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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 9

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

442 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 527▼ 158 vs year ago 600 · −26.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 137▼ 97 vs year ago 175 · −55.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 70▲ 23 vs year ago 41 · +56.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. 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 $297.73/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −79.26 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$297.73

39 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$13.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs AL average

−18.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	303.56	1,664	14thin
Medium and Large 2	545	298.82	1,628	12thin
Medium and Large 3	548	290.43	1,592	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.13/cwt here — about $71 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 sale39 hd

297.73

—

AL average16 barns · 343 hd

292.78

+4.94

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−18.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−79.26

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	—	Average	1,771	169.18	2,996	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	142.15	1,581	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	141.16	2,054	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	119.47	1,138	19

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)	—	$2,176	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,869	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,806	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,893	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,175	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,456	4thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	449.31/cwt	448.00–450.00	1,393	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	419.48/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,338	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	428.27/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,572	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	411.58/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,585	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	388.59/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,671	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	401.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,739	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	355.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,670	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	375.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,774	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	342.65/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,799	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	334.34/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,762	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	338.17/cwt	337.00–339.00	1,934	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	327.98/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,892	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	319.97/cwt	318.00–321.00	1,984	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	327.48/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,034	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,017	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	293.97/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,999	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,974	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	977	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	426.34/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,155	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	408.13/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,110	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	421.40/cwt	416.00–425.00	1,285	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	392.74/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,269	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	391.22/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,408	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	373.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,389	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	407.36/cwt	406.00–408.00	1,556	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	361.92/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,502	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	349.98/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,480	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	338.32/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,458	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	351.68/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,607	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	339.45/cwt	338.00–341.00	1,592	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	332.49/cwt	331.00–334.00	1,573	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	307.72/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,609	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	292.82/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,534	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	301.71/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,590	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	299.40/cwt	298.00–301.00	1,716	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	293.05/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,700	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	286.60/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,682	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,904	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,802	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	257.32/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,873	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,064	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	442.28/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,442	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	430.86/cwt	428.00–435.00	1,409	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	458.25/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,503	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	415.51/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,550	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	405.68/cwt	405.00–406.00	1,550	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	428.19/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,640	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	397.96/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,636	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	381.32/cwt	378.00–386.00	1,624	24
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	369.52/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,604	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	344.69/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,651	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	359.02/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,723	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	339.18/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,648	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	339.50/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,745	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	327.35/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,705	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	321.20/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,696	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,770	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,867	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	295.76/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,849	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,832	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,704	165.83/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,826	4
Bulls	—	—	1,809	171.09/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,095	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	116.84/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,092	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	123.98/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,219	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	138.73/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,502	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	144.88/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,639	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,981	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	138.46/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,926	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	143.86/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,185	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,366.67/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,367	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,033.33/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,033	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,806.25/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,806	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,662.50/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,892.86/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,893	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,175.00/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,175	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,456.25/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,456	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 527Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 137Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 70Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	425.00–430.00	428.27
5	400–450	430	385.00–390.00	388.59
6	450–500	470	350.00–360.00	355.38
3	500–550	527	333.00–335.00	334.34
3	550–600	577	326.00–329.00	327.98
3	600–650	620	318.00–321.00	319.97
3	650–700	680	290.00–296.00	293.97
1	700–750	710	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	418.00–420.00	419.48
3	350–400	385	405.00–415.00	411.58
3	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	475	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	310	448.00–450.00	449.31
2	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	433	400.00–405.00	401.58
4	450–500	473	370.00–380.00	375.08
6	500–550	525	340.00–346.00	342.65
5	550–600	572	337.00–339.00	338.17
4	600–650	621	326.00–328.00	327.48
2	650–700	655	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
8	350–400	360	385.00–395.00	391.22
15	400–450	423	345.00–357.00	349.98
7	450–500	469	338.00–341.00	339.45
8	500–550	527	298.00–304.00	301.71
4	550–600	580	290.00–296.00	293.05
3	700–750	728	256.00–258.00	257.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	272	405.00–415.00	408.13
7	300–350	323	390.00–395.00	392.74
9	350–400	372	370.00–380.00	373.34
7	400–450	431	336.00–340.00	338.32
2	450–500	473	331.00–334.00	332.49
8	500–550	524	290.00–295.00	292.82
5	550–600	587	282.00–288.00	286.60
2	700–750	715	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	465.00	465.00
4	250–300	271	425.00–430.00	426.34
5	300–350	305	416.00–425.00	421.40
3	350–400	382	406.00–408.00	407.36
8	400–450	415	358.00–365.00	361.92
3	450–500	457	350.00–355.00	351.68
7	500–550	523	306.00–310.00	307.72
7	550–600	573	298.00–301.00	299.40
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	675	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
6	300–350	327	428.00–435.00	430.86
3	350–400	382	405.00–406.00	405.68
8	400–450	434	368.00–370.00	369.52
7	450–500	486	336.00–340.00	339.18
5	500–550	528	320.00–322.00	321.20
4	600–650	625	295.00–296.00	295.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
8	300–350	326	440.00–445.00	442.28
10	350–400	373	412.00–420.00	415.51
24	400–450	426	378.00–386.00	381.32
9	450–500	479	342.00–348.00	344.69
7	500–550	521	324.00–330.00	327.35
2	550–600	560	316.00	316.00
2	600–650	610	306.00	306.00
1	700–750	710	258.00	258.00
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	495.00	495.00
3	250–300	280	490.00	490.00
6	300–350	328	455.00–460.00	458.25
8	350–400	383	425.00–430.00	428.19
5	400–450	411	395.00–400.00	397.96
6	450–500	480	358.00–360.00	359.02
4	500–550	514	338.00–340.00	339.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	137.00–141.00	138.46
4	—	1,519	143.00–147.00	143.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,131	143.00–147.00	144.88
12	—	1,083	135.00–141.00	138.73
1	—	1,270	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	121.00–126.00	123.98
12	—	935	113.00–118.00	116.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,809	170.00–175.00	171.09
4	—	1,704	165.00–167.00	165.83

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	—	—	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,806.25

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)	9	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,033.33

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	—	—	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,175.00

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	14	—	—	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,892.86

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	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,456.25

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.