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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 28

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

391 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 510▲ 69 vs year ago 322 · +21.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 98▼ 140 vs year ago 218 · −64.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 117▼ 56 vs year ago 124 · −45.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $320.09/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −56.90 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$320.09

48 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$23.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

vs AL average

−12.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	328.88	1,734	25
Medium and Large 2	550	311.70	1,713	19thin
Medium and Large 3	563	305.00	1,716	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $18 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 sale48 hd

320.09

—

AL average9 barns · 213 hd

317.87

+2.22

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−12.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−56.90

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	—	Low	1,747	183.88	3,212	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	157.95	2,203	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	152.06	1,704	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	131.92	1,334	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)	—	$2,513	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,157	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,992	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,530	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,881	8

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	411.95/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,499	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	403.39/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,505	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	401.50/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,670	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	380.56/cwt	379.00–385.00	1,804	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	362.66/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,897	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	340.41/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,784	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	352.40/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,857	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	351.01/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,976	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	326.02/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,881	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	331.77/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,928	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,964	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	329.13/cwt	326.00–334.00	2,037	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,117	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,040	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	391.68/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,242	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	359.26/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,380	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	373.77/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,450	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	341.53/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,411	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	353.67/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,489	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	363.68/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,535	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	353.02/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,673	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	344.66/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,637	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	333.37/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,620	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	331.85/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,719	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	317.18/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,668	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	316.98/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,788	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	306.77/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,752	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	301.18/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,879	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	310.41/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,965	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	639	291.21/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,861	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	281.72/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,862	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,903	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,991	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	274	462.04/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,266	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	408.37/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,335	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	419.07/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,421	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	396.29/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,442	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	382.77/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,424	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,515	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	373.94/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,623	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	339.95/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,628	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	349.61/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,678	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	331.28/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,749	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	318.25/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,814	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	246.04/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,767	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,903	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	181.70/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,909	184.97/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,531	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	125.19/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,178	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	133.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,371	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	137.09/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,434	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	147.44/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,601	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	154.37/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,774	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	160.84/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,869	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,297	167.98/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,179	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	155.46/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,215	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	147.88/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,189	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,640.00/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,640	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,436.36/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,436	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,991.67/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,992	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,980.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	1,980	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,633.33/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,633	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,925.00/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,925	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,266.67/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,267	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,881.25/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,881	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 May 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 510Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 98Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 117Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	373	400.00–405.00	403.39
2	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
14	450–500	474	379.00–385.00	380.56
9	500–550	527	350.00–358.00	352.40
8	550–600	581	330.00–336.00	331.77
9	600–650	619	326.00–334.00	329.13
2	750–800	790	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	524	340.00–342.00	340.41
6	550–600	577	325.00–328.00	326.02
1	600–650	610	322.00	322.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	364	410.00–415.00	411.95
9	400–450	416	395.00–406.00	401.50
13	500–550	523	360.00–370.00	362.66
2	550–600	563	350.00–352.00	351.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
5	300–350	339	415.00–425.00	419.07
6	350–400	372	378.00–385.00	382.77
5	400–450	434	368.00–378.00	373.94
15	450–500	480	345.00–355.00	349.61
12	500–550	528	328.00–334.00	331.28
4	550–600	570	315.00–320.00	318.25
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	718	242.00–250.00	246.04
2	750–800	785	240.00–245.00	242.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	460.00–465.00	462.04
6	300–350	327	405.00–410.00	408.37
4	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	418	360.00–365.00	362.49
4	450–500	479	334.00–342.00	339.95
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
7	350–400	364	390.00–400.00	396.29
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	317	390.00–395.00	391.68
4	350–400	388	370.00–375.00	373.77
14	400–450	421	348.00–358.00	353.67
10	450–500	475	340.00–348.00	344.66
9	500–550	526	315.00–320.00	317.18
10	550–600	571	304.00–310.00	306.77
9	600–650	624	298.00–305.00	301.18
7	650–700	661	280.00–285.00	281.72
1	700–750	710	268.00	268.00
1	750–800	790	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	408.00	408.00
2	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
7	350–400	384	358.00–365.00	359.26
5	400–450	413	338.00–345.00	341.53
10	450–500	486	330.00–336.00	333.37
2	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	639	290.00–295.00	291.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	422	362.00–365.00	363.68
4	450–500	474	350.00–355.00	353.02
20	500–550	518	328.00–334.00	331.85
5	550–600	564	314.00–320.00	316.98
4	600–650	633	308.00–318.00	310.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,030	130.00–135.00	133.10
5	—	941	124.00–128.00	125.19
4	—	1,046	136.00–141.00	137.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	155.00–156.00	155.46
2	—	1,480	146.00–150.00	147.88
3	—	1,297	164.00–170.00	167.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,149	152.00–157.00	154.37
15	—	1,086	146.00–150.00	147.44
5	—	1,162	159.00–162.00	160.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	180.00–183.00	181.70
4	—	1,909	182.00–188.00	184.97

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)	3	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,633.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,991.67

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)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	1,980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,436.36

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	8	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700.00

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	12	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,266.67

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	—	—	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,881.25

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.