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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 30

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

661 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 717▲ 661 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 116▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 62▲ 115 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 and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $332.14/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −44.85 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$332.14

83 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$16.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs AL average

−15.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	339.81	1,790	24
Medium and Large 1-2	545	330.00	1,799	30
Medium and Large 2	548	329.80	1,806	21
Medium and Large 3	541	323.25	1,748	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.56/cwt here — about $42 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 sale83 hd

332.14

—

AL average16 barns · 582 hd

329.14

+3.00

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−15.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−44.85

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	1,678	192.65	3,233	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	174.28	2,524	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	165.63	1,978	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	144.14	1,501	12

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)	—	$2,980	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,657	44
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,217	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	6

Every lot

102 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,695	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	430.68/cwt	430.00–432.00	1,766	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	411.64/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,799	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	437.46/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,916	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	385.51/cwt	385.00–386.00	1,843	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,842	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	371.36/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,961	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	356.97/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,035	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	346.05/cwt	343.00–351.00	2,017	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	337.16/cwt	334.00–339.00	1,983	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	340.99/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,100	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,054	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,221	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	316.03/cwt	314.00–318.00	2,149	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	323.16/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,214	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	318.49/cwt	318.00–319.00	2,319	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	453.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,262	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	417.44/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,348	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	435.72/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,434	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	418.69/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,511	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	399.26/cwt	398.00–402.00	1,513	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	409.19/cwt	408.00–410.00	1,571	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	373.00/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,604	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	362.97/cwt	358.00–368.00	1,564	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	444	350.54/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,556	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	352.13/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,690	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	343.88/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,661	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	489	334.97/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,638	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	344.47/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,757	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	324.84/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,725	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	333.70/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,792	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	330.50/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,851	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	322.01/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,832	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	318.49/cwt	318.00–319.00	1,815	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	317.85/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,942	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	310.45/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,981	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	303.26/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,056	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	276.71/cwt	272.00–280.00	2,028	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	492.63/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,148	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	481.37/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,271	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	496.98/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,382	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	491.60/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,637	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	453.30/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,509	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	454.83/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,674	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	472.89/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,745	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	443.17/cwt	435.00–446.00	1,680	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	432.96/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,801	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	402.60/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,723	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	411.40/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,790	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	396.61/cwt	394.00–399.00	1,828	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	366.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,735	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	376.56/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,804	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	352.21/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,842	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	342.14/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,803	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	360.85/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,905	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	340.98/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,909	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	330.99/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,920	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	335.19/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,055	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	326.69/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,091	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	325.76/cwt	324.00–327.00	2,192	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,133	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,235	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,354	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	185.41/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	194.70/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,588	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,460	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	140.84/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,539	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	159.85/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,897	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	166.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,975	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	174.16/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,114	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,371	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	166.25/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,407	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	179.69/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,701	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,383.33/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,383	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,025	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,927.27/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,927	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,637.93/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,638	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,366.67/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,367	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,216.67/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,217	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,030.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,030	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,366.67/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,367	6

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 717Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 116Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 62Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	460.00	460.00
5	250–300	278	450.00–460.00	453.96
6	300–350	329	430.00–440.00	435.72
4	350–400	361	415.00–420.00	418.69
13	400–450	430	370.00–378.00	373.00
9	450–500	480	350.00–358.00	352.13
16	500–550	510	340.00–348.00	344.47
8	550–600	560	330.00–331.00	330.50
13	600–650	611	315.00–320.00	317.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	545	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
4	300–350	323	415.00–420.00	417.44
5	350–400	384	408.00–410.00	409.19
13	400–450	431	358.00–368.00	362.97
14	450–500	483	340.00–348.00	343.88
14	500–550	537	328.00–338.00	333.70
7	550–600	569	320.00–326.00	322.01
5	600–650	638	304.00–314.00	310.45
6	650–700	678	300.00–308.00	303.26
4	700–750	733	272.00–280.00	276.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
8	350–400	379	398.00–402.00	399.26
11	400–450	444	350.00–352.00	350.54
8	450–500	489	330.00–338.00	334.97
6	500–550	531	320.00–327.00	324.84
2	550–600	570	318.00–319.00	318.49
3	600–650	640	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	480.00–485.00	481.37
3	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	368	450.00–460.00	454.83
5	400–450	435	410.00–415.00	411.40
13	450–500	479	372.00–382.00	376.56
15	500–550	523	348.00–356.00	352.21
3	550–600	580	328.00–335.00	330.99
3	600–650	640	324.00–328.00	326.69
2	650–700	675	316.00	316.00
2	700–750	740	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	333	450.00–455.00	453.30
4	350–400	379	435.00–446.00	443.17
2	400–450	428	400.00–405.00	402.60
4	450–500	474	360.00–370.00	366.13
10	500–550	527	340.00–345.00	342.14
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	490.00–495.00	492.63
5	250–300	278	495.00–500.00	496.98
3	300–350	333	485.00–495.00	491.60
5	350–400	369	470.00–475.00	472.89
5	400–450	416	430.00–435.00	432.96
5	450–500	461	394.00–399.00	396.61
11	500–550	528	358.00–366.00	360.85
6	550–600	560	338.00–344.00	340.98
6	600–650	613	331.00–340.00	335.19
4	650–700	673	324.00–327.00	325.76
2	700–750	745	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
6	400–450	410	430.00–432.00	430.68
6	450–500	478	385.00–386.00	385.51
3	500–550	528	370.00–372.00	371.36
25	550–600	583	343.00–351.00	346.05
11	650–700	685	320.00–328.00	323.16
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	446.00	446.00
3	400–450	437	410.00–415.00	411.64
4	450–500	490	376.00	376.00
2	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	588	334.00–339.00	337.16
2	600–650	640	321.00	321.00
4	650–700	680	314.00–318.00	316.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	438	435.00–440.00	437.46
15	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	570	354.00–360.00	356.97
20	600–650	616	340.00–346.00	340.99
4	650–700	663	330.00–340.00	335.02
4	700–750	728	318.00–319.00	318.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	163.00–169.00	166.25
3	—	1,375	170.00–175.00	172.43
4	—	1,503	178.00–184.00	179.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,187	157.00–163.00	159.85
15	—	1,189	164.00–170.00	166.10
10	—	1,214	171.00–177.00	174.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	138.00–143.00	140.84
6	—	990	145.00–150.00	147.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	193.00–197.00	194.70
2	—	1,585	185.00–186.00	185.41
1	—	1,785	201.00	201.00

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	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,030.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,366.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,216.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,383.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,025.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,637.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,927.27

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	6	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,366.67

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	10	—	—	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800.00

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.