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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 15

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

803 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 809▼ 85 vs year ago 888 · −9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 127▼ 1 vs year ago 131 · −0.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 117▲ 19 vs year ago 91 · +20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $391.11/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.12 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$391.11

46 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$21.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.10

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	399.45	2,159	18thin
Medium and Large 2	538	390.27	2,101	18thin
Medium and Large 3	545	377.61	2,058	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.84/cwt here — about $101 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

391.11

—

AL average12 barns · 346 hd

363.01

+28.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

+4.12

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	—	Average	1,648	191.15	3,151	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	163.01	2,445	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	160.00	1,833	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	146.00	1,479	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,073	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,961	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,917	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,286	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,230	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,725	4thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	448.68/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,898	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	452.98/cwt	450.00–456.00	2,165	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	436.96/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,115	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	424.38/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,211	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	413.33/cwt	412.00–416.00	2,224	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	373.92/cwt	372.00–378.00	2,363	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	358.98/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,423	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,499	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,612	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	332.01/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,855	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	412.95/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,511	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	434.04/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,675	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	401.47/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,566	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	391.92/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,650	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	399.76/cwt	398.00–405.00	1,715	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	383.40/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,649	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	376.49/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,724	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	346.41/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,618	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	357.01/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,685	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,819	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	342.59/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,795	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	333.82/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,783	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	344.59/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,978	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	336.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,935	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	322.39/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,867	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	330.51/cwt	328.00–334.00	2,059	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	344.85/cwt	338.00–348.00	2,155	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	639	320.28/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,047	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	327.65/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,179	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	313.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,103	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	686	300.98/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,065	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,202	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,146	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,454	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	259	501.30/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,298	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	503.44/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,561	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	453.66/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,688	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	445.53/cwt	444.00–446.00	1,666	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	472.43/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,795	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	443.74/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,824	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	435.01/cwt	430.00–439.00	1,853	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	442.84/cwt	439.00–447.00	2,046	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	421.71/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,978	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	432.17/cwt	428.00–435.00	2,040	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	408.48/cwt	405.00–416.00	2,100	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	393.55/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,066	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	384.57/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,042	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	390.42/cwt	384.00–395.00	2,214	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	361.36/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,089	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	378.78/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,216	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	360.24/cwt	356.00–364.00	2,262	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	369.49/cwt	368.00–378.00	2,346	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	351.52/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,331	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	342.95/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,305	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,282	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,312	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	316.02/cwt	314.00–318.00	2,316	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	311.34/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,404	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	186.97/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,857	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	193.81/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,343	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	139.33/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,370	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	146.91/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,498	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	150.97/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,557	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	169.28/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,803	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	156.13/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,730	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	162.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,943	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,116	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	167.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,531	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	161.79/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,466	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,311.11/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,311	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,072.73/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,073	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,916.67/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,917	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,823.91/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,824	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,286.36/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,286	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,230.00/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,230	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,725.00/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725	4

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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 809Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 127Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 117Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
6	300–350	310	500.00–510.00	503.44
11	350–400	372	450.00–460.00	453.66
6	400–450	426	430.00–439.00	435.01
6	450–500	472	428.00–435.00	432.17
14	500–550	525	390.00–400.00	393.55
4	550–600	585	375.00–382.00	378.78
9	600–650	628	356.00–364.00	360.24
5	650–700	672	340.00–345.00	342.95
6	700–750	733	314.00–318.00	316.02
3	750–800	772	310.00–312.00	311.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	255	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	380	470.00–475.00	472.43
13	400–450	411	440.00–450.00	443.74
8	450–500	462	439.00–447.00	442.84
9	500–550	514	405.00–416.00	408.48
9	550–600	567	384.00–395.00	390.42
9	600–650	635	368.00–378.00	369.49
4	650–700	663	350.00–353.00	351.52
2	700–750	705	328.00	328.00
1	750–800	790	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	259	500.00–505.00	501.30
3	300–350	325	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	374	444.00–446.00	445.53
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
8	450–500	469	420.00–425.00	421.71
7	500–550	531	378.00–388.00	384.57
3	550–600	578	360.00–362.00	361.36
2	650–700	675	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	430.00–435.00	434.04
5	400–450	429	398.00–405.00	399.76
4	450–500	458	375.00–378.00	376.49
8	500–550	516	350.00–355.00	352.51
7	550–600	574	342.00–348.00	344.59
15	600–650	625	338.00–348.00	344.85
3	650–700	665	325.00–330.00	327.65
2	700–750	708	310.00–312.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	366	410.00–415.00	412.95
8	400–450	421	390.00–395.00	391.92
9	450–500	472	352.00–365.00	357.01
12	500–550	524	338.00–348.00	342.59
12	550–600	576	330.00–340.00	336.01
4	600–650	623	328.00–334.00	330.51
3	650–700	670	310.00–320.00	313.93
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	390	400.00–404.00	401.47
8	400–450	430	380.00–385.00	383.40
6	450–500	467	340.00–350.00	346.41
7	500–550	534	330.00–336.00	333.82
5	550–600	579	320.00–324.00	322.39
4	600–650	639	315.00–324.00	320.28
6	650–700	686	300.00–304.00	300.98
1	700–750	745	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	423	445.00–450.00	448.68
5	450–500	484	435.00–440.00	436.96
3	500–550	538	412.00–416.00	413.33
2	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	632	372.00–378.00	373.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	505	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	478	450.00–456.00	452.98
5	500–550	521	420.00–430.00	424.38
4	650–700	675	358.00–360.00	358.98
1	700–750	710	352.00	352.00
2	750–800	755	346.00	346.00
2	850–900	860	330.00–334.00	332.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,513	165.00–170.00	167.31
8	—	1,524	160.00–164.00	161.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,108	154.00–159.00	156.13
3	—	1,065	168.00–171.00	169.28
15	—	1,199	160.00–165.00	162.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	138.00–142.00	139.33
7	—	1,031	150.00–153.00	150.97
13	—	1,020	144.00–149.00	146.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,725	190.00–196.00	193.81
7	—	1,528	186.00–188.00	186.97

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)	11	—	—	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,286.36

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)	23	—	—	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,823.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,072.73

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)	9	—	—	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,311.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,916.67

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	4	—	—	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725.00

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	10	—	—	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,230.00

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.