Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $347.91/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −58.65 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$347.91

44 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$14.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	355.03	1,962	15thin
Medium and Large 2	554	346.08	1,917	20
Medium and Large 3	570	340.11	1,939	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about $23 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 sale44 hd

347.91

—

AL average14 barns · 423 hd

335.52

+12.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−58.65

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	—	Low	1,826	194.92	3,559	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	163.66	2,505	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	155.82	1,823	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	141.40	1,409	10

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)	—	$3,170	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,867	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,391	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,260	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,375	4thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	371.99/cwt	368.00–376.00	2,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	329.09/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	353.76/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,673	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	370.45/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	399.70/cwt	394.00–406.00	1,891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	284.68/cwt	284.00–286.00	2,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	406.15/cwt	402.00–414.00	1,730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	376.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,025	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	397.70/cwt	394.00–406.00	1,690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	302.04/cwt	294.00–306.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	334.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	381.64/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,801	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	450.53/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,491	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	444.36/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	351.99/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	354.62/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,199	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	370.20/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	345.80/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	386.13/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	388.69/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,636	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	396.82/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	393.02/cwt	392.00–394.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	362.72/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	359.72/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	337.85/cwt	334.00–339.00	1,980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	341.82/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,205	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,141	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	163.32/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,442	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	159.17/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,915	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,747	14
Bulls	—	—	1,708	185.83/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,174	8
Bulls	—	—	1,881	197.15/cwt	194.00–201.00	3,708	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,390.91/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,391	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,027.27/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,027	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,562.50/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,563	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,866.67/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,175.00/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,175	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	355.81/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,106	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	437.02/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,385	5
Bulls	—	—	1,928	204.82/cwt	203.00–208.00	3,949	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	135.39/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,286	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	143.97/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,463	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	359.68/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	306.83/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	377.94/cwt	374.00–380.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	417.08/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	402.98/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	393.87/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,887	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	458.39/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	334.33/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,080	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	350.96/cwt	348.00–354.00	2,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	403.27/cwt	398.00–404.00	2,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	507.84/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	500.13/cwt	497.00–502.00	1,545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	500.97/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	345.21/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,805	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	338.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	338.79/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,921	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	363.34/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	379.32/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	342.90/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,937	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	319.19/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	400.28/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	419.56/cwt	416.00–426.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	318.94/cwt	312.00–322.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	380.57/cwt	375.00–388.00	1,439	4

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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