Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2025-08-06

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 6
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,255 head
▲ 594 vs last sale 661▲ 851 vs year ago 404 · +210.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 80▼ 21 vs year ago 127 · −16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 115▲ 43 vs year ago 49 · +87.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.38/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.60 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.
Average price
$326.38
79 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.30
vs AL average
−24.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559334.541,86922
Medium and Large 2552326.501,80135
Medium and Large 3537318.051,70922
One grade step is worth $16.48/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale79 hd
326.38
—
AL average11 barns · 637 hd
330.68
−4.30
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−24.19
This barn, trailing median31 sales
376.99
−50.60
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
431388345302median 376.9903/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,744191.853,3464thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,439178.282,56619
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,149173.241,99059
CowsLean 85-90%Low996155.641,55022

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,54123
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3758
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,94520
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,5002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,11616

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385475.06/cwt470.00–480.001,8294
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419426.96/cwt422.00–430.001,7897
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,7721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433438.45/cwt435.00–450.001,8987
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473394.65/cwt392.00–400.001,8673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478377.57/cwt375.00–380.001,8052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509380.30/cwt378.00–390.001,9367
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3527355.69/cwt350.00–360.001,8745
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528369.40/cwt364.00–376.001,95021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564354.13/cwt347.00–356.001,9979
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567361.47/cwt357.00–368.002,05031
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,9783
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629346.23/cwt340.00–350.002,17839
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2641333.02/cwt330.00–334.002,1354
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663345.50/cwt345.00–346.002,2914
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2692326.43/cwt326.00–330.002,2599
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717326.45/cwt321.00–335.002,34113
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3391
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2766308.81/cwt308.00–310.002,3655
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273443.23/cwt440.00–445.001,2103
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275431.79/cwt425.00–435.001,1873
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3317398.32/cwt395.00–400.001,2633
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328424.09/cwt420.00–430.001,3915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364417.19/cwt412.00–420.001,5195
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379395.71/cwt390.00–400.001,5009
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421377.87/cwt370.00–382.001,59110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427389.80/cwt384.00–393.001,6649
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3439365.57/cwt358.00–369.001,6059
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464368.36/cwt362.00–372.001,7095
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3471338.51/cwt330.00–342.001,5949
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479350.55/cwt344.00–356.001,67917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3514323.09/cwt318.00–328.001,66114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518347.62/cwt342.00–352.001,8016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524333.86/cwt330.00–340.001,74918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574329.63/cwt325.00–338.001,89216
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578309.24/cwt305.00–312.001,7878
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581318.70/cwt314.00–324.001,85217
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633317.50/cwt314.00–320.002,0104
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638304.03/cwt295.00–308.001,9404
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669301.18/cwt300.00–303.002,0155
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682292.01/cwt290.00–294.001,9923
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713289.00/cwt288.00–290.002,0612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,1021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1502
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270484.81/cwt475.00–490.001,3096
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4301
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4963
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317487.98/cwt485.00–490.001,5475
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378423.30/cwt420.00–430.001,6006
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6722
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387472.98/cwt470.00–475.001,8305
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411443.57/cwt440.00–450.001,8237
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3429414.36/cwt410.00–420.001,7789
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434431.96/cwt430.00–435.001,8755
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464389.26/cwt385.00–395.001,8067
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469374.60/cwt370.00–382.001,7578
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474361.36/cwt355.00–366.001,7138
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520358.75/cwt356.00–362.001,86613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525342.97/cwt340.00–346.001,8014
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533350.99/cwt348.00–354.001,87111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570344.92/cwt342.00–348.001,9668
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573323.97/cwt322.00–325.001,8563
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583335.60/cwt330.00–340.001,9575
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613322.83/cwt320.00–326.001,9795
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633331.48/cwt330.00–335.002,0986
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668318.69/cwt316.00–320.002,1293
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680325.97/cwt322.00–328.002,2173
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2714307.11/cwt302.00–310.002,19311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1613
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1766304.84/cwt302.00–312.002,3357
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775292.96/cwt290.00–295.002,2705
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,703187.17/cwt186.00–188.003,1882
Bulls——1,785196.53/cwt196.00–197.003,5082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988156.45/cwt153.00–160.001,5465
Cows—Lean 85-90%994163.14/cwt161.00–166.001,6229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003146.70/cwt145.00–150.001,4718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134174.21/cwt172.00–178.001,97627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161180.41/cwt179.00–183.002,09510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161168.80/cwt165.00–171.001,96022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398171.47/cwt169.00–174.002,3976
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425178.86/cwt175.00–181.002,5498
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511185.53/cwt182.00–188.002,8035
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,125.00/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,866.67/head2,700.00–3,150.002,8673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,673.08/head2,500.00–2,900.002,67313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,212.50/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,033.33/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0333
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,866.67/head1,750.00–2,100.001,8676
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,400.00/head3,200.00–3,500.003,4006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,858.33/head2,700.00–2,950.002,85812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,115.63/head1,950.00–2,400.002,11616

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.