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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 26

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

907 head

▲ 353 vs last sale 554▲ 63 vs year ago 844 · +7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 140▼ 35 vs year ago 183 · −19.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 133▲ 14 vs year ago 93 · +15.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $306.63/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −80.36 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$306.63

43 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$29.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	315.30	1,658	21
Medium and Large 2	547	301.10	1,647	18thin
Medium and Large 3	548	285.99	1,567	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.31/cwt here — about $92 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 sale43 hd

306.63

—

AL average16 barns · 278 hd

300.14

+6.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

−80.36

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	1,633	171.66	2,802	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	156.98	2,264	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	151.69	1,823	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	126.80	1,281	35

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)	—	$2,408	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,740	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,644	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,011	18

Every lot

96 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,306	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	397.05/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,473	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	370.79/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,591	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,540	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	377.17/cwt	373.00–380.00	1,644	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,646	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	334.27/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,588	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	339.68/cwt	339.00–341.00	1,630	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,601	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	334.81/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,734	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	322.62/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,687	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	302.98/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,742	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,907	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,809	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	291.60/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,849	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	293.75/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,989	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,942	46
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,910	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	398.37/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,143	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	364.98/cwt	364.00–366.00	1,179	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	377.94/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,259	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	370.83/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,391	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	361.76/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,360	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,418	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	331.36/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,441	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	340.35/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,494	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	301.17/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,394	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	291.34/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,363	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	315.67/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,484	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	281.33/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,491	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	294.93/cwt	289.00–297.00	1,575	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	271.63/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,540	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	281.65/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,628	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	266.50/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,634	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,623	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	227.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,786	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,757	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	405.65/cwt	405.00–406.00	1,095	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,182	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	387.48/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,271	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	371.79/cwt	368.00–375.00	1,372	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	394.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,475	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	379.52/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,454	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,588	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	338.50/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,439	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	350.57/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,500	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	337.51/cwt	337.00–339.00	1,617	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	327.34/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,575	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	318.42/cwt	318.00–319.00	1,541	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	316.80/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,644	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	307.32/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,610	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	281.32/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,581	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	306.28/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,740	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	293.33/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,690	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,779	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,747	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	272.26/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,786	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	687	252.34/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,734	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,849	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	246.42/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,769	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,654	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	164.68/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	173.46/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,900	7
Bulls	—	—	1,745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,141	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	134.04/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,335	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	127.80/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,288	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	120.79/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,236	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	145.22/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,638	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	160.72/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,964	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	152.00/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,917	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	148.92/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,127	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	163.23/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,360	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	157.50/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,282	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,414.29/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,414	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,312.50/head	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,313	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,095.65/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,096	23
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,750	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,740.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,740	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,525.00/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,525	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,392.86/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,393	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,011.11/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,011	18

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 554Year ago 844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 140Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 133Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	422.00	422.00
2	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	374	390.00–400.00	394.35
2	400–450	420	378.00	378.00
4	450–500	479	337.00–339.00	337.51
18	500–550	519	312.00–321.00	316.80
3	550–600	568	304.00–311.00	306.28
2	600–650	605	294.00	294.00
4	650–700	656	270.00–279.00	272.26
5	700–750	718	245.00–249.00	246.42
2	750–800	790	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	405.00–406.00	405.65
4	300–350	328	385.00–390.00	387.48
7	350–400	383	378.00–385.00	379.52
7	400–450	428	348.00–352.00	350.57
4	450–500	481	320.00–330.00	327.34
10	500–550	524	304.00–310.00	307.32
8	550–600	576	290.00–296.00	293.33
3	600–650	615	284.00	284.00
3	650–700	690	268.00	268.00
1	750–800	790	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	368.00–375.00	371.79
8	400–450	425	332.00–342.00	338.50
7	450–500	484	318.00–319.00	318.42
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	562	280.00–282.00	281.32
3	650–700	687	251.00–253.00	252.34
3	700–750	745	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	395.00–400.00	398.37
8	300–350	333	375.00–380.00	377.94
5	350–400	375	370.00–372.00	370.83
4	400–450	408	345.00–350.00	347.52
7	450–500	470	310.00–318.00	315.67
14	500–550	534	289.00–297.00	294.93
8	550–600	578	279.00–284.00	281.65
4	600–650	613	266.00–267.00	266.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	360.00–364.00	361.76
5	400–450	439	335.00–344.00	340.35
14	450–500	463	296.00–306.00	301.17
11	500–550	530	279.00–285.00	281.33
6	550–600	567	268.00–274.00	271.63
3	650–700	665	244.00	244.00
3	700–750	735	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	784	225.00–230.00	227.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	364.00–366.00	364.98
3	400–450	435	330.00–332.00	331.36
3	450–500	468	290.00–292.00	291.34
3	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
3	750–800	795	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	408.00	408.00
5	350–400	371	395.00–400.00	397.05
6	400–450	436	373.00–380.00	377.17
2	450–500	465	354.00	354.00
5	500–550	518	332.00–337.00	334.81
12	550–600	585	326.00	326.00
2	600–650	608	295.00–300.00	297.51
8	650–700	677	292.00–294.00	293.75
46	700–750	722	269.00	269.00
1	750–800	770	248.00	248.00
2	850–900	855	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	429	368.00–372.00	370.79
3	450–500	480	339.00–341.00	339.68
3	500–550	523	320.00–324.00	322.62
5	600–650	634	290.00–292.00	291.60
3	700–750	735	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	354.00	354.00
4	450–500	475	332.00–335.00	334.27
1	500–550	510	314.00	314.00
3	550–600	575	300.00–305.00	302.98
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,672	172.00–177.00	173.46
3	—	1,503	163.00–166.00	164.68
1	—	1,745	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,023	118.00–123.00	120.79
13	—	1,008	125.00–131.00	127.80
9	—	996	132.00–135.00	134.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,128	143.00–148.00	145.22
15	—	1,222	158.00–164.00	160.72
22	—	1,261	149.00–155.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,446	161.00–166.00	163.23
6	—	1,428	147.00–151.00	148.92
9	—	1,449	156.00–159.00	157.50

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)	6	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,414.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,095.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,312.50

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)	10	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,740.00

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	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,011.11

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	14	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,392.86

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	4	—	—	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,525.00

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.