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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

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

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

579 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 630▼ 1 vs year ago 580 · −0.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 115▲ 27 vs year ago 97 · +27.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 232▲ 40 vs year ago 71 · +56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cow 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 $302.86/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −74.13 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$302.86

44 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs AL average

−11.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	309.17	1,699	21
Medium and Large 2	564	298.18	1,683	21
Medium and Large 3	578	285.61	1,651	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale44 hd

302.86

—

AL average15 barns · 392 hd

298.21

+4.65

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−11.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−74.13

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	1,788	184.21	3,293	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	150.26	1,745	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	149.83	2,159	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	125.21	1,215	18

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)	—	$2,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,898	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,806	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,732	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,816	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,415	26

Every lot

90 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,568	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,767	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	380.98/cwt	379.00–382.00	1,791	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	363.68/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,720	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	357.91/cwt	356.00–361.00	1,858	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	347.33/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,803	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	337.91/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,801	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	342.99/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,914	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	328.98/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,908	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	319.01/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,850	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,116	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	383.03/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,199	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	398.28/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,255	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	369.46/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,345	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	393.41/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,463	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	361.30/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,499	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	336.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,429	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	349.82/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,494	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	330.44/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,540	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	311.85/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,475	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	320.83/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,527	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	312.36/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,627	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	305.40/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,606	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	285.61/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,651	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	305.67/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,776	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	293.74/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,727	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	612	275.34/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,685	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	292.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,837	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	285.39/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,798	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	266.76/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,763	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	262.49/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,774	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,801	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	245.68/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,757	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,749	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,895	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	453.22/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,292	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	422.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,352	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	399.23/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,533	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	406.96/cwt	404.00–410.00	1,567	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	387.15/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,618	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	376.71/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,582	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	361.59/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,728	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	349.93/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,687	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	377.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,823	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	317.01/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,626	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	343.49/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,793	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	332.00/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,809	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	308.51/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,759	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	316.54/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,820	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,966	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	300.68/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,909	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	301.00/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,981	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	283.32/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,884	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,925	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,917	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	254.56/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,955	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,747	178.57/cwt	176.00–180.00	3,120	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,389	2
Bulls	—	—	1,837	186.74/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,430	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	118.46/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,050	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	124.39/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,203	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,405	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,726	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,720	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	159.25/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,878	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	158.22/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,195	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,178	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	144.56/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,128	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,462.50/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,463	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,020.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,020	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,806.25/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,806	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,731.82/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,732	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,511.11/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,511	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,995.00/head	2,975.00–3,000.00	2,995	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,716.67/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,717	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,415.38/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,415	26

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 630Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 115Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 232Year ago 71

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	245	460.00	460.00
3	250–300	285	450.00–460.00	453.22
6	350–400	384	395.00–400.00	399.23
3	400–450	420	375.00–380.00	376.71
6	450–500	478	360.00–365.00	361.59
2	500–550	545	330.00–334.00	332.00
2	550–600	570	307.00–310.00	308.51
3	600–650	635	299.00–303.00	300.68
3	650–700	665	280.00–286.00	283.32
1	700–750	740	259.00	259.00
2	750–800	768	251.00–258.00	254.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	482	348.00–354.00	349.93
2	500–550	513	316.00–318.00	317.01
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	320	420.00–425.00	422.58
2	350–400	385	404.00–410.00	406.96
7	400–450	418	385.00–392.00	387.15
4	450–500	483	370.00–380.00	377.46
6	500–550	522	340.00–346.00	343.49
2	550–600	575	315.00–318.00	316.54
1	600–650	630	312.00	312.00
2	650–700	658	300.00–302.00	301.00
1	700–750	705	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	402.00	402.00
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	485	375.00	375.00
6	500–550	519	344.00–352.00	347.33
2	550–600	580	328.00–330.00	328.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	358.00–366.00	363.68
2	500–550	533	334.00–342.00	337.91
2	550–600	580	318.00–320.00	319.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	411.00	411.00
3	450–500	470	379.00–382.00	380.98
13	500–550	519	356.00–361.00	357.91
2	550–600	558	340.00–346.00	342.99
1	600–650	645	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
7	300–350	313	380.00–385.00	383.03
4	350–400	364	368.00–370.00	369.46
5	400–450	427	346.00–352.00	349.82
7	450–500	476	318.00–324.00	320.83
8	500–550	526	303.00–309.00	305.40
13	550–600	588	292.00–302.00	293.74
7	600–650	630	280.00–289.00	285.39
4	650–700	676	260.00–264.00	262.49
3	700–750	715	244.00–248.00	245.68
1	750–800	780	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
12	400–450	425	330.00–340.00	336.21
2	450–500	473	308.00–316.00	311.85
2	550–600	578	282.00–289.00	285.61
3	600–650	612	275.00–276.00	275.34
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	735	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	395.00–400.00	398.28
3	350–400	372	390.00–395.00	393.41
3	400–450	415	360.00–364.00	361.30
10	450–500	466	326.00–335.00	330.44
11	500–550	521	308.00–316.00	312.36
10	550–600	581	304.00–311.00	305.67
2	600–650	628	290.00–295.00	292.57
4	650–700	661	265.00–269.00	266.76
2	700–750	713	250.00–255.00	252.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,472	143.00–148.00	144.56
3	—	1,387	156.00–160.00	158.22
3	—	1,433	150.00–155.00	151.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,178	144.00–148.00	146.02
6	—	1,179	156.00–162.00	159.25
16	—	1,132	150.00–155.00	152.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	886	116.00–121.00	118.46
6	—	1,058	130.00–135.00	132.78
6	—	967	122.00–127.00	124.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,747	176.00–180.00	178.57
2	—	1,765	192.00	192.00
5	—	1,837	185.00–190.00	186.74

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)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,511.11

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)	11	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,731.82

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,462.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,806.25

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	18	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,716.67

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	—	—	2,975.00–3,000.00	2,995.00

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	26	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,415.38

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.