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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 22

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

783 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 803▼ 118 vs year ago 901 · −13.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 130▼ 59 vs year ago 135 · −43.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 110▲ 40 vs year ago 40 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $335.90/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −41.08 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$335.90

62 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$19.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.40

vs AL average

−54.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	344.42	1,892	18thin
Medium and Large 2	541	337.92	1,829	25
Medium and Large 3	554	325.17	1,800	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.25/cwt here — about $92 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 sale62 hd

335.90

—

AL average15 barns · 584 hd

343.30

−7.40

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−54.92

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−41.08

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	1,640	193.39	3,171	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	167.02	2,398	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	164.81	1,849	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	146.66	1,460	16

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)	—	$3,014	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,589	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,225	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,172	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,983	12

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,518	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	444.03/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,674	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	423.04/cwt	420.00–426.00	1,734	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	451.68/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,884	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	437.49/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,938	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	446.33/cwt	444.00–448.00	2,116	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	434.86/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,070	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	416.69/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,033	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	420.76/cwt	418.00–426.00	2,196	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	411.62/cwt	408.00–416.00	2,173	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	407.71/cwt	406.00–409.00	2,287	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	391.11/cwt	388.00–396.00	2,265	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,267	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	381.94/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,379	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	363.47/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,283	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	373.15/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,366	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	367.01/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,408	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,560	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	433.52/cwt	432.00–435.00	1,409	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	404.14/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,358	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	401.98/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,439	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	396.65/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,658	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	379.27/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,597	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	363.69/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,564	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	369.34/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,706	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	347.79/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,635	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	358.87/cwt	356.00–364.00	1,741	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	348.88/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,832	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	340.72/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,792	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	330.01/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,746	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	322.35/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,831	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	340.85/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,939	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	330.73/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,918	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	326.99/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,027	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	334.69/cwt	333.00–337.00	2,082	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	311.59/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,066	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	293.38/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,995	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,085	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	675.11/cwt	670.00–680.00	1,519	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,418	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	546.17/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,540	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	457.44/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,455	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	480.03/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,570	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,695	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	444.93/cwt	444.00–450.00	1,891	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	435.36/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,850	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	421.73/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,805	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	441.96/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,104	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	429.39/cwt	425.00–436.00	2,052	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	413.34/cwt	412.00–414.00	2,013	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	403.40/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,086	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	393.82/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,079	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	372.27/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,973	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	386.28/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,217	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	369.55/cwt	366.00–374.00	2,132	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	396.32/cwt	394.00–406.00	2,318	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	357.80/cwt	354.00–362.00	2,222	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	367.67/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,291	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	333.02/cwt	332.00–334.00	2,081	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	349.01/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,303	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	339.08/cwt	334.00–342.00	2,279	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	315.34/cwt	314.00–316.00	2,302	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,356	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,449	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	186.12/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,606	6
Bulls	—	—	1,782	202.99/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,617	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	197.08/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,731	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	154.44/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,514	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	147.12/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,464	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	141.61/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,423	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	158.14/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,689	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	165.45/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,863	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	173.65/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,087	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	162.47/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,182	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,391	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	167.61/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,462	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,014.29/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,014	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,830.00/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,830	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,508.33/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,508	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,225.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,225	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,085.71/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,086	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 783Last week 803Year ago 901

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 130Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 110Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
7	300–350	336	400.00–410.00	404.14
5	350–400	358	400.00–405.00	401.98
13	400–450	430	360.00–368.00	363.69
9	450–500	470	344.00–350.00	347.79
7	500–550	529	328.00–332.00	330.01
12	550–600	568	318.00–325.00	322.35
2	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	680	290.00–300.00	293.38
2	750–800	770	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
17	400–450	421	375.00–385.00	379.27
11	450–500	485	356.00–364.00	358.87
18	500–550	526	335.00–345.00	340.72
7	550–600	580	326.00–335.00	330.73
8	600–650	620	325.00–330.00	326.99
5	650–700	663	310.00–314.00	311.59
7	700–750	725	285.00–290.00	287.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	325	432.00–435.00	433.52
6	400–450	418	395.00–400.00	396.65
6	450–500	462	368.00–370.00	369.34
8	500–550	525	348.00–350.00	348.88
10	550–600	569	338.00–344.00	340.85
10	600–650	622	333.00–337.00	334.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	455.00–460.00	457.44
7	350–400	381	440.00–450.00	444.94
6	400–450	428	420.00–425.00	421.73
6	450–500	487	412.00–414.00	413.34
6	500–550	530	370.00–375.00	372.27
10	550–600	577	366.00–374.00	369.55
4	600–650	625	332.00–334.00	333.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	535.00	535.00
6	300–350	327	470.00–485.00	480.03
11	400–450	425	430.00–440.00	435.36
13	450–500	478	425.00–436.00	429.39
9	500–550	528	390.00–398.00	393.82
13	550–600	574	382.00–390.00	386.28
11	600–650	621	354.00–362.00	357.80
11	650–700	672	334.00–342.00	339.08
6	700–750	730	314.00–316.00	315.34
1	750–800	765	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	670.00–680.00	675.11
5	250–300	282	540.00–550.00	546.17
3	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
15	400–450	425	444.00–450.00	444.93
8	450–500	476	440.00–445.00	441.96
11	500–550	517	400.00–408.00	403.40
5	550–600	585	394.00–406.00	396.32
7	600–650	623	366.00–370.00	367.67
4	650–700	660	348.00–350.00	349.01
3	750–800	780	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	440.00–450.00	444.03
6	400–450	443	435.00–440.00	437.49
8	450–500	476	430.00–440.00	434.86
9	500–550	528	408.00–416.00	411.62
6	550–600	579	388.00–396.00	391.11
7	600–650	634	370.00–378.00	373.15
2	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	790	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	420.00–426.00	423.04
3	450–500	488	410.00–420.00	416.69
3	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	595	381.00	381.00
4	600–650	628	362.00–365.00	363.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	690.00	690.00
6	400–450	417	450.00–455.00	451.68
5	450–500	474	444.00–448.00	446.33
8	500–550	522	418.00–426.00	420.76
7	550–600	561	406.00–409.00	407.71
5	600–650	623	380.00–385.00	381.94
4	650–700	656	366.00–370.00	367.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	156.00–162.00	158.14
3	—	1,202	173.00–175.00	173.65
21	—	1,126	163.00–169.00	165.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	995	144.00–150.00	147.12
4	—	1,005	140.00–143.00	141.61
2	—	980	153.00–156.00	154.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	162.00–163.00	162.47
1	—	1,390	172.00	172.00
7	—	1,469	164.00–170.00	167.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	202.00–205.00	202.99
4	—	1,893	196.00–198.00	197.08
6	—	1,400	185.00–188.00	186.12

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)	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,085.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,225.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,014.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,508.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,830.00

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)	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	4	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	6	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,100.00

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.