230	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	182.47/cwt	182.00–183.00	2,755	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	175.34/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,667	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	164.45/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,820	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	177.21/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,034	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	172.00/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,949	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	352.89/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	362.39/cwt	362.00–364.00	2,276	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,558	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	445.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	359.80/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	337.04/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	368.65/cwt	366.00–372.00	2,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	425.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	529.91/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	341.30/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	387.35/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	381.71/cwt	378.00–386.00	2,015	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	413.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	391.55/cwt	390.00–394.00	1,860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	389.34/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	375.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	326.55/cwt	326.00–327.00	2,371	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	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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