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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 29

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 15Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

968 head

▲ 316 vs last sale 652▲ 100 vs year ago 868 · +11.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 98▼ 3 vs year ago 170 · −1.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 69▲ 72 vs year ago 70 · +102.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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 $296.70/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −90.28 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$296.70

39 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$7.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	300.46	1,647	16thin
Medium and Large 2	539	294.58	1,587	17thin
Medium and Large 3	533	292.70	1,560	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.76/cwt here — about $87 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

296.70

—

AL average15 barns · 255 hd

297.33

−0.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

−90.28

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	1,745	160.19	2,796	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	138.34	1,987	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	138.24	1,604	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	117.85	1,153	27

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)	—	$1,950	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,865	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,730	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,636	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,529	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,094	18

Every lot

93 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	351.01/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,537	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	339.31/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,605	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,607	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	310.71/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,793	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	299.02/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,755	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	298.41/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,808	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,716	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,877	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	252.01/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,822	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,763	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	246.82/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,930	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	368.67/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,029	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	384.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,091	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	348.97/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,134	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	363.37/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,188	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	355.99/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,189	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,274	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	359.60/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,327	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,295	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	305.50/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,277	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	320.69/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,369	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	311.28/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,329	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	282.23/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,326	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	305.18/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,447	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	292.74/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,396	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	273.35/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,402	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	284.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,493	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	262.26/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,385	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	270.91/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,523	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	278.84/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,575	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	256.99/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,485	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	264.01/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,618	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	252.04/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,583	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,394	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,451	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	484.84/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,130	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,139	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,091	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	384.42/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,299	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	373.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,365	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	387.84/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,443	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	361.23/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,380	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	350.43/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,440	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	339.11/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,465	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	367.97/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,601	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	335.21/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,575	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	323.09/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,548	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	308.09/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,482	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	312.75/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,623	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	300.46/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,583	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	292.70/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,560	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	280.48/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,590	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	290.90/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,661	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	279.21/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,739	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	285.88/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,787	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	266.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,669	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	244.53/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,675	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	218.02/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,685	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	161.23/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,594	8
Bulls	—	—	1,759	156.11/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,746	6
Bulls	—	—	2,082	165.57/cwt	165.00–167.00	3,447	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	116.60/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,121	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	122.43/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,215	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	110.46/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,106	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,461	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	145.06/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,693	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	139.03/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,650	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	132.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,858	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	146.47/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,073	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	139.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,017	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,333.33/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,333	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,580.00/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,580	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,094.44/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,094	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,966.67/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,967	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,934.09/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,934	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,635.71/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,636	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	7

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 968Last week 652Year ago 868

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 98Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 69Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	430.00	430.00
5	250–300	284	380.00–390.00	384.08
6	300–350	327	360.00–365.00	363.37
10	350–400	369	358.00–362.00	359.60
9	400–450	427	318.00–326.00	320.69
5	450–500	474	304.00–307.00	305.18
8	500–550	524	280.00–290.00	284.87
6	550–600	565	274.00–284.00	278.84
3	600–650	613	260.00–266.00	264.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	279	365.00–375.00	368.67
8	300–350	334	355.00–358.00	355.99
2	350–400	360	354.00	354.00
6	400–450	427	310.00–314.00	311.28
8	450–500	477	290.00–297.00	292.74
7	500–550	513	270.00–278.00	273.35
15	550–600	562	264.00–272.00	270.91
6	600–650	628	250.00–254.00	252.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	348.00–350.00	348.97
2	350–400	390	332.00	332.00
2	400–450	418	305.00–306.00	305.50
11	450–500	470	278.00–286.00	282.23
6	500–550	528	260.00–265.00	262.26
2	550–600	578	254.00–260.00	256.99
1	650–700	670	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	715	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	480.00–490.00	484.84
3	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	372	385.00–390.00	387.84
8	400–450	435	366.00–370.00	367.97
12	450–500	470	332.00–338.00	335.21
7	500–550	519	310.00–315.00	312.75
9	550–600	571	288.00–298.00	290.90
8	600–650	625	284.00–288.00	285.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	465.00	465.00
3	250–300	255	428.00	428.00
11	300–350	338	380.00–390.00	384.42
9	350–400	365	370.00–380.00	373.95
11	400–450	411	348.00–358.00	350.43
11	450–500	479	320.00–327.00	323.09
12	500–550	527	295.00–305.00	300.46
5	550–600	567	278.00–284.00	280.48
6	600–650	623	277.00–281.00	279.21
4	650–700	685	241.00–248.00	244.53
4	750–800	773	212.00–220.00	218.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
10	350–400	382	360.00–366.00	361.23
12	400–450	432	335.00–345.00	339.11
5	450–500	481	305.00–310.00	308.09
6	500–550	533	290.00–294.00	292.70
4	600–650	625	260.00–270.00	266.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	438	350.00–352.00	351.01
3	450–500	473	338.00–340.00	339.31
5	550–600	587	295.00–300.00	299.02
2	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	655	262.00	262.00
3	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
44	550–600	577	310.00–314.00	310.71
28	600–650	606	295.00–299.00	298.41
1	650–700	675	278.00	278.00
6	700–750	723	250.00–258.00	252.01
5	750–800	782	240.00–250.00	246.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,609	159.00–164.00	161.23
6	—	1,759	155.00–158.00	156.11
3	—	2,082	165.00–167.00	165.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	146.00–147.00	146.47
4	—	1,404	130.00–135.00	132.31
12	—	1,451	137.00–142.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,104	130.00–135.00	132.30
11	—	1,167	143.00–148.00	145.06
33	—	1,187	136.00–142.00	139.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	961	114.00–119.00	116.60
10	—	992	121.00–124.00	122.43
4	—	1,001	108.00–113.00	110.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800.00

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	18	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,094.44

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	6	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,333.33

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	20	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,580.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	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)	7	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,635.71

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.00

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)	9	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,934.09

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.