Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $335.90/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −56.95 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$335.90

62 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$19.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.40

vs AL average

−54.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	344.42	1,892	18thin
Medium and Large 2	541	337.92	1,829	25
Medium and Large 3	554	325.17	1,800	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.25/cwt here — about $92 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

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 sale62 hd

335.90

—

AL average15 barns · 584 hd

343.30

−7.40

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−54.92

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−56.95

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	1,640	193.39	3,171	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	167.02	2,398	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	164.81	1,849	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	146.66	1,460	16

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)	—	$3,014	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,589	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,225	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,172	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,983	12

Every lot, as filed

96 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 3	400–450	430	363.69/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,564	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	369.55/cwt	366.00–374.00	2,132	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	457.44/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	358.87/cwt	356.00–364.00	1,741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	379.27/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,597	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	340.72/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,792	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	315.34/cwt	314.00–316.00	2,302	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	393.82/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.36/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,850	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	444.03/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	311.59/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	330.73/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	373.15/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,366	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	434.86/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	411.62/cwt	408.00–416.00	2,173	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	326.99/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	437.49/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	391.11/cwt	388.00–396.00	2,265	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	386.28/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,217	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	429.39/cwt	425.00–436.00	2,052	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	480.03/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	357.80/cwt	354.00–362.00	2,222	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	416.69/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	413.34/cwt	412.00–414.00	2,013	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	421.73/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	333.02/cwt	332.00–334.00	2,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	322.35/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,831	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	347.79/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	330.01/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	404.14/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	423.04/cwt	420.00–426.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	363.47/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	158.14/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,689	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	173.65/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,087	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	147.12/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,464	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	162.47/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,182	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	165.45/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,863	21
Bulls	—	—	1,782	202.99/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,617	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,085.71/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,086	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,225	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,014.29/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,014	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,508.33/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,508	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,830.00/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,830	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,100	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,391	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	167.61/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,462	7
Bulls	—	—	1,893	197.08/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,731	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	186.12/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,606	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	141.61/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,423	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	154.44/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	401.98/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	293.38/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	372.27/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	420.76/cwt	418.00–426.00	2,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	381.94/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	339.08/cwt	334.00–342.00	2,279	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	396.65/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	369.34/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	348.88/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,832	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	675.11/cwt	670.00–680.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	403.40/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,086	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	407.71/cwt	406.00–409.00	2,287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	367.01/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	444.93/cwt	444.00–450.00	1,891	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	433.52/cwt	432.00–435.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	441.96/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,104	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	349.01/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	340.85/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	334.69/cwt	333.00–337.00	2,082	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	451.68/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	546.17/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	396.32/cwt	394.00–406.00	2,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	367.67/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	446.33/cwt	444.00–448.00	2,116	5

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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