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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 7

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

530 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 619▼ 206 vs year ago 736 · −28.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 97▼ 20 vs year ago 125 · −16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 106▼ 35 vs year ago 115 · −30.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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 $304.75/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −72.23 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$304.75

45 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.06

vs AL average

−28.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	314.41	1,673	24
Medium and Large 3	548	297.04	1,627	4thin
Medium and Large 2	569	292.93	1,667	17thin

One grade step is worth $21.48/cwt here — about $6 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 sale45 hd

304.75

—

AL average12 barns · 373 hd

312.81

−8.06

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−28.07

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−72.23

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	1,786	179.22	3,201	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	145.52	1,691	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	145.13	2,278	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	130.49	1,256	16

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)	—	$2,838	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,955	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,380	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,688	16

Every lot

93 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	423.74/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,381	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	413.91/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,560	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	400.78/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,699	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	410.64/cwt	408.00–414.00	1,753	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	398.32/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,820	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	378.96/cwt	376.00–385.00	1,811	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	373.57/cwt	370.00–374.00	1,834	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	366.78/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,871	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	374.20/cwt	372.00–378.00	1,950	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,929	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	368.99/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,096	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	348.28/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,996	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	351.93/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,034	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	323.47/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,048	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	314.46/cwt	312.00–316.00	2,126	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,162	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	432.54/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,233	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	413.69/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,303	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	421.31/cwt	420.00–424.00	1,357	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	403.11/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,342	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	353.02/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,296	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	371.89/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,398	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	364.38/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,385	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	349.26/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,470	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	331.63/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,396	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	338.89/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,457	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	332.02/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,551	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	340.52/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,597	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	322.26/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,550	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	319.45/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,642	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	301.05/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,602	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	292.93/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,667	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	299.29/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,754	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	272.02/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,687	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	268.02/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,924	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	227	476.62/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,082	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,183	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,335	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	388.79/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,423	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	407.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,569	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	399.78/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,555	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	392.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,712	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	381.99/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,673	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	350.52/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,612	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	361.35/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,731	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	375.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,812	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	348.01/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,768	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	351.88/cwt	328.00–368.00	1,868	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	318.50/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,717	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	333.50/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,904	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	323.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,872	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	589	317.01/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,867	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	327.99/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,994	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	301.31/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,928	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,916	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	256.52/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,893	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,877	181.82/cwt	179.00–184.00	3,413	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	185.53/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,544	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	130.54/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,244	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	123.38/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,197	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	137.45/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,357	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	147.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,666	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	153.41/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,769	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	141.73/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,692	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	142.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,981	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,819	148.94/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,709	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,666.67/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,667	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,560.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,560	5
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 3	—	1,930.00/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,930	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,514.29/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,514	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,300	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,687.50/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,688	16

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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 619Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 97Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 106Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	410.00–415.00	413.69
3	350–400	380	360.00–368.00	364.38
24	400–450	430	335.00–345.00	338.89
35	450–500	467	328.00–336.00	332.02
17	550–600	569	290.00–297.00	292.93
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	718	266.00–270.00	268.02
4	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
5	300–350	333	400.00–405.00	403.11
3	350–400	367	350.00–355.00	353.02
15	400–450	421	328.00–334.00	331.63
7	450–500	481	320.00–325.00	322.26
3	500–550	532	298.00–305.00	301.05
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	620	270.00–274.00	272.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	440.00	440.00
6	250–300	285	430.00–435.00	432.54
6	300–350	322	420.00–424.00	421.31
5	350–400	376	370.00–375.00	371.89
9	400–450	421	348.00–352.00	349.26
11	450–500	469	338.00–345.00	340.52
18	500–550	514	318.00–322.00	319.45
6	550–600	586	298.00–306.00	299.29
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	366	385.00–390.00	388.79
2	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	460	350.00–352.00	350.52
4	500–550	539	318.00–320.00	318.50
4	550–600	589	314.00–318.00	317.01
6	600–650	640	300.00–304.00	301.31
1	700–750	745	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	475.00–480.00	476.62
2	250–300	260	455.00	455.00
7	300–350	314	420.00–430.00	425.03
9	350–400	389	398.00–400.00	399.78
5	400–450	438	380.00–385.00	381.99
9	450–500	479	358.00–366.00	361.35
12	500–550	531	328.00–368.00	351.88
7	550–600	579	320.00–330.00	323.36
1	650–700	670	286.00	286.00
2	700–750	738	255.00–258.00	256.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
6	350–400	385	405.00–410.00	407.53
7	400–450	436	390.00–400.00	392.72
4	450–500	483	370.00–380.00	375.08
6	500–550	508	346.00–350.00	348.01
4	550–600	571	333.00–335.00	333.50
2	600–650	608	326.00–330.00	327.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
9	450–500	491	370.00–374.00	373.57
2	500–550	545	354.00	354.00
3	550–600	573	345.00–350.00	348.28
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	795	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	420.00–425.00	423.74
7	350–400	377	410.00–420.00	413.91
5	400–450	424	400.00–402.00	400.78
7	450–500	478	376.00–385.00	378.96
12	500–550	510	360.00–368.00	366.78
20	550–600	578	350.00–358.00	351.93
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	427	408.00–414.00	410.64
3	450–500	457	395.00–400.00	398.32
5	500–550	521	372.00–378.00	374.20
4	550–600	568	368.00–370.00	368.99
4	600–650	633	322.00–325.00	323.47
4	650–700	676	312.00–316.00	314.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,391	140.00–144.00	142.41
5	—	1,819	147.00–151.00	148.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,153	153.00–154.00	153.41
26	—	1,131	145.00–151.00	147.33
27	—	1,194	139.00–144.00	141.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	134.00–139.00	137.45
10	—	953	129.00–132.00	130.54
3	—	970	121.00–126.00	123.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	185.00–186.00	185.53
2	—	1,525	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,877	179.00–184.00	181.82

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	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,514.29

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)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,930.00

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	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,666.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	16	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,687.50

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	16	—	—	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,300.00

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	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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.