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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 18

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jun 11Jun 18Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

536 head

▼ 263 vs last sale 799▼ 415 vs year ago 951 · −43.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 124▼ 37 vs year ago 228 · −16.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 54▼ 55 vs year ago 140 · −39.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.77/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.21 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$319.77

38 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$22.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs AL average

−14.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	325.79	1,751	20
Medium and Large 2	558	315.82	1,761	14thin
Medium and Large 3	551	303.55	1,671	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.24/cwt here — about $80 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 sale38 hd

319.77

—

AL average13 barns · 418 hd

321.20

−1.43

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−14.34

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−57.21

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	1,841	187.90	3,460	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	163.60	2,249	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	160.30	1,859	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	144.26	1,465	47

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,336	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,233	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,179	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,760	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,795	10

Every lot

91 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 1	330	422.09/cwt	420.00–424.00	1,393	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	411.97/cwt	410.00–414.00	1,730	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,703	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,707	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	377.00/cwt	374.00–380.00	1,768	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,803	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	372.63/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,926	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	359.99/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,876	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	351.44/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,870	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	351.60/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,965	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,981	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	332.96/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,058	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	324.52/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,025	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,051	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	329.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,204	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,291	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,215	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,005	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,203	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	384.02/cwt	383.00–385.00	1,240	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	371.97/cwt	368.00–376.00	1,361	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	359.97/cwt	355.00–364.00	1,350	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	340.33/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,412	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	357.68/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,538	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	351.79/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,534	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,542	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	345.67/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,638	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	332.23/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,585	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	327.73/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,698	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	305.12/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,611	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	319.99/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,725	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	322.87/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,831	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	313.51/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,781	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	301.97/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,730	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	313.98/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,922	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	294.22/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,854	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	301.69/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,925	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	278.98/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,864	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	272.01/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,863	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	272.03/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,994	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	397.41/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,462	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	391.96/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,682	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	379.88/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,633	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	363.49/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,563	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	356.07/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,684	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	362.50/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,722	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	341.02/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,637	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	339.84/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,781	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	319.23/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,679	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	347.17/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,840	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	331.47/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,909	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	322.95/cwt	318.00–327.00	1,870	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	311.69/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,932	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	317.65/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,023	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,954	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	284.21/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,913	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	256.98/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,902	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,964	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,519	180.61/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,743	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	195.65/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,684	2
Bulls	—	—	1,962	189.27/cwt	186.00–192.00	3,713	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	141.82/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,424	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	136.47/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,372	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	149.27/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,542	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	165.84/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,882	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	154.53/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,808	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	159.27/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,867	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	170.60/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,318	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	156.96/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,155	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	162.13/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,249	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,619.64/head	2,425.00–2,800.00	2,620	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,233.33/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,233	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,812.50/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,813	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,540.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,540	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,550.00/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,760.00/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,760	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,795.00/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,795	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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 799Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 124Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 54Year ago 140

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)	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,812.50

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	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,233.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,300.00

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)	14	—	—	2,425.00–2,800.00	2,619.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	2	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	10	—	—	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,760.00

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	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550.00

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	18	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200.00

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	10	—	—	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,795.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,359	168.00–173.00	170.60
11	—	1,387	160.00–166.00	162.13
6	—	1,373	154.00–159.00	156.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,004	139.00–144.00	141.82
5	—	1,005	133.00–138.00	136.47
19	—	1,033	146.00–152.00	149.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,170	151.00–156.00	154.53
24	—	1,135	164.00–169.00	165.84
34	—	1,172	157.00–163.00	159.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,962	186.00–192.00	189.27
2	—	1,883	193.00–198.00	195.65
4	—	1,519	178.00–182.00	180.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	376.00	376.00
7	350–400	375	355.00–364.00	359.97
8	400–450	415	338.00–345.00	340.33
2	450–500	470	328.00	328.00
2	500–550	528	300.00–310.00	305.12
2	550–600	573	300.00–304.00	301.97
5	600–650	630	290.00–296.00	294.22
2	650–700	685	270.00–274.00	272.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	383.00–385.00	384.02
7	350–400	366	368.00–376.00	371.97
9	400–450	436	348.00–354.00	351.79
7	450–500	477	330.00–338.00	332.23
5	500–550	539	314.00–322.00	319.99
9	550–600	568	310.00–316.00	313.51
4	600–650	638	300.00–307.00	301.69
2	650–700	668	278.00–280.00	278.98
2	700–750	733	270.00–274.00	272.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	490.00	490.00
11	400–450	430	355.00–360.00	357.68
7	450–500	474	342.00–348.00	345.67
12	500–550	518	324.00–334.00	327.73
8	550–600	567	318.00–325.00	322.87
3	600–650	612	312.00–318.00	313.98
4	650–700	655	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	440	388.00	388.00
1	450–500	490	368.00	368.00
7	500–550	532	350.00–353.00	351.44
2	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	645	318.00	318.00
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	400.00–405.00	402.51
10	450–500	469	374.00–380.00	377.00
18	500–550	521	354.00–364.00	359.99
13	550–600	587	335.00–340.00	337.46
8	600–650	624	320.00–328.00	324.52
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	780	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	420.00–424.00	422.09
5	400–450	420	410.00–414.00	411.97
2	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
9	500–550	517	370.00–376.00	372.63
5	550–600	559	348.00–355.00	351.60
4	600–650	618	330.00–336.00	332.96
20	650–700	669	320.00–330.00	329.51
1	700–750	725	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	430	360.00–370.00	363.49
2	450–500	480	340.00–342.00	341.02
5	500–550	526	318.00–320.00	319.23
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	673	280.00–288.00	284.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	430	375.00–385.00	379.88
5	450–500	473	350.00–358.00	356.07
7	500–550	524	337.00–342.00	339.84
8	550–600	579	318.00–327.00	322.95
4	600–650	620	308.00–315.00	311.69
4	650–700	668	290.00–295.00	292.53
2	700–750	740	254.00–260.00	256.98
2	750–800	778	250.00–255.00	252.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	395.00–400.00	397.41
5	400–450	429	390.00–395.00	391.96
12	450–500	475	360.00–366.00	362.50
10	500–550	530	345.00–350.00	347.17
4	550–600	576	330.00–336.00	331.47
6	600–650	637	316.00–320.00	317.65
2	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

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.