Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.69/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −37.13 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$397.69

70 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$47.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.35

vs AL average

−27.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	405.17	2,209	52
Medium and Large 2	560	381.41	2,137	14thin
Medium and Large 3	585	357.48	2,091	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.69/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $366.85, median $434.82 across 26 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 sale70 hd

397.69

—

AL average14 barns · 293 hd

383.34

+14.35

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−27.18

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

−37.13

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	1,881	194.74	3,662	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	165.37	2,265	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	161.19	1,817	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	144.36	1,481	25

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,186	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,975	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	14

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	550–600	571	323.94/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	456.11/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	395.59/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	339.26/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	381.91/cwt	376.00–388.00	1,642	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	442.44/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	409.98/cwt	404.00–416.00	1,939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	319.44/cwt	316.00–324.00	1,997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	364.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	407.32/cwt	402.00–410.00	1,751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	344.72/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	334.02/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,258	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	437.97/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	371.99/cwt	368.00–376.00	1,946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,158	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	452.92/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	411.16/cwt	406.00–416.00	1,739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	291.33/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	415.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	401.98/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	387.34/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	318.84/cwt	314.00–322.00	2,025	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	383.57/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	273.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	373.61/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	351.38/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	326.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	373.05/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	419.94/cwt	416.00–426.00	1,579	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	169.97/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,057	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	156.63/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,717	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	162.65/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,836	17
Bulls	—	—	1,811	188.96/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,422	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	200.55/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,978	196.66/cwt	195.00–198.00	3,890	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,613	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,514.29/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,514	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,200	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	136.87/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,437	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	149.58/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,515	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	142.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,466	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	173.96/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,366	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	165.31/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,252	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	310.49/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	309.02/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	400.79/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	357.48/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	385.36/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	408.64/cwt	406.00–414.00	2,207	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	394.25/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,877	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	455.47/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,485	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,332	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	739	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,494	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	431.96/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,836	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	425.99/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,036	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	444.15/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	416.94/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,518	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	380.67/cwt	378.00–384.00	1,968	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	417.21/cwt	412.00–422.00	1,744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	340.01/cwt	336.00–344.00	1,921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	382.89/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,217	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,028	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	353.65/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	359.99/cwt	358.00–362.00	2,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	354.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,249	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	376.57/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,789	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,157	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	396.64/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,102	6

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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