Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. 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 $409.50/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits −25.32 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$409.50

57 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$46.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.45

vs AL average

−7.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	416.78	2,183	43
Medium and Large 2	550	391.83	2,156	11thin
Medium and Large 3	565	370.00	2,091	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.78/cwt here — about $92 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

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 sale57 hd

409.50

—

AL average16 barns · 450 hd

400.05

+9.45

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−7.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

−25.32

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	1,697	189.45	3,215	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	166.02	2,542	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	160.41	1,833	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	144.54	1,521	48

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,686	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,986	22
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,961	9

Every lot, as filed

102 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	450–500	464	359.44/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,668	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	412.92/cwt	410.00–416.00	1,945	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	495.82/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	384.03/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	445.08/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	309.00/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	382.66/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	315.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	327.62/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	345.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,868	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	321.20/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,464	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	395.48/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	366.89/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	357.79/cwt	354.00–362.00	2,358	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	323.49/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	409.50/cwt	408.00–410.00	2,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	381.74/cwt	380.00–384.00	2,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,211	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	431.96/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	344.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	344.90/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	352.04/cwt	348.00–357.00	2,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	404.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	285.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	333.11/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	380.61/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	301.67/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	440.51/cwt	440.00–442.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	322.69/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	350.26/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,702	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	155.09/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,692	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	170.02/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,117	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	144.80/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,535	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	159.81/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,344	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	163.13/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,897	30
Bulls	—	—	1,875	196.42/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,683	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,116.67/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,117	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,367	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,961.11/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,961	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,758.33/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,758	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,325.00/head	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,325	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,072.22/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,072	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	172.77/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,787	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	165.52/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,516	24
Bulls	—	—	1,632	188.94/cwt	186.00–192.00	3,084	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	3,284	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	137.84/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,389	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	149.21/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,600	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	731	283.31/cwt	277.00–288.00	2,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	373.96/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	278.99/cwt	278.00–280.00	2,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	300.99/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	319.34/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	400.63/cwt	398.00–402.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	366.15/cwt	363.00–366.50	2,592	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	392.20/cwt	388.00–396.00	2,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	423.92/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	319.66/cwt	318.00–322.00	2,158	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	361.68/cwt	358.00–366.00	2,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	332.05/cwt	328.00–334.00	2,112	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	438.45/cwt	434.00–442.00	1,868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	425.68/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,992	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	395.30/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	442.75/cwt	440.00–447.00	2,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	407.19/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	359.96/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	328.54/cwt	326.00–332.00	2,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	392.09/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	337.37/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	421.56/cwt	416.00–426.00	2,167	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	375.73/cwt	370.00–379.50	2,510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	379.98/cwt	378.00–382.00	2,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	471.98/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	457.29/cwt	452.00–460.00	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	449.26/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,887	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.65/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	335.01/cwt	334.00–336.00	2,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	370.54/cwt	368.00–374.00	2,112	7

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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