Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $391.11/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −15.45 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$391.11

46 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$21.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	399.45	2,159	18thin
Medium and Large 2	538	390.27	2,101	18thin
Medium and Large 3	545	377.61	2,058	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.84/cwt here — about $101 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

391.11

—

AL average12 barns · 346 hd

363.01

+28.10

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−15.45

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	1,648	191.15	3,151	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	163.01	2,445	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	160.00	1,833	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	146.00	1,479	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,073	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,961	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,917	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,286	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,230	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,725	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	500–550	525	393.55/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,066	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	453.66/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	391.92/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	436.96/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	316.02/cwt	314.00–318.00	2,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	435.01/cwt	430.00–439.00	1,853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	330.51/cwt	328.00–334.00	2,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	448.68/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	373.92/cwt	372.00–378.00	2,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	413.33/cwt	412.00–416.00	2,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	357.01/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	412.95/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	360.24/cwt	356.00–364.00	2,262	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	336.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,935	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	342.59/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,795	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	503.44/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	259	501.30/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	313.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	432.17/cwt	428.00–435.00	2,040	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	342.95/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	639	320.28/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	421.71/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,978	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	384.57/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,042	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	445.53/cwt	444.00–446.00	1,666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	383.40/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	333.82/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	322.39/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,867	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,116	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	167.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,531	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	161.79/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,466	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	156.13/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,730	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	169.28/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,803	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	193.81/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,343	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,286.36/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,286	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,823.91/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,824	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,311.11/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,311	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,072.73/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,073	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,916.67/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,230.00/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,230	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	361.36/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,089	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	162.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,943	15
Bulls	—	—	1,528	186.97/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,857	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	139.33/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,370	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	150.97/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,557	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	146.91/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,498	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	472.43/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	401.47/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	686	300.98/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	346.41/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	424.38/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	443.74/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,824	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	408.48/cwt	405.00–416.00	2,100	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	442.84/cwt	439.00–447.00	2,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	327.65/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	332.01/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	369.49/cwt	368.00–378.00	2,346	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	344.59/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	399.76/cwt	398.00–405.00	1,715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	434.04/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	358.98/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	452.98/cwt	450.00–456.00	2,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	390.42/cwt	384.00–395.00	2,214	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	351.52/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	376.49/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	344.85/cwt	338.00–348.00	2,155	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	378.78/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	311.34/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,404	3

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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