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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 15

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

652 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 447▲ 383 vs year ago 269 · +142.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 148▲ 19 vs year ago 79 · +24.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 28▲ 50 vs year ago 19 · +263.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.17/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −112.81 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$264.17

27 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs AL average

−39.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	270.40	1,487	10thin
Medium and Large 3	538	260.65	1,402	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	260.44	1,417	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.96/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale27 hd

264.17

—

AL average16 barns · 604 hd

268.20

−4.02

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−39.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−112.81

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $316.09, median $376.99 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	—	High	1,823	162.77	2,966	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	139.30	2,025	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	136.72	1,616	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	111.27	1,184	11

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)	—	$1,936	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,833	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,667	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,550	10

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	447.46/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,275	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	399.56/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,490	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	364.05/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,529	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	343.00/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,475	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	349.94/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,519	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	345.55/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,634	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	331.49/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,575	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	321.98/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,562	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	324.27/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,709	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	304.52/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,608	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	312.40/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,668	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	306.51/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,710	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	295.96/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,687	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	284.31/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,652	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	281.58/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,768	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,767	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	271.32/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,818	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	261.96/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,768	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,848	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	349.33/cwt	348.00–350.00	933	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	367.40/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,054	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,046	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	353.69/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,128	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	335.19/cwt	322.00–348.00	1,103	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	341.01/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,245	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	320.97/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,181	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	314.58/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,208	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	307.62/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,301	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	320.37/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,394	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	301.26/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,310	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	302.07/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,435	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	291.68/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,388	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	281.50/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,346	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	269.49/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,393	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	260.65/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,402	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	264.00/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,513	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	249.57/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,440	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	246.34/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,520	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	240.40/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,505	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	239.33/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,596	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,130	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	440.09/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,254	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	410.98/cwt	408.00–414.00	1,352	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	419.84/cwt	416.00–425.00	1,419	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	341	400.63/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,366	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	372.62/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,390	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	386.43/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,445	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	369.69/cwt	365.00–374.00	1,560	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	338.70/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,429	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	351.38/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,521	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	329.39/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,535	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	338.70/cwt	334.00–344.00	1,616	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	315.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,510	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	315.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,618	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	303.92/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,565	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	290.97/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,557	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	283.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,629	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	257.42/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,511	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	257.02/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,642	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,619	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,618	154.47/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,499	3
Bulls	—	—	1,821	169.43/cwt	167.00–172.00	3,085	4
Bulls	—	—	1,911	162.52/cwt	161.00–165.00	3,106	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	112.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,190	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,158	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	129.36/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,492	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	136.58/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,627	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	144.25/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,730	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	132.74/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,862	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	145.94/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,131	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,028	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,240.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,240	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,925.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,882.14/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,882	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,666.67/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,667	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,700	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485.71/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,486	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,650	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 447Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 148Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 28Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	435.00–445.00	440.09
7	300–350	329	408.00–414.00	410.98
4	350–400	373	370.00–375.00	372.62
12	400–450	433	348.00–354.00	351.38
8	450–500	466	325.00–332.00	329.39
2	500–550	515	300.00–308.00	303.92
6	550–600	575	280.00–285.00	283.36
7	600–650	639	254.00–260.00	257.02
3	650–700	668	240.00–245.00	242.32
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	460.00–470.00	465.05
3	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
8	300–350	338	416.00–425.00	419.84
10	350–400	374	380.00–390.00	386.43
6	400–450	422	365.00–374.00	369.69
9	450–500	477	334.00–344.00	338.70
3	500–550	512	310.00–320.00	315.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
6	300–350	341	400.00–404.00	400.63
6	400–450	422	338.00–340.00	338.70
5	450–500	479	310.00–320.00	315.33
4	500–550	535	290.00–294.00	290.97
3	550–600	587	242.00–265.00	257.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	362.00–370.00	367.40
9	300–350	319	350.00–360.00	353.69
4	350–400	365	340.00–342.00	341.01
3	400–450	435	317.00–322.00	320.37
9	450–500	475	298.00–308.00	302.07
4	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
6	550–600	573	262.00–268.00	264.00
3	600–650	617	246.00–247.00	246.34
3	650–700	667	238.00–240.00	239.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	348.00–350.00	349.33
9	300–350	329	322.00–348.00	335.19
6	350–400	368	320.00–322.00	320.97
8	400–450	423	305.00–310.00	307.62
14	450–500	476	288.00–296.00	291.68
6	500–550	517	268.00–271.00	269.49
5	550–600	577	248.00–252.00	249.57
10	600–650	626	238.00–242.00	240.40
1	700–750	735	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	332.00	332.00
4	350–400	384	310.00–318.00	314.58
18	400–450	435	300.00–304.00	301.26
10	450–500	478	278.00–287.00	281.50
6	500–550	538	258.00–265.00	260.65
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	445.00–450.00	447.46
3	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	373	395.00–402.00	399.56
4	400–450	420	360.00–368.00	364.05
7	450–500	473	342.00–350.00	345.55
9	500–550	527	320.00–328.00	324.27
4	550–600	558	305.00–308.00	306.51
2	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	670	270.00–272.00	271.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	340.00–345.00	343.00
2	450–500	485	320.00–324.00	321.98
2	500–550	528	304.00–305.00	304.52
4	550–600	581	280.00–286.00	284.31
4	600–650	645	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	434	348.00–356.00	349.94
6	450–500	475	328.00–337.00	331.49
5	500–550	534	310.00–316.00	312.40
4	550–600	570	292.00–300.00	295.96
5	600–650	628	280.00–285.00	281.58
2	650–700	675	260.00–264.00	261.96
2	700–750	745	248.00	248.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	132.00–133.00	132.74
6	—	1,460	144.00–148.00	145.94
8	—	1,474	135.00–140.00	137.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,191	134.00–139.00	136.58
10	—	1,153	127.00–133.00	129.36
10	—	1,199	141.00–147.00	144.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	105.00	105.00
9	—	1,056	110.00–116.00	112.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,821	167.00–172.00	169.43
7	—	1,911	161.00–165.00	162.52
3	—	1,618	152.00–157.00	154.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,240.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,882.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,925.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,666.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,485.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	10	—	—	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,650.00

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

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.