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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 3

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

900 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 876▲ 112 vs year ago 788 · +14.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 147▼ 40 vs year ago 155 · −25.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 180▲ 37 vs year ago 64 · +57.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $378.77/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −8.22 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$378.77

46 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$31.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.23

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	390.38	2,092	22
Medium and Large 2	542	375.90	2,039	13thin
Medium and Large 3	554	358.92	1,988	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.47/cwt here — about $105 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 sale46 hd

378.77

—

AL average11 barns · 344 hd

365.54

+13.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

−8.22

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $322.17, median $386.99 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	1,663	192.63	3,203	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	170.65	2,486	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	167.62	1,955	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	151.72	1,518	27

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)	—	$3,054	28
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,683	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,167	9

Every lot

96 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	485.31/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,805	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	403.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,064	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	422.43/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,197	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	385.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,002	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	401.87/cwt	396.00–407.00	2,279	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	384.21/cwt	382.00–391.00	2,421	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	361.02/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,289	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	369.13/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,433	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	348.71/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,364	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	352.71/cwt	344.00–354.00	2,578	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	330.34/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,544	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	805	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,777	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	318.98/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,625	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	262	456.75/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,197	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	482.08/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,302	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	443.41/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,211	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	448.07/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,465	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	463.74/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,535	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	449.27/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,662	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	425.18/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,582	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	409.03/cwt	408.00–410.00	1,554	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	391.79/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,681	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	405.60/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,744	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	425.77/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,869	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	391.21/cwt	388.00–400.00	1,823	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	379.84/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,819	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	367.28/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,759	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	378.91/cwt	372.00–384.00	2,001	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	358.98/cwt	354.00–366.00	1,928	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	346.69/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,872	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	359.88/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,030	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	349.02/cwt	344.00–352.00	2,024	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	337.74/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,962	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	344.75/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,168	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	337.77/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,145	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	324.36/cwt	322.00–328.00	2,183	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	303.57/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,186	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	299.01/cwt	298.00–300.00	2,302	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	512.36/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,737	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	495.87/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,800	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	454.45/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,686	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	458.69/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,931	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	429.20/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,863	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	442.58/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,934	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	412.63/cwt	408.00–418.00	1,939	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	426.96/cwt	422.00–432.00	2,011	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	399.09/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,896	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	380.18/cwt	374.00–385.00	1,977	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	367.02/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,916	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	394.90/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,069	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	378.34/cwt	374.00–382.00	2,149	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	369.05/cwt	362.00–373.00	2,133	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	349.19/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,067	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	361.92/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,251	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,092	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	352.04/cwt	348.00–356.00	2,239	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	343.99/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,308	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	335.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,288	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	326.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,407	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,354	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	792	288.68/cwt	286.00–290.00	2,286	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	189.05/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,871	195.32/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,654	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	144.02/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,299	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	149.82/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,530	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	157.65/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,633	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	161.30/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,766	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	175.42/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,059	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	168.30/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,021	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	172.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,429	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	167.46/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,467	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,117	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,975.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,975	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,233.33/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,233	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,566.67/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,567	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,913.64/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,914	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,683.33/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,683	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,600	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,166.67/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,167	9

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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 876Year ago 788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 147Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 180Year ago 64

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
13	400–450	437	440.00–450.00	442.58
13	450–500	470	408.00–418.00	412.63
8	500–550	520	374.00–385.00	380.18
5	550–600	578	362.00–373.00	369.05
5	600–650	636	348.00–356.00	352.04
6	650–700	681	330.00–340.00	335.97
2	700–750	745	316.00	316.00
3	750–800	792	286.00–290.00	288.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	339	510.00–520.00	512.36
5	350–400	363	490.00–500.00	495.87
4	400–450	421	455.00–460.00	458.69
10	450–500	471	422.00–432.00	426.96
16	500–550	524	390.00–402.00	394.90
6	550–600	568	374.00–382.00	378.34
10	600–650	622	358.00–370.00	361.92
6	650–700	671	342.00–350.00	343.99
3	700–750	737	320.00–330.00	326.65
1	750–800	790	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
7	350–400	371	450.00–460.00	454.45
14	400–450	434	425.00–435.00	429.20
6	450–500	475	395.00–402.00	399.09
6	500–550	522	360.00–372.00	367.02
5	550–600	592	345.00–352.00	349.19
3	600–650	630	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	450.00–460.00	456.75
5	300–350	327	445.00–450.00	448.07
7	350–400	372	422.00–430.00	425.18
13	400–450	430	400.00–415.00	405.60
8	450–500	479	375.00–385.00	379.84
8	500–550	537	354.00–366.00	358.98
4	550–600	580	344.00–352.00	349.02
4	600–650	635	335.00–340.00	337.77
2	700–750	720	300.00–307.00	303.57
2	750–800	770	298.00–300.00	299.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	475.00–490.00	482.08
4	300–350	331	460.00–465.00	463.74
7	350–400	370	445.00–455.00	449.27
6	400–450	439	420.00–435.00	425.77
8	450–500	466	388.00–400.00	391.21
4	500–550	528	372.00–384.00	378.91
9	550–600	564	355.00–364.00	359.88
13	600–650	629	342.00–350.00	344.75
5	650–700	673	322.00–328.00	324.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	440.00–445.00	443.41
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	380	408.00–410.00	409.03
8	400–450	429	390.00–395.00	391.79
5	450–500	479	360.00–370.00	367.28
3	500–550	540	344.00–348.00	346.69
7	550–600	581	336.00–340.00	337.74
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	785	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	372	480.00–490.00	485.31
2	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	511	400.00–410.00	403.95
3	650–700	678	346.00–350.00	348.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	520	380.00–390.00	385.05
4	600–650	634	360.00–364.00	361.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	520	415.00–430.00	422.43
5	550–600	567	396.00–407.00	401.87
14	600–650	630	382.00–391.00	384.21
18	650–700	659	366.00–370.00	369.13
15	700–750	731	344.00–354.00	352.71
3	750–800	770	330.00–331.00	330.34
2	800–850	823	318.00–320.00	318.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	805	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	185.00	185.00
8	—	1,473	165.00–169.00	167.46
8	—	1,412	170.00–176.00	172.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,036	156.00–160.00	157.65
6	—	902	142.00–147.00	144.02
10	—	1,021	148.00–153.00	149.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,095	157.00–163.00	161.30
27	—	1,201	165.00–171.00	168.30
9	—	1,174	174.00–178.00	175.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	187.00–191.00	189.05
4	—	1,871	192.00–200.00	195.32

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	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,233.33

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	2	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,975.00

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)	13	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	9	—	—	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,913.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,683.33

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)	6	—	—	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,566.67

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	9	—	—	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,166.67

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.