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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 12

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

630 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 423▼ 88 vs year ago 718 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 121▼ 15 vs year ago 130 · −11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

232 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 68▲ 169 vs year ago 63 · +268.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 $292.68/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −84.31 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$292.68

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.74

vs AL average

−22.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	299.12	1,637	9thin
Medium and Large 2	544	293.03	1,593	20
Medium and Large 3	550	281.83	1,551	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

292.68

—

AL average15 barns · 293 hd

288.94

+3.74

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−22.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−84.31

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	1,755	185.55	3,257	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	153.91	2,148	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	151.42	1,741	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	132.16	1,282	24

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)	—	$2,442	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	39
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,917	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,819	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,733	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,583	86
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,365	20
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,792	13

Every lot

83 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,575	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,590	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	351.98/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,813	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	312.70/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,620	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,870	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,945	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,892	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	394.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,269	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	383.44/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,277	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	377.63/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,416	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	365.10/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,398	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	390.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,509	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	355.90/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,495	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	367.93/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,564	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	326.42/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,508	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	310.30/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,480	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	317.96/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,542	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	311.38/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,613	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	300.40/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,589	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	291.20/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,567	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	292.99/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,647	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	263.08/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,513	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	275.85/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,594	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	260.98/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,631	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	263.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,751	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	248.23/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,708	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	953	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	422.78/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,349	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,397	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	367.97/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,413	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	382.57/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,637	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	372.91/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,596	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	360.81/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,584	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	358.74/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,672	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	346.96/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,631	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	334.77/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,583	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	306.61/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,582	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	324.96/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,700	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	315.82/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,677	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	309.35/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,748	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,723	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	285.72/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,780	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,856	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	189.44/cwt	188.00–191.00	3,258	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	172.04/cwt	171.00–173.00	3,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	138.85/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,337	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	122.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,186	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,254	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	146.01/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,619	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	152.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,759	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	160.79/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,957	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	161.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,170	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	152.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,165	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,089	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,060.00/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,060	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,653.33/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,653	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,365.00/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,365	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,018.75/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,019	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,745.83/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,746	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,540.91/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,541	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,320.00/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,320	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,176.19/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,176	21
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 3	—	1,916.67/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,917	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,819.23/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,819	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,680	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,457.14/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,457	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,991.67/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,992	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,621.43/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,621	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 423Year ago 718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 121Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 232Last week 68Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	515	350.00–354.00	351.98
23	700–750	715	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	570	328.00	328.00
1	700–750	725	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	358.00	358.00
2	450–500	465	342.00	342.00
3	500–550	518	310.00–318.00	312.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
5	300–350	322	390.00–400.00	394.04
5	350–400	387	385.00–395.00	390.03
5	400–450	425	365.00–370.00	367.93
5	450–500	462	324.00–330.00	326.42
3	500–550	518	308.00–318.00	311.38
6	550–600	562	290.00–298.00	292.99
3	650–700	665	260.00–265.00	263.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	380.00–388.00	383.44
2	350–400	375	375.00–380.00	377.63
2	400–450	420	352.00–360.00	355.90
8	450–500	485	314.00–322.00	317.96
14	500–550	529	296.00–306.00	300.40
6	550–600	578	270.00–280.00	275.85
4	600–650	625	256.00–264.00	260.98
4	650–700	688	246.00–255.00	248.23
2	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	383	360.00–370.00	365.10
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
7	450–500	477	308.00–312.00	310.30
4	500–550	538	290.00–295.00	291.20
2	550–600	575	260.00–266.00	263.08
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	360	388.00	388.00
9	400–450	428	370.00–376.00	372.91
3	450–500	470	345.00–348.00	346.96
6	500–550	531	315.00–317.00	315.82
2	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	623	281.00–288.00	285.72
1	650–700	690	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	365.00–370.00	367.97
5	400–450	439	360.00–362.00	360.81
4	450–500	473	332.00–336.00	334.77
7	500–550	516	304.00–310.00	306.61
1	550–600	590	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	319	422.00–425.00	422.78
4	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	428	380.00–385.00	382.57
4	450–500	466	355.00–360.00	358.74
6	500–550	523	322.00–330.00	324.96
3	550–600	565	308.00–310.00	309.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	171.00–173.00	172.04
4	—	1,720	188.00–191.00	189.44
1	—	1,870	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	160.00–162.00	160.79
20	—	1,157	150.00–156.00	152.07
18	—	1,109	143.00–149.00	146.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	145.00–147.00	146.05
4	—	1,418	150.00–155.00	152.71
4	—	1,348	160.00–163.00	161.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	963	137.00–140.00	138.85
5	—	966	120.00–124.00	122.80
7	—	984	125.00–130.00	127.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	20	—	—	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,365.00

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	10	—	—	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,060.00

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	60	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,653.33

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	16	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,018.75

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)	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,916.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,819.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	15	—	—	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,320.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,176.19

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)	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,457.14

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)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,540.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,745.83

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	7	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,621.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,991.67

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.