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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 4

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

664 head

▲ 273 vs last sale 391▼ 116 vs year ago 780 · −14.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 78▼ 143 vs year ago 228 · −62.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 68▼ 41 vs year ago 125 · −32.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $317.12/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −59.87 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$317.12

75 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$16.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs AL average

−21.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	323.57	1,761	22
Medium and Large 2	548	316.57	1,734	41
Medium and Large 3	558	307.17	1,715	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.41/cwt here — about $46 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 sale75 hd

317.12

—

AL average13 barns · 478 hd

316.78

+0.33

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−21.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−59.87

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	—	Average	1,614	183.70	2,964	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	156.75	2,233	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	152.06	1,771	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	137.37	1,354	15

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)	—	$2,839	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,736	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,078	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,910	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,995	22

Every lot

104 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	475.11/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,117	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,219	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	428.69/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,350	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	418.97/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,383	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	418.02/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,522	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	408.67/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,537	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	392.09/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,682	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	383.98/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,647	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	387.01/cwt	386.00–388.00	1,773	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	373.71/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,779	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	361.99/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,785	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	372.00/cwt	370.00–374.00	1,901	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	345.25/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,806	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	350.94/cwt	349.00–358.00	1,878	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	329.74/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,893	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	338.79/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,985	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	327.98/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,047	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	319.34/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,028	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,083	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	301.90/cwt	299.00–306.00	2,053	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,043	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	301.61/cwt	301.00–302.00	2,181	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	397.90/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,098	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	364.10/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,198	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	353.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,366	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	358.99/cwt	356.00–362.00	1,519	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	348.34/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,487	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	337.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,464	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	341.04/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,572	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	325.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,553	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	346.65/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,657	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	326.38/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,713	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	310.30/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,673	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	318.80/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,722	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	311.17/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,764	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	319.52/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,828	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	302.78/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,771	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	300.88/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,923	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,883	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	288.79/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,918	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	689	267.52/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,843	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,806	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,940	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	426.83/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,165	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	433.73/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,349	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	423.37/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,384	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	403.51/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,493	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	378.97/cwt	376.00–380.00	1,436	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	393.03/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,517	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,582	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	388.96/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,645	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	361.38/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,709	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	351.16/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,682	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	330.18/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,694	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	336.19/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,809	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	330.40/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,847	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	325.99/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,858	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,762	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,924	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	302.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,909	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,991	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	270.98/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,978	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,099	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	175.50/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,536	3
Bulls	—	—	1,654	184.25/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,047	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	194.09/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,348	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	144.34/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,318	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	137.51/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,374	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	129.97/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,322	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	148.54/cwt	129.00–152.00	1,719	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	156.12/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,820	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,090	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,252	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	156.65/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,228	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,234	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,106.25/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,106	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,100	11
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	—	2,612.50/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,613	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,608.33/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,608	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,077.78/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,078	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,816.67/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,817	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 391Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 78Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 68Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	470.00–480.00	475.11
4	250–300	258	470.00–475.00	472.52
2	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
7	350–400	364	416.00–420.00	418.02
9	400–450	429	390.00–395.00	392.09
4	450–500	458	386.00–388.00	387.01
4	500–550	511	370.00–374.00	372.00
5	550–600	586	338.00–340.00	338.79
22	600–650	624	326.00–335.00	327.98
1	650–700	655	318.00	318.00
8	700–750	723	301.00–302.00	301.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	315	425.00–430.00	428.69
8	350–400	376	405.00–412.00	408.67
4	400–450	429	380.00–388.00	383.98
5	450–500	476	370.00–376.00	373.71
22	500–550	535	349.00–358.00	350.94
4	550–600	574	327.00–332.00	329.74
3	600–650	635	318.00–320.00	319.34
10	650–700	680	299.00–306.00	301.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
6	300–350	330	418.00–420.00	418.97
4	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	493	360.00–364.00	361.99
3	500–550	523	340.00–348.00	345.25
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	695	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	420.00–430.00	426.83
3	300–350	327	420.00–425.00	423.37
5	350–400	386	390.00–395.00	393.03
7	400–450	422	370.00–380.00	374.95
9	450–500	479	348.00–354.00	351.16
10	500–550	513	326.00–332.00	330.18
5	550–600	570	324.00–328.00	325.99
7	600–650	631	300.00–310.00	302.50
2	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	730	270.00–274.00	270.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	376.00–380.00	378.97
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	578	300.00–310.00	304.89
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	735	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	311	430.00–435.00	433.73
6	350–400	370	400.00–410.00	403.51
6	400–450	423	388.00–390.00	388.96
6	450–500	473	360.00–364.00	361.38
8	500–550	538	334.00–342.00	336.19
5	550–600	559	330.00–331.00	330.40
2	600–650	605	318.00	318.00
2	650–700	655	304.00	304.00
1	750–800	755	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	395.00–400.00	397.90
7	300–350	329	360.00–370.00	364.10
13	350–400	387	350.00–360.00	353.03
12	400–450	427	344.00–352.00	348.34
13	450–500	461	336.00–342.00	341.04
29	500–550	540	315.00–324.00	318.80
12	550–600	567	306.00–315.00	311.17
4	600–650	645	292.00	292.00
5	650–700	664	288.00–290.00	288.79
2	750–800	770	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
6	400–450	434	335.00–340.00	337.38
13	450–500	477	320.00–330.00	325.49
7	500–550	539	308.00–312.00	310.30
5	550–600	585	300.00–304.00	302.78
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
4	650–700	689	264.00–270.00	267.52
2	700–750	730	245.00–250.00	247.45
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	356.00–362.00	358.99
3	450–500	478	344.00–352.00	346.65
13	500–550	525	325.00–328.00	326.38
9	550–600	572	318.00–322.00	319.52
11	600–650	639	300.00–304.00	300.88
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,166	153.00–158.00	156.12
19	—	1,157	129.00–152.00	148.54
1	—	1,290	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	999	136.00–139.00	137.51
3	—	1,017	128.00–133.00	129.97
3	—	913	144.00–145.00	144.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,470	152.00	152.00
5	—	1,422	153.00–158.00	156.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,654	182.00–188.00	184.25
3	—	1,445	174.00–178.00	175.50
2	—	1,725	193.00–195.00	194.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	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	16	—	—	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,106.25

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)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	9	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,077.78

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)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,816.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,608.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,612.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00

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.