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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 14

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

496 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 530▲ 72 vs year ago 424 · +17.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 105▲ 33 vs year ago 91 · +36.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 80▲ 76 vs year ago 52 · +146.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago : Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.27/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −51.88 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$372.27

66 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$24.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.02

vs AL average

−12.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	377.22	1,978	49
Medium and Large 2	541	364.83	1,973	7thin
Medium and Large 3	561	353.18	1,983	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about −$5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale66 hd

372.27

—

AL average9 barns · 209 hd

364.24

+8.02

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−12.33

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

−51.88

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $345.52, median $424.14 across 29 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	1,963	195.00	3,829	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	159.77	1,875	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	153.68	2,164	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	137.96	1,379	35

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)	—	$2,472	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,313	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,063	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,960	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,891	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,771	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	18

Every lot

89 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	432.48/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,592	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	418.31/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,736	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	407.15/cwt	404.00–410.00	1,759	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	380.04/cwt	378.00–382.00	1,798	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	396.82/cwt	394.00–400.00	1,889	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	386.67/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,848	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	382.11/cwt	376.00–386.00	1,941	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	360.68/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,868	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	365.98/cwt	364.00–368.00	1,921	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	361.97/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,099	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	349.97/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,030	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	339.84/cwt	337.00–347.00	2,093	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	328.10/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,093	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,058	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	415.48/cwt	414.00–416.00	1,350	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	393.63/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,295	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	411.35/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,543	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	378.11/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,422	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	386.19/cwt	382.00–392.00	1,483	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	370.28/cwt	368.00–374.00	1,540	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	360.53/cwt	359.00–366.00	1,536	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	351.34/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,556	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	349.21/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,599	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	336.76/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,566	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	331.50/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,588	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	319.81/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,660	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	324.86/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,712	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	292.54/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,697	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	301.01/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,755	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	281.34/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,651	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	284.21/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,782	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	259.51/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,928	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	493.40/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,308	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	506.74/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,454	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	433.30/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,443	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	427.07/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,572	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	411.63/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,572	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	378.51/cwt	376.00–380.00	1,590	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,754	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	391.08/cwt	388.00–394.00	1,693	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	364.46/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,749	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	357.01/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,756	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,747	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	347.47/cwt	346.00–349.00	1,824	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	354.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,885	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	341.01/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,971	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	352.28/cwt	349.00–359.00	2,043	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	327.54/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,913	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	330.22/cwt	328.00–337.00	2,057	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	318.74/cwt	314.00–324.00	2,030	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,043	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,951	198.32/cwt	197.00–200.00	3,869	4
Bulls	—	—	1,980	190.57/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,773	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	129.23/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,206	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	135.61/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,363	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	144.08/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,478	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	164.82/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,894	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	159.22/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,888	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	153.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,822	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	149.80/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,082	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	157.04/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,225	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,404	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
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	—	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,450	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,375	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,062.50/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,063	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,960.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,960	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,918.75/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,919	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,887.50/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,888	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,383.33/head	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,936.36/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,936	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,600.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,600	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,250	14

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 530Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 105Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 80Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	460.00	460.00
12	300–350	329	390.00–398.00	393.63
7	350–400	384	382.00–392.00	386.19
8	400–450	426	359.00–366.00	360.53
13	450–500	465	334.00–340.00	336.76
10	500–550	519	318.00–322.00	319.81
4	550–600	580	290.00–295.00	292.54
11	600–650	627	280.00–288.00	284.21
2	700–750	743	258.00–261.00	259.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	325	414.00–416.00	415.48
3	350–400	375	410.00–412.00	411.35
7	400–450	416	368.00–374.00	370.28
5	450–500	458	348.00–350.00	349.21
9	500–550	527	323.00–328.00	324.86
2	550–600	583	300.00–302.00	301.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	375.00–380.00	378.11
3	400–450	443	350.00–352.00	351.34
4	450–500	479	330.00–332.00	331.50
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	587	280.00–282.00	281.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	490.00–495.00	493.40
5	350–400	382	410.00–418.00	411.63
11	400–450	433	388.00–394.00	391.08
13	450–500	480	360.00–370.00	364.46
4	500–550	525	346.00–349.00	347.47
4	550–600	578	338.00–344.00	341.01
8	600–650	637	314.00–324.00	318.74
1	700–750	735	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	430.00–435.00	433.30
2	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	420	376.00–380.00	378.51
3	450–500	492	355.00–358.00	357.01
1	500–550	520	336.00	336.00
4	550–600	584	324.00–330.00	327.54
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	500.00–510.00	506.74
3	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	368	425.00–430.00	427.07
2	400–450	430	408.00	408.00
6	500–550	532	350.00–360.00	354.23
6	550–600	580	349.00–359.00	352.28
4	600–650	623	328.00–337.00	330.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	432	404.00–410.00	407.15
11	450–500	478	384.00–390.00	386.67
5	500–550	525	364.00–368.00	365.98
2	550–600	580	360.00–364.00	361.97
7	600–650	638	326.00–335.00	328.10
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	473	378.00–382.00	380.04
3	500–550	518	360.00–362.00	360.68
7	550–600	580	348.00–352.00	349.97
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	368	430.00–435.00	432.48
6	400–450	415	416.00–420.00	418.31
7	450–500	476	394.00–400.00	396.82
35	500–550	508	376.00–386.00	382.11
14	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
14	600–650	616	337.00–347.00	339.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,186	156.00–162.00	159.22
10	—	1,186	150.00–155.00	153.63
14	—	1,149	163.00–168.00	164.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,026	141.00–146.00	144.08
13	—	1,005	134.00–140.00	135.61
7	—	933	127.00–132.00	129.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	148.00–153.00	149.80
1	—	1,475	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,417	154.00–159.00	157.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,951	197.00–200.00	198.32
3	—	1,980	189.00–194.00	190.57

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)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,887.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,062.50

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)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,918.75

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	18	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,600.00

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	14	—	—	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,250.00

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	6	—	—	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,383.33

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	22	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,936.36

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.