Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bull sold 3.00 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 $367.22/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −39.34 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$367.22

42 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$23.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	380.19	2,069	9thin
Medium and Large 2	558	367.13	2,048	22
Medium and Large 3	556	356.77	1,983	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.42/cwt here — about $86 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 sale42 hd

367.22

—

AL average14 barns · 439 hd

357.01

+10.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−39.34

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	1,742	195.13	3,399	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	162.16	2,209	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	159.61	1,869	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	144.92	1,417	18

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)	—	$2,789	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,033	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,279	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	14

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	550–600	572	364.40/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,084	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	313.74/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	395.87/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	327.12/cwt	324.00–331.00	1,884	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	518.29/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	442.05/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	338.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	451.53/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,278	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	355.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,673	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	370.41/cwt	366.00–376.00	2,004	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	470.73/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,346	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	499.10/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	344.30/cwt	338.00–348.00	2,179	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	442.97/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	401.76/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	354.06/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	418.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	502.44/cwt	500.00–508.00	1,397	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	429.63/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	342.79/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	383.90/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	574.89/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	323.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,025	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	162.63/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,200	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	154.91/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,826	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	166.62/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,056	8
Bulls	—	—	1,733	193.46/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,353	7
Bulls	—	—	1,812	204.78/cwt	204.00–206.00	3,711	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,360.00/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,360	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,700	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,671.43/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,671	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,616.67/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,617	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,133.33/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,133	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,330.00/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,330	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	161.06/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,841	23
Bulls	—	—	1,668	186.49/cwt	186.00–187.00	3,111	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	138.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,361	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	152.96/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	145.86/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,425	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	168.45/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	373.44/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	442.54/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	361.52/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	294.86/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	336.44/cwt	334.00–339.00	1,911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	343.99/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	377.45/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	472.55/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	451.98/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	349.99/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	396.99/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	408.35/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	359.96/cwt	358.00–362.00	2,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	332.51/cwt	332.00–333.00	2,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	438.79/cwt	438.00–440.00	2,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	326.33/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	418.80/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,123	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	382.38/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	349.49/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	416.62/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,012	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	515.82/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,251	1

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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