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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

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

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

934 head

▲ 355 vs last sale 579▲ 323 vs year ago 611 · +52.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 124▲ 80 vs year ago 88 · +90.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 111▲ 76 vs year ago 76 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.57/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −68.57 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$355.57

65 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$22.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

vs AL average

−8.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	359.04	2,026	54
Medium and Large 2	580	341.47	1,981	4thin
Medium and Large 3	545	336.87	1,836	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $190 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 sale65 hd

355.57

—

AL average13 barns · 285 hd

352.18

+3.39

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−8.41

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

−68.57

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $345.52, median $424.14 across 29 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	1,661	182.86	3,037	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	154.52	2,229	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	149.16	1,690	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	127.22	1,277	25

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)	—	$2,160	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,847	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,633	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,344	36
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,594	4thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,700	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,717	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	396.26/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,680	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	416.99/cwt	415.00–419.00	1,826	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	403.08/cwt	398.00–408.00	1,866	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	372.58/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,770	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	383.05/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,850	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	361.31/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,908	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	343.53/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,821	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,853	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	354.05/cwt	344.00–358.00	2,046	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	341.47/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,981	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	321.97/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,009	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	311.31/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,946	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	295.49/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,950	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	308.65/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,062	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,184	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	400.09/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,100	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	373.43/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,195	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	389.52/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,289	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	397.69/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,356	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	370.50/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,345	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	392.33/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,495	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	380.51/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,480	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	343.33/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,439	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	362.00/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,520	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	353.14/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,522	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	343.03/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,609	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	320.73/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,523	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	331.02/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,596	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,532	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	318.61/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,682	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	308.30/cwt	303.00–311.00	1,652	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	309.48/cwt	308.00–311.00	1,742	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	299.84/cwt	296.00–304.00	1,730	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	292.49/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,694	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,863	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	286.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,790	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,642	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	251.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,849	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	442.92/cwt	439.00–445.00	1,448	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	429.21/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,464	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	418.46/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,548	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	408.84/cwt	408.00–410.00	1,590	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	408.01/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,685	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	378.59/cwt	376.00–382.00	1,632	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	388.54/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,710	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	357.70/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,695	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	365.45/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,740	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	381.02/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,829	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	325.66/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,703	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	332.60/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,759	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	340.40/cwt	338.00–343.00	1,825	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	333.01/cwt	332.00–334.00	1,882	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	326.63/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,872	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	316.99/cwt	316.00–319.00	1,943	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	307.98/cwt	306.00–309.00	1,931	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	288.53/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,832	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	275.88/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,865	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	273.97/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,986	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,669	180.73/cwt	179.00–184.00	3,016	7
Bulls	—	—	1,745	194.23/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,389	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	121.81/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,180	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	126.68/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,273	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	130.88/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,338	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	144.68/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,597	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	151.82/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,766	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	158.50/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,856	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	160.16/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,213	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	154.88/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,238	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	148.28/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,223	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,160.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,160	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,016.67/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,017	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,478.57/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,479	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,137.50/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,138	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,717.86/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,718	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,344.44/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,344	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,990.00/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,990	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,593.75/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,594	4

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 579Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 124Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 152Last week 111Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	395.00–405.00	400.09
4	300–350	331	388.00–390.00	389.52
7	350–400	389	375.00–385.00	380.51
8	400–450	431	350.00–359.00	353.14
8	450–500	482	328.00–335.00	331.02
4	500–550	536	303.00–311.00	308.30
6	550–600	577	296.00–304.00	299.84
6	600–650	625	285.00–290.00	286.36
3	700–750	735	250.00–255.00	251.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
7	300–350	341	392.00–400.00	397.69
7	350–400	381	390.00–396.00	392.33
4	400–450	420	360.00–364.00	362.00
12	450–500	469	340.00–344.00	343.03
5	500–550	528	315.00–322.00	318.61
2	550–600	563	308.00–311.00	309.48
22	600–650	605	308.00	308.00
12	750–800	765	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	372.00–375.00	373.43
2	350–400	363	370.00–371.00	370.50
8	400–450	419	340.00–348.00	343.33
3	450–500	475	318.00–324.00	320.73
2	500–550	515	295.00–300.00	297.45
4	550–600	579	290.00–294.00	292.49
1	650–700	690	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	341	428.00–430.00	429.21
7	350–400	389	408.00–410.00	408.84
6	400–450	440	385.00–392.00	388.54
7	450–500	476	362.00–370.00	365.45
10	500–550	529	330.00–336.00	332.60
3	550–600	573	324.00–328.00	326.63
3	600–650	627	306.00–309.00	307.98
5	650–700	676	272.00–280.00	275.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	327	439.00–445.00	442.92
5	350–400	370	416.00–420.00	418.46
5	400–450	413	405.00–410.00	408.01
4	450–500	480	380.00–382.00	381.02
5	500–550	536	338.00–343.00	340.40
2	550–600	565	332.00–334.00	333.01
3	600–650	613	316.00–319.00	316.99
3	700–750	725	272.00–278.00	273.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
4	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	431	376.00–382.00	378.59
6	450–500	474	354.00–360.00	357.70
3	500–550	523	325.00–326.00	325.66
6	600–650	635	285.00–292.00	288.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	424	400.00–410.00	404.97
4	450–500	483	380.00–384.00	383.05
4	550–600	580	340.00–343.00	341.47
7	600–650	624	320.00–325.00	321.97
4	650–700	660	294.00–296.00	295.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	436.00	436.00
4	400–450	438	415.00–419.00	416.99
4	450–500	463	398.00–408.00	403.08
3	500–550	528	360.00–362.00	361.31
43	550–600	578	344.00–358.00	354.05
3	650–700	668	308.00–310.00	308.65
38	700–750	715	305.50	305.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	424	395.00–398.00	396.26
4	450–500	475	370.00–375.00	372.58
4	500–550	530	342.00–345.00	343.53
3	550–600	565	328.00	328.00
3	600–650	625	310.00–312.00	311.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	505	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,382	159.00–164.00	160.16
12	—	1,445	153.00–158.00	154.88
7	—	1,499	145.00–151.00	148.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,104	142.00–148.00	144.68
14	—	1,171	156.00–161.00	158.50
25	—	1,163	149.00–155.00	151.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	969	120.00–123.00	121.81
9	—	1,022	129.00–133.00	130.88
11	—	1,005	124.00–128.00	126.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	192.00–196.00	194.23
7	—	1,669	179.00–184.00	180.73
1	—	1,435	175.00	175.00

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)	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,478.57

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)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	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)	5	—	—	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,016.67

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375.00

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	36	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,344.44

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	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,990.00

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	28	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,717.86

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	8	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,137.50

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	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,593.75

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.