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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 30

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 16Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

619 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 687▲ 3 vs year ago 616 · +0.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 162▼ 19 vs year ago 116 · −16.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 136▲ 64 vs year ago 42 · +152.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.27/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −61.72 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$325.27

30 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$24.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	340.66	1,828	6thin
Medium and Large 2	546	327.83	1,791	11thin
Medium and Large 3	544	316.00	1,718	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.66/cwt here — about $111 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 sale30 hd

325.27

—

AL average12 barns · 267 hd

327.38

−2.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

−61.72

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $322.17, median $386.99 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	1,629	171.18	2,789	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	141.60	1,619	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	141.01	1,955	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	126.38	1,179	9thin

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)	—	$2,740	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,495	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,788	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,554	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,320	10

Every lot

92 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	402.06/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,661	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	382.02/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,604	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	387.29/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,774	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	373.55/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,793	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,766	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	357.99/cwt	355.00–364.00	1,919	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	330.66/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,875	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	342.98/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,952	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	327.75/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,081	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	357.10/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,164	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	366.60/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,202	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	337.95/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,250	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	357.02/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,328	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	347.25/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,295	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	345.51/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,427	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	338.94/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,420	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	317.17/cwt	313.00–319.00	1,488	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	324.21/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,543	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	333.25/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,593	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	319.39/cwt	313.00–322.00	1,670	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	310.04/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,643	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	297.99/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,684	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	287.92/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,656	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	295.02/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,829	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	287.80/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,796	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	276.31/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,752	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	270.05/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,820	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,782	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	258.98/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,885	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	254.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,966	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	244.50/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,919	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,054	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,078	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	442.21/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,198	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	423.94/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,378	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	416.93/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,401	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	432.88/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,463	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	402.39/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,457	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	391.84/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,473	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,636	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	372.27/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,590	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	361.39/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,594	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	339.32/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,595	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	351.32/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,658	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	363.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,739	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	316.58/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,627	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	343.49/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,786	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	330.68/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,736	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	324.40/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,856	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	315.33/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,823	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	316.01/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,937	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,894	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	290.77/cwt	289.00–292.00	1,957	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	164.42/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,195	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	170.77/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,908	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	178.54/cwt	178.00–179.00	3,237	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,184	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,137	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	143.34/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,628	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	139.40/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,606	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	142.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,955	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	137.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,954	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,773.33/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,773	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,542.86/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,543	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,360.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,360	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,820.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,820	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,350.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,707.14/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,707	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,320.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,320	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,887.50/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,888	8

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 687Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 162Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 136Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	328	365.00–370.00	366.60
10	350–400	373	342.00–350.00	347.25
10	400–450	419	335.00–342.00	338.94
10	450–500	476	320.00–328.00	324.21
5	500–550	530	308.00–312.00	310.04
6	550–600	575	284.00–292.00	287.92
11	600–650	624	282.00–290.00	287.80
4	650–700	674	267.00–275.00	270.05
2	700–750	728	258.00–260.00	258.98
6	750–800	773	250.00–260.00	254.28
3	800–850	825	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
7	350–400	372	354.00–360.00	357.02
6	400–450	413	344.00–348.00	345.51
6	450–500	478	330.00–338.00	333.25
16	500–550	523	313.00–322.00	319.39
4	550–600	565	296.00–300.00	297.99
5	600–650	620	292.00–298.00	295.02
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	355.00–360.00	357.10
3	350–400	370	336.00–340.00	337.95
3	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	469	313.00–319.00	317.17
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
6	600–650	634	274.00–278.00	276.31
2	650–700	675	264.00	264.00
2	750–800	785	244.00–245.00	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
7	250–300	271	440.00–445.00	442.21
3	300–350	325	422.00–425.00	423.94
10	350–400	376	390.00–396.00	391.84
7	400–450	427	370.00–375.00	372.27
12	450–500	472	350.00–355.00	351.32
6	500–550	525	328.00–332.00	330.68
5	550–600	572	320.00–328.00	324.40
1	600–650	625	303.00	303.00
4	650–700	673	289.00–292.00	290.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	435.00	435.00
8	300–350	336	415.00–420.00	416.93
2	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
7	400–450	441	360.00–365.00	361.39
6	450–500	470	338.00–340.00	339.32
7	500–550	514	314.00–320.00	316.58
6	550–600	578	312.00–318.00	315.33
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	490.00	490.00
3	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
7	300–350	338	430.00–435.00	432.88
10	350–400	362	400.00–410.00	402.39
12	400–450	425	380.00–390.00	385.03
9	450–500	478	360.00–370.00	363.91
4	500–550	520	342.00–345.00	343.49
2	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	613	312.00–318.00	316.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	400.00–405.00	402.06
4	450–500	480	370.00–380.00	373.55
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	567	330.00–332.00	330.66
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	380.00–384.00	382.02
1	450–500	480	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	458	382.00–390.00	387.29
9	500–550	536	355.00–364.00	357.99
4	550–600	569	340.00–344.00	342.98
8	600–650	635	326.00–328.00	327.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,376	140.00–145.00	142.09
4	—	1,421	134.00–139.00	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,152	136.00–141.00	139.40
29	—	1,136	142.00–147.00	143.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	116.00	116.00
8	—	927	125.00–130.00	127.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	169.00–172.00	170.77
2	—	1,335	162.00–167.00	164.42
2	—	1,813	178.00–179.00	178.54

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00

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	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,773.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200.00

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)	5	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,360.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,542.86

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	10	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,320.00

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	8	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,887.50

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	—	—	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,707.14

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	4	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350.00

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.