Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $372.33/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −34.23 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$372.33

43 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$34.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	387.91	2,073	15thin
Medium and Large 2	542	376.34	2,038	13thin
Medium and Large 3	555	353.28	1,961	15thin

One grade step is worth $34.64/cwt here — about $112 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

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 sale43 hd

372.33

—

AL average13 barns · 405 hd

356.71

+15.62

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−34.23

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	—	Average	1,820	197.73	3,598	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	156.82	1,780	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	155.72	2,262	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	139.89	1,418	25

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)	—	$3,050	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,039	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,717	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,633	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,280	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	6

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,114.29/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,114	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	308.05/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,956	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	160.65/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,374	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	150.04/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,724	14
Bulls	—	—	1,800	199.22/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,586	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	136.26/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,401	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	146.90/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	372.98/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	402.46/cwt	395.00–407.00	1,916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	325.01/cwt	324.00–326.00	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	302.01/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	426.89/cwt	422.00–432.00	2,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	395.38/cwt	394.00–400.00	2,064	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	420.61/cwt	415.00–428.00	1,813	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	414.29/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,918	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	534.38/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,689	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	455.13/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	321.98/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	437.79/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	351.71/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	330.67/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	325.99/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	386.99/cwt	384.00–390.00	2,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	428.38/cwt	422.00–432.00	1,645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	388.01/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	333.01/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	369.98/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	443.28/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	343.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,949	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	375.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,133	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	385.05/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,010	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	384.32/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,464	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	362.40/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	324.58/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	394.34/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,865	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	311.33/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	524.00/cwt	524.00–524.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	315.56/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	322.00/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,383	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	427.94/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	341.06/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	416.17/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	318.73/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,180	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	360.52/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	332.35/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	360.25/cwt	358.00–362.00	2,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	397.33/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	519.87/cwt	516.00–524.00	1,653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	348.57/cwt	345.00–353.00	1,820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	319.14/cwt	315.00–326.00	2,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	382.29/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	309.02/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	307.28/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,086	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	364.21/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	385.37/cwt	384.00–388.00	1,838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	388.99/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	343.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	338.97/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	351.74/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	343.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,980	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	295.13/cwt	288.00–300.00	2,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	370.61/cwt	366.00–375.00	1,568	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	358.39/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,079	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	161.96/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,841	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	157.07/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,770	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	141.22/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,418	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,189	6
Bulls	—	—	1,657	186.79/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,095	3
Bulls	—	—	2,022	205.69/cwt	205.00–207.00	4,159	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,633.33/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,633	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,666.67/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,667	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,933.33/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,924.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,924	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,516.67/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,517	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,644.44/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,644	9

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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