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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 2

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

527 head

▼ 407 vs last sale 934▼ 141 vs year ago 668 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 168▲ 24 vs year ago 113 · +21.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 152▼ 7 vs year ago 77 · −9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows 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 $310.44/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −66.54 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$310.44

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.88

vs AL average

−10.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	315.53	1,675	11thin
Medium and Large 2	543	308.87	1,677	16thin
Medium and Large 3	590	295.00	1,741	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about −$66 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

310.44

—

AL average14 barns · 272 hd

303.56

+6.88

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−10.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−66.54

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	1,672	180.46	3,017	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	144.66	2,128	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	142.83	1,692	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	126.32	1,281	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,439	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,311	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,805	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,183	6

Every lot

88 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	489.92/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,519	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	474.38/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,475	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	452.37/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,678	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,091	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,108	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	402.12/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,279	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	391.81/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,266	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	381.62/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,298	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	384.64/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,404	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	399.07/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,489	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	368.09/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,395	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	368.38/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,514	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	347.76/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,506	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	356.84/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,559	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	332.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,546	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	343.74/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,650	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	321.31/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,632	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	314.21/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,640	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	308.60/cwt	308.00–309.00	1,722	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	302.01/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,721	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	280.40/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,803	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	289.49/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,864	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,809	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	717	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,780	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	479.68/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,310	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	468.47/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,302	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	282	451.03/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,272	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	447.16/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,458	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	402.62/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,482	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	428.05/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,580	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,503	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	395.51/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,673	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	380.74/cwt	378.00–382.00	1,630	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	361.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,695	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	352.43/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,671	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	369.33/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,817	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	339.51/cwt	338.00–341.00	1,738	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	334.37/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,732	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	323.03/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,731	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	332.24/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,887	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	320.29/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,874	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	311.48/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,822	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	308.48/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,922	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,896	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	265.95/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,923	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,895	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	793	242.66/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,924	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	176.98/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	181.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,112	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	127.09/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,262	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	131.07/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,321	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	121.61/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,270	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	139.72/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,629	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	152.66/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,823	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	144.99/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,747	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	147.87/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,156	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,331	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	140.58/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,082	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,725.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,725	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,600.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,228.57/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,229	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,210.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,210	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,160.00/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,160	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,508.33/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,508	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,183.33/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,183	6

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 934Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 168Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 152Year ago 77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	146.00–150.00	147.87
8	—	1,481	138.00–143.00	140.58
1	—	1,475	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	130.00–133.00	131.07
6	—	993	125.00–129.00	127.09
5	—	1,044	118.00–123.00	121.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	151.00–154.00	152.66
28	—	1,205	143.00–148.00	144.99
32	—	1,166	137.00–142.00	139.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	176.00–178.00	176.98
7	—	1,715	180.00–185.00	181.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	273	475.00–485.00	479.68
2	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
5	350–400	369	425.00–430.00	428.05
3	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	492	368.00–370.00	369.33
8	500–550	512	338.00–341.00	339.51
8	550–600	568	330.00–335.00	332.24
2	600–650	605	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	278	465.00–470.00	468.47
9	300–350	326	440.00–450.00	447.16
10	350–400	368	400.00–410.00	402.62
4	400–450	423	395.00–397.00	395.51
7	450–500	469	360.00–365.00	361.46
8	500–550	518	330.00–336.00	334.37
3	550–600	585	318.00–325.00	320.29
4	600–650	623	307.00–310.00	308.48
3	700–750	723	262.00–268.00	265.95
2	750–800	755	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	450.00–455.00	451.03
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	383	390.00–395.00	392.48
3	400–450	428	378.00–382.00	380.74
5	450–500	474	350.00–354.00	352.43
4	500–550	536	320.00–325.00	323.03
2	550–600	585	309.00–314.00	311.48
1	600–650	645	294.00	294.00
3	750–800	793	242.00–244.00	242.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	775	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	311	470.00–480.00	474.38
4	350–400	371	445.00–455.00	452.37
3	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	310	485.00–495.00	489.92
2	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
12	300–350	323	390.00–395.00	391.81
21	350–400	365	380.00–390.00	384.64
9	400–450	437	352.00–360.00	356.84
9	450–500	480	340.00–346.00	343.74
9	500–550	522	312.00–316.00	314.21
7	550–600	570	300.00–303.00	302.01
4	600–650	644	288.00–294.00	289.49
1	650–700	665	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	380.00–385.00	381.62
4	350–400	379	364.00–370.00	368.09
7	400–450	433	345.00–350.00	347.76
11	450–500	465	330.00–335.00	332.38
2	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
5	600–650	643	280.00–282.00	280.40
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	717	245.00–250.00	248.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
7	300–350	318	400.00–405.00	402.12
9	350–400	373	395.00–402.00	399.07
8	400–450	411	364.00–370.00	368.38
2	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	508	318.00–328.00	321.31
5	550–600	558	308.00–309.00	308.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875.00

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)	10	—	—	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,228.57

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)	8	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600.00

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	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,183.33

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	12	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,508.33

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	—	—	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,160.00

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.