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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 21

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 496▲ 510 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 124▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 128▲ 117 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 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $316.04/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.94 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$316.04

37 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$23.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

vs AL average

−18.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	320.95	1,828	24
Medium and Large 2	529	309.78	1,638	10thin
Medium and Large 3	543	297.65	1,617	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.30/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd

316.04

—

AL average13 barns · 415 hd

314.63

+1.41

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−18.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−60.94

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	1,638	184.42	3,021	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	147.58	1,683	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	146.69	2,127	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	131.46	1,318	20

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)	—	$2,790	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,515	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,063	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,105	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,769	16

Every lot

86 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	417.38/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,557	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	400.66/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,551	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	406.26/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,649	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	399.56/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,694	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	388.80/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,707	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	394.68/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,883	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	381.59/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,824	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	355.00/cwt	354.00–356.00	1,839	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	343.46/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,803	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,987	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	352.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,989	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	346.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,008	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	342.84/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,122	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	322.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,021	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,012	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,088	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	342.62/cwt	338.00–347.00	2,306	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	341	360.48/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,229	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	358.83/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,342	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	368.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,382	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,436	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,527	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	353.64/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,461	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	323.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,526	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	347.16/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,666	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	335.57/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,611	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	312.22/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,627	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	321.89/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,706	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,603	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,870	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,642	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	310.56/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,795	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,865	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,886	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	375.13/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,392	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	398.74/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,499	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	384.16/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,579	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	393.24/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,659	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	361.23/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,691	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	326.02/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,852	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	317.77/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,868	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	319.32/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,996	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,970	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,934	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	178.63/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,799	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	184.67/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,114	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	136.36/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,331	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,237	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	132.60/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,375	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	150.01/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,685	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	157.19/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,773	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	143.36/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,652	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	149.69/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,094	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	144.29/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,151	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,225.00/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,225	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,812.50/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,813	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,466.67/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,467	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,062.50/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,063	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,866.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,867	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,012.50/head	3,600.00–4,350.00	4,013	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,100	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,768.75/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,769	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	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 May 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 496Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 124Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 128Year 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	387	400.00–402.00	400.66
9	400–450	424	395.00–402.00	399.56
6	450–500	478	380.00–385.00	381.59
4	500–550	518	354.00–356.00	355.00
4	550–600	580	340.00–350.00	346.27
7	600–650	627	320.00–330.00	322.26
3	650–700	670	310.00–315.00	311.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	415.00–420.00	417.38
4	400–450	406	405.00–410.00	406.26
5	450–500	477	390.00–398.00	394.68
1	500–550	540	368.00	368.00
5	550–600	565	350.00–360.00	352.07
4	600–650	619	340.00–348.00	342.84
2	650–700	673	338.00–347.00	342.62
1	700–750	730	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	385.00–390.00	388.80
2	500–550	525	342.00–345.00	343.46
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	411	380.00–385.00	384.16
16	450–500	468	358.00–365.00	361.23
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
8	550–600	568	324.00–330.00	326.02
6	600–650	625	316.00–322.00	319.32
1	650–700	670	294.00	294.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	370.00–380.00	375.13
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	588	315.00–320.00	317.77
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	376	395.00–400.00	398.74
6	400–450	422	390.00–395.00	393.24
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	375	365.00–370.00	368.42
7	400–450	413	350.00–360.00	353.64
10	450–500	480	330.00–340.00	335.57
8	500–550	521	310.00–316.00	312.22
2	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	296.00	296.00
1	650–700	655	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	360.00–362.00	360.48
10	350–400	374	358.00–362.00	358.83
2	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	472	320.00–325.00	323.29
2	500–550	530	300.00–305.00	302.48
1	550–600	570	288.00	288.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	570	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	378.00	378.00
2	400–450	410	370.00–375.00	372.47
8	450–500	480	345.00–350.00	347.16
2	500–550	530	318.00–326.00	321.89
9	550–600	578	308.00–315.00	310.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	155.00–159.00	157.19
5	—	1,123	148.00–153.00	150.01
12	—	1,152	141.00–146.00	143.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,037	129.00–134.00	132.60
6	—	994	122.00–127.00	124.40
7	—	976	135.00–138.00	136.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	149.00–151.00	149.69
5	—	1,491	142.00–147.00	144.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	192.00	192.00
3	—	1,567	178.00–180.00	178.63
9	—	1,686	182.00–188.00	184.67

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	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,866.67

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	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,062.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,466.67

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,225.00

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	10	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00

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	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,768.75

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	8	—	—	3,600.00–4,350.00	4,012.50

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	42	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,100.00

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.