Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.65/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −50.18 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$384.65

54 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs AL average

−44.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	386.00	2,097	11thin
Medium and Large 1	578	384.49	2,223	39
Medium and Large 3	533	382.44	2,038	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.56/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale54 hd

384.65

—

AL average13 barns · 281 hd

382.45

+2.20

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−44.50

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

−50.18

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	1,749	189.37	3,312	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	172.98	2,542	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	160.05	1,824	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	141.73	1,406	19

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)	—	$2,243	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,886	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	12

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	309.98/cwt	306.00–312.00	2,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	396.01/cwt	392.00–398.00	1,881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,292	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	346.88/cwt	346.00–351.00	1,838	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	464.21/cwt	458.00–470.00	1,564	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	430.55/cwt	426.00–435.00	1,826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	439.19/cwt	435.00–444.00	1,884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	400.01/cwt	394.00–404.00	2,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	349.99/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	369.19/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	343.96/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	413.38/cwt	410.00–416.00	1,563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	416.31/cwt	414.00–420.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	390.98/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	349.97/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	329.23/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	362.65/cwt	358.00–368.00	1,726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	320.52/cwt	318.00–322.00	2,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	493.45/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	336.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	340.00/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	401.21/cwt	398.00–406.00	1,505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	353.33/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	415.01/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	331.06/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	401.70/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	372.94/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	169.68/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,394	4
Bulls	—	—	1,868	200.34/cwt	199.00–202.00	3,742	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	176.28/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,694	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	161.47/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,802	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	169.17/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,184	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	191.36/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,567	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,575	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,880.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,880	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,885.71/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,886	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,392.50/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,393	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,387.50/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	328.97/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	154.41/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,719	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	146.18/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,509	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	140.71/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,382	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	183.40/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	383.83/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	382.44/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	382.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	403.27/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,319	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	349.33/cwt	346.00–352.00	2,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	434.74/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	358.62/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	448.42/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	372.75/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	427.31/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	404.21/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	442.96/cwt	438.00–446.00	1,878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	336.76/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	411.97/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	524.89/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	398.66/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	337.49/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,494	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	452.45/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	362.24/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,234	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	436.21/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,444	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	380.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,229	34

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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