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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 8

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

447 head

▼ 776 vs last sale 1,223▼ 157 vs year ago 604 · −26.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 224▲ 33 vs year ago 115 · +28.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 115▼ 21 vs year ago 49 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the holidays.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $294.90/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −92.09 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$294.90

36 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$24.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.74

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	303.83	1,622	16thin
Medium and Large 2	552	295.81	1,634	10thin
Medium and Large 3	565	279.71	1,581	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $40 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

294.90

—

AL average15 barns · 279 hd

283.17

+11.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

−92.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $322.17, median $386.99 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,628	147.96	2,409	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	128.73	1,928	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	126.79	1,442	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	112.12	1,135	28

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)	—	$1,686	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,467	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,988	8

Every lot

102 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,117	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	339.19/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,245	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	342.59/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,446	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	331.44/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,455	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,463	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	328.34/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,563	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,603	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	323.32/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,662	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	305.30/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,581	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,685	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,693	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	285.00/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,767	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,812	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,802	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,741	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	810	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	353.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	979	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	335.95/cwt	332.00–338.00	951	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	341.48/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,082	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	333.74/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,078	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	323.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,083	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	316.90/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,182	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	307.82/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,151	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	327.52/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,261	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	287.00/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,191	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	305.88/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,303	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	298.05/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,314	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	300.17/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,381	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	291.47/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,373	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	283.13/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,365	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	262.05/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,344	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	274.15/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,453	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,382	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	248.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,399	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	252.81/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,476	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,398	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,451	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	236.80/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,511	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,583	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	233.01/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,550	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,499	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,573	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	427.89/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,134	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	413.13/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,149	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	402.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,147	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	410.44/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,309	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	380.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,245	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	371.18/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,347	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	356.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,346	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	337.80/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,294	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	333.31/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,407	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	323.31/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,374	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	329.34/cwt	326.00–334.00	1,545	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	321.13/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,535	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	311.98/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,519	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	309.76/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,611	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	288.33/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,505	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	302.67/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,598	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	290.79/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,640	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	276.01/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,612	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	285.52/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,682	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	263.67/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,627	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	254.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,588	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,561	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,566	148.26/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,322	20
Bulls	—	—	1,616	142.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,303	5
Bulls	—	—	2,060	155.12/cwt	153.00–156.00	3,195	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	111.09/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,114	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	117.52/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,203	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	105.72/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,097	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	120.89/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,308	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	128.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,437	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	133.17/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,694	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,780	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	130.62/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,925	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,584	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,828.57/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,829	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,437.50/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,438	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Jan 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 1,223Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 224Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 115Year ago 49

No trends due to the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	410.00–415.00	413.13
6	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	356.03
7	400–450	425	320.00–326.00	323.31
9	450–500	478	318.00–324.00	321.13
6	500–550	528	300.00–304.00	302.67
4	550–600	589	284.00–286.00	285.52
12	600–650	625	250.00–260.00	254.03
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	285	400.00–405.00	402.54
6	300–350	327	375.00–385.00	380.68
4	350–400	383	335.00–346.00	337.80
7	450–500	487	310.00–315.00	311.98
3	500–550	522	287.00–290.00	288.33
7	550–600	584	272.00–280.00	276.01
3	650–700	660	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
5	250–300	265	425.00–430.00	427.89
7	300–350	319	407.00–415.00	410.44
8	350–400	363	365.00–375.00	371.18
8	400–450	422	330.00–336.00	333.31
14	450–500	469	326.00–334.00	329.34
11	500–550	520	305.00–315.00	309.76
5	550–600	564	290.00–294.00	290.79
3	600–650	617	263.00–265.00	263.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	360.00	360.00
5	300–350	323	330.00–335.00	333.74
9	350–400	373	312.00–320.00	316.90
4	400–450	441	292.00–300.00	298.05
12	450–500	471	288.00–296.00	291.47
5	500–550	513	260.00–265.00	262.05
6	550–600	563	245.00–250.00	248.47
5	600–650	638	236.00–237.00	236.80
5	650–700	665	230.00–234.00	233.01
2	700–750	723	215.00–220.00	217.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	332.00–338.00	335.95
3	300–350	335	320.00–325.00	323.38
7	350–400	374	305.00–310.00	307.82
2	400–450	415	286.00–288.00	287.00
9	450–500	482	279.00–285.00	283.13
1	500–550	540	256.00	256.00
1	550–600	590	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	628	230.00–232.00	231.01
1	650–700	675	222.00	222.00
3	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	277	350.00–355.00	353.37
6	300–350	317	339.00–345.00	341.48
4	350–400	385	324.00–330.00	327.52
9	400–450	426	302.00–311.00	305.88
6	450–500	460	297.00–302.00	300.17
6	500–550	530	271.00–278.00	274.15
5	550–600	584	252.00–254.00	252.81
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	665	238.00	238.00
3	700–750	720	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	330.00–336.00	331.44
5	450–500	476	324.00–330.00	328.34
3	500–550	530	318.00	318.00
2	550–600	590	287.00	287.00
1	600–650	645	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	775	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	338.00–340.00	339.19
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	460	318.00	318.00
3	500–550	518	304.00–306.00	305.30
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	438.00	438.00
2	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	422	340.00–346.00	342.59
1	450–500	480	334.00	334.00
6	500–550	514	320.00–326.00	323.32
2	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
5	600–650	620	284.00–286.00	285.00
2	650–700	670	269.00	269.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	122.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	1,820	142.00	142.00
4	—	1,474	127.00–133.00	130.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,082	119.00–124.00	120.89
10	—	1,272	131.00–136.00	133.17
26	—	1,121	125.00–130.00	128.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	104.00–107.00	105.72
7	—	1,024	116.00–120.00	117.52
18	—	1,003	109.00–113.00	111.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,566	146.00–151.00	148.26
5	—	1,616	140.00–144.00	142.49
3	—	2,060	153.00–156.00	155.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,828.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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