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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 5

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

423 head

▼ 484 vs last sale 907▼ 182 vs year ago 605 · −30.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 148▼ 31 vs year ago 152 · −20.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 107▼ 22 vs year ago 90 · −24.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 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 $285.83/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −91.15 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$285.83

29 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs AL average

−19.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	295.76	1,595	7thin
Medium and Large 2	530	288.90	1,532	11thin
Medium and Large 3	548	276.45	1,515	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about $80 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 sale29 hd

285.83

—

AL average13 barns · 253 hd

281.93

+3.90

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−19.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−91.15

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	—	Low	1,656	184.45	3,054	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	147.86	2,136	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	141.43	1,675	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	123.20	1,283	22

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)	—	$2,213	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,793	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,656	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,417	3thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,556	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	358.51/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,502	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	377.02/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,621	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	342.47/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,620	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	353.06/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,695	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,643	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	344.21/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,804	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,837	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	322.02/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,832	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	331.96/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,892	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,842	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	282.05/cwt	277.00–283.00	1,898	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,092	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	345.94/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,072	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	368.04/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,181	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	361.76/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,187	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	363.31/cwt	363.00–365.00	1,352	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	355.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,354	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	341.32/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,341	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,437	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	320.77/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,366	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	330.82/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,413	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	316.38/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,481	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	307.80/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,459	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	296.99/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,518	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	302.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,568	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	285.27/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,506	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	274.74/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,550	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	261.01/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,522	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	266.81/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,638	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	243.69/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,523	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	249.00/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,576	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	249.99/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,657	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,684	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,678	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,835	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,107	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	405.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,138	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	418.41/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,184	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	394.81/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,295	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	415.47/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,404	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	377.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,398	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	391.17/cwt	388.00–394.00	1,455	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	405.17/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,532	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	381.46/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,560	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	366.33/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,550	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	351.95/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,538	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	322.87/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,524	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	340.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,611	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	335.24/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,619	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	317.32/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,644	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	304.99/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,604	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	322.40/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,735	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	307.03/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,719	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,725	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	286.60/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,671	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	285.31/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,820	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,909	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,793	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	276.80/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,821	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	269.02/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,816	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,786	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	251.17/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,849	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,895	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,797	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	175.97/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,349	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	181.55/cwt	179.00–184.00	3,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	192.03/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,591	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,114	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,232	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	128.61/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,453	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	143.80/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,670	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,650	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	150.73/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,825	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,062	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	144.16/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,102	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	157.53/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,344	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,475.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,475	4
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 1-2	—	2,012.50/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,013	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,766.67/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,656.25/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,656	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,386.36/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,386	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,133.33/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416.67/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,417	3

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 907Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 148Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 107Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	515.00	515.00
7	250–300	281	400.00–410.00	405.08
2	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	394.81
5	350–400	372	388.00–394.00	391.17
4	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	366.33
4	450–500	483	330.00–338.00	335.24
6	500–550	518	316.00–318.00	317.32
2	550–600	580	295.00–300.00	297.46
3	600–650	638	280.00–288.00	285.31
2	650–700	675	266.00–272.00	269.02
1	700–750	735	243.00	243.00
1	750–800	755	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	370	370.00–380.00	377.89
5	400–450	437	350.00–355.00	351.95
5	450–500	472	320.00–328.00	322.87
5	500–550	526	304.00–306.00	304.99
3	550–600	583	285.00–290.00	286.60
3	600–650	645	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	525.00	525.00
3	250–300	283	415.00–420.00	418.41
6	300–350	338	410.00–420.00	415.47
2	350–400	378	400.00–410.00	405.17
14	400–450	409	375.00–382.00	381.46
7	450–500	473	340.00–345.00	340.69
4	500–550	538	320.00–330.00	322.40
4	550–600	560	304.00–310.00	307.03
1	600–650	645	296.00	296.00
5	650–700	658	276.00–278.00	276.80
4	700–750	736	249.00–258.00	251.17
1	750–800	755	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	380.00	380.00
5	300–350	328	360.00–363.00	361.76
9	350–400	381	350.00–360.00	355.48
7	400–450	427	330.00–332.00	330.82
9	450–500	474	305.00–310.00	307.80
7	500–550	511	295.00–299.00	296.99
4	550–600	564	274.00–275.00	274.74
4	600–650	633	248.00–250.00	249.00
1	650–700	690	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	520.00	520.00
5	300–350	321	365.00–370.00	368.04
13	350–400	372	363.00–365.00	363.31
2	400–450	425	338.00	338.00
5	450–500	468	314.00–320.00	316.38
5	500–550	519	300.00–310.00	302.06
2	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	614	266.00–268.00	266.81
3	650–700	663	248.00–254.00	249.99
2	700–750	705	238.00	238.00
4	750–800	798	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	342.00–350.00	345.94
6	350–400	393	340.00–344.00	341.32
8	400–450	426	318.00–324.00	320.77
5	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	528	280.00–289.00	285.27
4	550–600	583	260.00–264.00	261.01
3	600–650	625	240.00–246.00	243.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	394.00	394.00
4	400–450	419	354.00–360.00	358.51
8	450–500	473	340.00–346.00	342.47
1	500–550	545	337.00	337.00
7	550–600	569	320.00–324.00	322.02
13	650–700	673	277.00–283.00	282.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	520	316.00	316.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	430	375.00–378.00	377.02
2	450–500	480	350.00–356.00	353.06
8	500–550	524	342.00–350.00	344.21
4	550–600	570	328.00–336.00	331.96
1	600–650	610	302.00	302.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	175.00–177.00	175.97
3	—	1,870	189.00–194.00	192.03
2	—	1,655	179.00–184.00	181.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,130	126.00–130.00	128.61
5	—	960	114.00–118.00	116.00
9	—	1,007	120.00–125.00	122.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	152.00–154.00	152.99
8	—	1,458	143.00–146.00	144.16
2	—	1,488	156.00–159.00	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,196	135.00–140.00	137.96
15	—	1,161	142.00–147.00	143.80
4	—	1,211	149.00–152.00	150.73

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)	11	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,386.36

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)	8	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,656.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	8	—	—	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,012.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,766.67

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	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,475.00

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	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.00

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	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,133.33

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	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,416.67

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.