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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 16

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

687 head

▲ 245 vs last sale 442▲ 687 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 78▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 64▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $305.27/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −71.72 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$305.27

34 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$17.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs AL average

−15.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	310.74	1,665	18thin
Medium and Large 2	541	301.97	1,633	11thin
Medium and Large 3	535	292.80	1,566	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about $98 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 sale34 hd

305.27

—

AL average13 barns · 490 hd

308.23

−2.97

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−15.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−71.72

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	—	High	1,843	184.29	3,397	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	146.38	2,255	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	145.00	1,609	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	125.98	1,248	14

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)	—	$2,460	40
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,085	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,967	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,909	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	6

Every lot

87 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	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	387.94/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,622	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	369.01/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,790	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	374.12/cwt	374.00–375.00	1,844	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	353.04/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,871	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	344.70/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,954	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	332.75/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,930	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	321.51/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,884	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	328.01/cwt	327.00–329.00	2,001	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	323.36/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,021	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	287.01/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,972	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	279.02/cwt	276.00–280.00	2,026	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,022	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	386.60/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,249	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	362.61/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,211	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	366.10/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,369	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	351.84/cwt	349.00–355.00	1,348	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	344.14/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,480	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	330.85/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,459	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	316.22/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,458	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	307.42/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,602	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	314.10/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,652	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,598	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	298.99/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,704	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,681	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	281.63/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,732	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	272.02/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,817	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	284.00/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,926	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,782	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	248.99/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,818	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,880	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,067	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	453.41/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,043	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	448.15/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,237	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	418.10/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,371	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	387.43/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,472	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	379.17/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,593	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	369.66/cwt	366.00–372.00	1,601	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	322.45/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,516	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	336.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,593	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,653	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,722	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	340.45/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,798	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	544	309.50/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,684	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	304.81/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,750	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,881	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,877	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,849	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,797	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	183.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,327	9
Bulls	—	—	2,105	191.82/cwt	189.00–195.00	4,038	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	118.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,148	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,308	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	125.68/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,258	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	140.58/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,535	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	146.66/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,631	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	151.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,750	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	141.38/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,005	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	145.74/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,211	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	150.27/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,484	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,960.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	2,960	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,666.67/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,667	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,084.62/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,085	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,912.50/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,913	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,733.33/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733	12
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,310.00/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,310	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,933.33/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,933	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,050	10

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 442Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 64Year ago 0

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	390	402.00	402.00
5	400–450	418	385.00–390.00	387.94
6	450–500	485	368.00–370.00	369.01
3	550–600	580	328.00–335.00	332.75
3	600–650	625	320.00–325.00	323.36
3	650–700	687	285.00–288.00	287.01
4	700–750	726	276.00–280.00	279.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	586	320.00–322.00	321.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
23	450–500	493	374.00–375.00	374.12
4	500–550	530	350.00–358.00	353.04
5	550–600	567	340.00–348.00	344.70
6	600–650	610	327.00–329.00	328.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	435.00	435.00
2	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
6	300–350	323	380.00–390.00	386.60
5	350–400	374	360.00–370.00	366.10
5	400–450	430	338.00–348.00	344.14
3	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	521	306.00–310.00	307.42
4	550–600	575	290.00–295.00	292.43
6	600–650	615	275.00–285.00	281.63
2	650–700	668	270.00–274.00	272.02
2	700–750	730	248.00–250.00	248.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	360.00–370.00	362.61
5	350–400	383	349.00–355.00	351.84
15	400–450	441	328.00–335.00	330.85
5	450–500	461	315.00–318.00	316.22
2	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	555	288.00	288.00
4	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	680	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	790	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
14	500–550	526	310.00–318.00	314.10
4	550–600	570	298.00–300.00	298.99
3	650–700	678	282.00–285.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	450.00–455.00	453.41
5	250–300	276	445.00–450.00	448.15
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
8	350–400	380	385.00–390.00	387.43
12	400–450	433	366.00–372.00	369.66
9	450–500	474	330.00–340.00	336.08
2	500–550	525	328.00	328.00
5	550–600	574	300.00–306.00	304.81
2	600–650	625	301.00	301.00
2	650–700	675	278.00	278.00
2	700–750	715	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
6	300–350	328	415.00–425.00	418.10
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	470	320.00–324.00	322.45
4	500–550	544	308.00–310.00	309.50
1	650–700	690	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	325	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	420	378.00–380.00	379.17
3	450–500	475	348.00	348.00
5	500–550	528	338.00–342.00	340.45
2	650–700	690	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	995	130.00–133.00	131.50
4	—	1,001	124.00–127.00	125.68
4	—	973	116.00–121.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	141.00–142.00	141.38
6	—	1,653	149.00–151.00	150.27
13	—	1,517	144.00–148.00	145.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,092	138.00–143.00	140.58
9	—	1,157	150.00–154.00	151.29
51	—	1,112	144.00–149.00	146.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,105	189.00–195.00	191.82
9	—	1,814	180.00–185.00	183.43
1	—	1,580	177.00	177.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733.33

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)	13	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,084.62

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	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	2,960.00

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)	18	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,912.50

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	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,050.00

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	24	—	—	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,933.33

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	20	—	—	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,310.00

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	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00

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.