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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 19

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

554 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 524▼ 699 vs year ago 1,253 · −55.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 98▼ 18 vs year ago 158 · −11.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 150▲ 38 vs year ago 95 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bull sold 2.00 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 $263.65/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −113.34 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$263.65

18 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$23.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs AL average

−34.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	274.48	1,499	6thin
Medium and Large 2	557	261.72	1,457	8thin
Medium and Large 3	563	251.26	1,414	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd

263.65

—

AL average15 barns · 150 hd

261.85

+1.80

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−34.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−113.34

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	1,864	171.70	3,201	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	147.34	2,045	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	143.34	1,601	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	121.24	1,215	15

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)	—	$2,029	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,613	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,563	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,548	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,972	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,829	28

Every lot

87 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	342.58/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,466	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	305.49/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,619	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	296.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,730	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	257.38/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,866	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	244.28/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,773	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	320.57/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,035	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	333.74/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,088	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	327.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,094	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	325.13/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,177	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	313.62/cwt	313.00–314.00	1,179	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	307.65/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,271	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	290.47/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,269	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	300.50/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,331	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,275	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	283.21/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,328	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	289.98/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,366	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	268.27/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,408	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	280.66/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,479	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	268.30/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,516	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	257.79/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,485	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	248.35/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,433	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	259.39/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,574	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	614	241.01/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,480	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	249.47/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,574	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	238.51/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,581	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,685	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,814	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	792	218.66/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,732	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	914	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	433.77/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,163	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	383.73/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,285	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	374.05/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,257	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	393.32/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,345	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	357.17/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,336	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	341.96/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,327	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	326.68/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,346	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	309.37/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,315	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	319.81/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,394	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	309.61/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,427	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	301.83/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,416	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	293.37/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,423	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	296.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,522	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	285.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,536	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,591	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	276.97/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,601	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	259.21/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,656	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,703	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	244.70/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,637	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,801	173.69/cwt	172.00–176.00	3,128	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	165.63/cwt	165.00–166.00	3,284	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,186	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	126.65/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,239	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	135.60/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,363	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	116.16/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,236	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	142.51/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,616	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	149.31/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,745	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	146.72/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,988	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	151.79/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,130	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	141.56/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,031	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,150	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,828.57/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,829	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,580.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,580	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,280.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,280	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,858.33/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,858	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,612.50/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,613	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,562.50/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,563	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,282.14/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,282	14

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 Feb 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 524Year ago 1,253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 98Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 150Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	430.00–435.00	433.77
3	300–350	342	390.00–395.00	393.32
2	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	412	325.00–330.00	326.68
5	450–500	461	309.00–310.00	309.61
3	500–550	513	295.00–300.00	296.69
4	550–600	563	280.00–285.00	282.51
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	258.00	258.00
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	425.00	425.00
2	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
7	300–350	335	380.00–388.00	383.73
7	350–400	374	354.00–360.00	357.17
9	400–450	436	318.00–322.00	319.81
10	450–500	469	300.00–305.00	301.83
5	500–550	537	280.00–290.00	285.98
3	550–600	578	275.00–278.00	276.97
5	600–650	639	258.00–260.00	259.21
4	650–700	669	235.00–248.00	244.70
3	700–750	705	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	370.00–375.00	374.05
4	350–400	388	340.00–348.00	341.96
5	400–450	425	307.00–310.00	309.37
3	450–500	485	290.00–295.00	293.37
2	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	338.00–345.00	342.58
4	500–550	530	305.00–306.00	305.49
3	550–600	583	295.00–300.00	296.69
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	726	243.00–248.00	244.28
1	750–800	790	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	590	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
6	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
5	700–750	725	255.00–258.00	257.38
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
7	300–350	334	325.00–330.00	327.60
5	350–400	376	313.00–314.00	313.62
2	400–450	443	300.00–301.00	300.50
7	450–500	469	278.00–288.00	283.21
3	500–550	525	265.00–270.00	268.27
5	550–600	576	255.00–260.00	257.79
4	600–650	631	248.00–252.00	249.47
2	650–700	663	238.00–239.00	238.51
3	750–800	792	214.00–221.00	218.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	318.00–325.00	320.57
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
7	400–450	437	288.00–293.00	290.47
2	450–500	468	270.00–275.00	272.51
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	577	245.00–250.00	248.35
5	600–650	614	236.00–243.00	241.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
8	300–350	326	332.00–336.00	333.74
5	350–400	362	320.00–328.00	325.13
5	400–450	413	306.00–310.00	307.65
4	450–500	471	289.00–293.00	289.98
3	500–550	527	278.00–282.00	280.66
3	550–600	565	265.00–270.00	268.30
10	600–650	607	257.00–260.00	259.39
6	700–750	705	239.00	239.00
1	750–800	775	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,403	150.00–156.00	151.79
11	—	1,355	144.00–149.00	146.72
5	—	1,435	138.00–143.00	141.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,169	146.00–153.00	149.31
17	—	1,134	139.00–145.00	142.51
9	—	1,005	133.00–138.00	135.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	114.00–118.00	116.16
3	—	978	126.00–128.00	126.65
7	—	968	120.00–125.00	122.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	178.00	178.00
3	—	1,983	165.00–166.00	165.63
6	—	1,801	172.00–176.00	173.69

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	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,580.00

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	28	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,828.57

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	22	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,150.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,282.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,612.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,562.50

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)	5	—	—	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,858.33

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.