Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2025-02-05

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 5
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
947 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 968▼ 76 vs year ago 1,023 · −7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 167▲ 73 vs year ago 127 · +57.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 142▲ 160 vs year ago 30 · +533.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bull sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.84/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −107.14 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.
Average price
$269.84
45 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,485
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.49
vs AL average
−29.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542280.261,51913thin
Medium and Large 2552267.981,47923
Medium and Large 3558259.551,4499thin
One grade step is worth $20.71/cwt here — about $70 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 sale45 hd
269.84
—
AL average15 barns · 545 hd
271.34
−1.49
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−29.02
This barn, trailing median31 sales
376.99
−107.14
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
431388345302median 376.9903/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,780158.362,81922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,423136.901,94831
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,149134.371,54483
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,011112.651,13934

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,19823
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,00031
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7605
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,67510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,58116
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,3003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,49154
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,18116
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,7119

Every lot

98 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,3882
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6103
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,5882
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5902
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592289.66/cwt289.00–290.001,7153
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622287.70/cwt285.00–289.001,7893
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630293.98/cwt293.00–295.001,8522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,78915
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675257.04/cwt255.00–260.001,7355
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675251.02/cwt250.00–252.001,6942
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8601
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9769
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255385.00/cwt385.00–385.009822
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3281352.32/cwt350.00–353.009904
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3326311.49/cwt310.00–315.001,0157
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377312.44/cwt310.00–315.001,1789
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386319.21/cwt318.00–320.001,2325
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3386301.92/cwt300.00–305.001,1658
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418302.48/cwt300.00–308.001,26413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426312.68/cwt310.00–315.001,33210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3437291.96/cwt288.00–295.001,2768
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471302.37/cwt300.00–304.001,4245
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471290.49/cwt288.00–294.001,36816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474284.20/cwt280.00–286.001,3474
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,5501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525263.25/cwt262.00–264.001,3824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526281.71/cwt280.00–284.001,4827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532272.28/cwt268.00–278.001,44911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569274.68/cwt270.00–278.001,5635
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570264.04/cwt260.00–268.001,50512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585256.59/cwt255.00–258.001,5015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3611236.48/cwt230.00–240.001,4456
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623248.25/cwt245.00–252.001,5478
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631261.86/cwt254.00–264.001,65215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2726234.33/cwt232.00–238.001,7015
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8173
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277428.58/cwt425.00–435.001,1877
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2041
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323401.32/cwt400.00–404.001,2968
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328377.07/cwt375.00–380.001,2375
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330392.06/cwt388.00–396.001,2944
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371356.52/cwt350.00–360.001,3239
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385338.49/cwt338.00–339.001,3034
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427353.28/cwt350.00–355.001,5093
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427336.79/cwt335.00–340.001,43810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430324.53/cwt320.00–330.001,39512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463323.00/cwt320.00–328.001,49510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476315.13/cwt311.00–318.001,5009
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3487303.20/cwt300.00–309.001,47714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514304.40/cwt304.00–305.001,5655
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518283.76/cwt280.00–285.001,4705
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521295.80/cwt292.00–298.001,5416
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564288.48/cwt286.00–290.001,6274
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573277.97/cwt274.00–280.001,5934
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3582265.80/cwt264.00–270.001,5475
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6342
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628264.03/cwt263.00–265.001,6584
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675250.42/cwt247.00–254.001,6904
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6683
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2721231.14/cwt228.00–234.001,6677
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6873
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,491148.81/cwt147.00–152.002,2194
Bulls——1,831157.89/cwt156.00–161.002,89114
Bulls——1,890169.54/cwt169.00–170.003,2044
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953107.51/cwt106.00–109.001,02511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032113.72/cwt111.00–116.001,17417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058119.06/cwt117.00–121.001,2606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,096141.99/cwt140.00–144.001,55619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148129.33/cwt126.00–132.001,48532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181134.89/cwt133.00–139.001,59332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395130.25/cwt128.00–132.001,8177
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413136.60/cwt134.00–139.001,93015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462142.57/cwt141.00–144.002,0849
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,511.11/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5119
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,375.00/head2,200.00–2,900.002,3758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,130.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,13010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,922.50/head1,750.00–2,100.001,92320
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,760.00/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,675.00/head1,550.00–1,800.001,67510
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,662.50/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,581.25/head1,500.00–1,700.001,58116
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,516.67/head1,450.00–1,550.001,5173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,300.00/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,871.43/head2,800.00–3,000.002,87114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,628.57/head2,500.00–2,750.002,62928
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,181.25/head2,050.00–2,350.002,18116
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,725.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,72512
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,416.67/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4176

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.