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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 10

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

862 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 900▲ 862 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 115▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 101▲ 155 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 sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $363.15/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −13.83 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$363.15

47 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$32.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.09

vs AL average

−5.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	377.59	2,058	19thin
Medium and Large 2	540	361.49	1,954	14thin
Medium and Large 3	545	345.22	1,880	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.36/cwt here — about $178 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 sale47 hd

363.15

—

AL average16 barns · 731 hd

353.06

+10.09

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−5.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−13.83

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	—	High	1,663	197.29	3,281	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	174.42	2,576	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	169.79	1,910	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	148.74	1,473	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,044	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,612	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,358	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,178	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,567	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,179	12

Every lot

95 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,659	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	433.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,814	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	452.27/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,985	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	422.98/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,971	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,929	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,141	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	427.69/cwt	422.00–434.00	2,237	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	403.68/cwt	399.00–410.00	2,127	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	415.37/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,218	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,348	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	387.64/cwt	384.00–392.00	2,248	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	379.41/cwt	378.00–382.00	2,201	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	389.34/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,383	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	373.02/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,343	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	362.39/cwt	362.00–364.00	2,276	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	353.33/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,357	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	338.66/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,394	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,558	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,415	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	447.03/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,605	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	437.97/cwt	436.00–440.00	1,642	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	425.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,785	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	406.73/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,725	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	385.83/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,644	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	380.50/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,785	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	368.96/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,745	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	391.55/cwt	390.00–394.00	1,860	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	352.89/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,814	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	363.30/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,886	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	381.71/cwt	378.00–386.00	2,015	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,941	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	358.23/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,074	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	368.65/cwt	366.00–372.00	2,146	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,029	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	337.04/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,130	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	326.55/cwt	326.00–327.00	2,371	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	529.91/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,765	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,777	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	457.73/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,703	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	488.05/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,825	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	475.94/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,828	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	445.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,878	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	418.76/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,796	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	433.41/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,903	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	398.18/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,844	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	413.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,941	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	381.39/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,880	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	380.21/cwt	378.00–384.00	2,015	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	387.35/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,072	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	371.94/cwt	364.00–376.00	1,994	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	375.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,145	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	360.81/cwt	354.00–364.00	2,100	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	359.80/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,227	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	347.70/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,187	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	341.30/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,294	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	328.50/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,254	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,261	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,279	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	191.71/cwt	191.00–194.00	3,067	7
Bulls	—	—	1,711	199.76/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,418	7
Bulls	—	—	1,770	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,876	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,272	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,453	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,674	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	164.45/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,820	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	172.00/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,949	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	177.21/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,034	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	164.54/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,230	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	182.47/cwt	182.00–183.00	2,755	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	175.34/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,667	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,521.43/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,521	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,350.00/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,096.15/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,096	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,750.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,611.54/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,612	13
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,358.33/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,358	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,240.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,240	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,850.00/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,850	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,230.00/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,230	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,566.67/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,567	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,179.17/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,179	12

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 900Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 101Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	515.00	515.00
5	350–400	384	470.00–480.00	475.94
5	400–450	439	430.00–435.00	433.41
10	450–500	463	395.00–405.00	398.18
8	500–550	530	378.00–384.00	380.21
5	550–600	582	354.00–364.00	360.81
7	600–650	629	344.00–350.00	347.70
4	650–700	686	326.00–330.00	328.50
2	700–750	720	314.00	314.00
2	750–800	780	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
5	300–350	333	520.00–535.00	529.91
8	350–400	374	485.00–490.00	488.05
6	400–450	422	440.00–450.00	445.04
11	450–500	470	410.00–420.00	413.04
8	500–550	535	385.00–390.00	387.35
8	550–600	571	370.00–380.00	375.73
5	600–650	619	355.00–362.00	359.80
3	650–700	672	340.00–344.00	341.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	372	455.00–460.00	457.73
5	400–450	429	418.00–420.00	418.76
7	450–500	493	375.00–390.00	381.39
4	500–550	536	364.00–376.00	371.94
2	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	775	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	450.00–455.00	452.27
8	450–500	466	420.00–428.00	422.98
13	500–550	534	412.00–420.00	415.37
13	550–600	580	384.00–392.00	387.64
4	600–650	628	370.00–375.00	373.02
6	650–700	667	350.00–354.00	353.33
6	700–750	707	336.00–340.00	338.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	480	446.00	446.00
8	500–550	523	422.00–434.00	427.69
1	550–600	570	412.00	412.00
3	600–650	612	388.00–390.00	389.34
17	700–750	735	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	418	430.00–440.00	433.97
2	450–500	475	406.00	406.00
15	500–550	527	399.00–410.00	403.68
12	550–600	580	378.00–382.00	379.41
10	600–650	628	362.00–364.00	362.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	375	436.00–440.00	437.97
14	400–450	424	400.00–415.00	406.73
10	450–500	469	378.00–385.00	380.50
9	500–550	519	358.00–370.00	363.30
5	550–600	579	355.00–360.00	358.23
2	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	488.00	488.00
3	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
5	350–400	359	445.00–450.00	447.03
4	400–450	420	420.00–430.00	425.06
9	450–500	475	390.00–394.00	391.55
13	500–550	528	378.00–386.00	381.71
6	550–600	582	366.00–372.00	368.65
6	600–650	632	335.00–340.00	337.04
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
20	700–750	726	326.00–327.00	326.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
8	400–450	426	382.00–390.00	385.83
6	450–500	473	368.00–370.00	368.96
7	500–550	514	350.00–356.00	352.89
7	550–600	575	335.00–340.00	337.56
1	600–650	630	322.00	322.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,080	155.00	155.00
9	—	979	145.00–152.00	148.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	163.00–166.00	164.54
2	—	1,510	182.00–183.00	182.47
4	—	1,521	173.00–176.00	175.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,107	161.00–168.00	164.45
10	—	1,148	176.00–181.00	177.21
22	—	1,133	169.00–175.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	219.00	219.00
7	—	1,600	191.00–194.00	191.71
7	—	1,711	198.00–203.00	199.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,611.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,750.00

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)	13	—	—	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,096.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,358.33

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)	7	—	—	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,521.43

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	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,240.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,566.67

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	8	—	—	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850.00

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	12	—	—	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,179.17

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.