Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $339.97/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −66.59 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$339.97

53 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	348.85	1,935	21
Medium and Large 2	561	337.20	1,891	24
Medium and Large 3	553	324.99	1,797	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $138 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 sale53 hd

339.97

—

AL average16 barns · 446 hd

343.11

−3.14

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−66.59

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	1,831	198.75	3,640	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	161.69	2,434	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	154.45	1,771	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	137.86	1,437	24

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)	—	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,286	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,193	14

Every lot, as filed

94 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 3	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	339.20/cwt	334.00–344.00	1,618	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	304.02/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	358.27/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,318	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	419.61/cwt	419.00–420.00	1,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	352.88/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	397.13/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	402.72/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	315.97/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	312.22/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,019	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	293.37/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	321.37/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	364.55/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,229	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	368.13/cwt	364.00–372.00	1,730	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	342.01/cwt	338.00–346.00	1,830	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	321.94/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	390.01/cwt	388.00–392.00	1,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	353.28/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	317.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	355.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	348.99/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	432.57/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	343.74/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,478	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	168.52/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,752	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	161.37/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,403	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	155.73/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,797	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	149.01/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,656	22
Bulls	—	—	1,744	190.29/cwt	187.00–194.00	3,319	9
Bulls	—	—	1,823	199.73/cwt	194.00–203.00	3,641	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,703.13/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,703	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,192.86/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,193	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,662.50/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,663	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,250	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	161.28/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,922	14
Bulls	—	—	1,974	210.12/cwt	205.00–214.00	4,148	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,443	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,313	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	143.14/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,494	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	155.33/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	329.54/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	328.03/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	371.96/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	383.25/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	331.93/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,254	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	294.51/cwt	292.00–296.00	2,115	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	342.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	354.51/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	319.93/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	380.37/cwt	378.00–384.00	1,582	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	405.62/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	266.61/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	333.76/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,932	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	324.74/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,439	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	408.29/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	301.74/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,335	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	329.70/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	345.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,013	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	397.77/cwt	395.00–402.00	2,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	413.48/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	387.36/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	365.84/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	348.36/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	307.44/cwt	304.00–311.00	2,214	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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