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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 29

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

758 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 783▼ 215 vs year ago 973 · −22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 76▼ 110 vs year ago 202 · −54.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 80▲ 11 vs year ago 65 · +16.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 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 $347.91/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −39.08 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$347.91

44 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$14.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.39

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	355.03	1,962	15thin
Medium and Large 2	554	346.08	1,917	20
Medium and Large 3	570	340.11	1,939	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about $23 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 sale44 hd

347.91

—

AL average14 barns · 423 hd

335.52

+12.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

−39.08

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

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	1,826	194.92	3,559	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	163.66	2,505	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	155.82	1,823	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	141.40	1,409	10

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)	—	$3,170	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,867	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,391	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,260	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,375	4thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	500.97/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,443	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	500.13/cwt	497.00–502.00	1,545	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,468	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	419.56/cwt	416.00–426.00	1,565	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	406.15/cwt	402.00–414.00	1,730	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	393.02/cwt	392.00–394.00	1,690	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	399.70/cwt	394.00–406.00	1,891	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	386.13/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,834	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	403.27/cwt	398.00–404.00	2,089	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	376.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,025	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	371.99/cwt	368.00–376.00	2,083	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	355.81/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,106	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	354.62/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,199	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	341.82/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,205	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	338.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,226	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,219	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,220	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	396.82/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,123	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	400.28/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,309	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	377.94/cwt	374.00–380.00	1,266	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	380.57/cwt	375.00–388.00	1,439	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	362.72/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,378	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	402.98/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,584	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	379.32/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,574	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	370.45/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,578	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	359.72/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,550	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	363.34/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,686	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	353.76/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,673	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	345.80/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,643	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	345.21/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,805	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	334.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,754	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,733	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	329.09/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,859	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	338.79/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,921	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,853	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	306.83/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,887	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	318.94/cwt	312.00–322.00	2,006	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,043	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,932	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	507.84/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,432	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	437.02/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,385	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	450.53/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,491	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	444.36/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,609	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	458.39/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,710	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	417.08/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,585	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	388.69/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,636	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	397.70/cwt	394.00–406.00	1,690	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	370.20/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,718	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	381.64/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,801	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	393.87/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,887	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,792	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	359.68/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,892	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	351.99/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,876	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	342.90/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,937	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	350.96/cwt	348.00–354.00	2,022	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	337.85/cwt	334.00–339.00	1,980	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	319.19/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,966	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	334.33/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,080	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,115	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	302.04/cwt	294.00–306.00	2,060	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,131	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	284.68/cwt	284.00–286.00	2,201	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	185.83/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,174	8
Bulls	—	—	1,881	197.15/cwt	194.00–201.00	3,708	6
Bulls	—	—	1,928	204.82/cwt	203.00–208.00	3,949	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	135.39/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,286	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	143.97/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,463	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,747	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	159.17/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,915	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	163.32/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,442	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,394	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,141	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,562.50/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,563	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,027.27/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,027	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,866.67/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,867	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,390.91/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,391	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,175.00/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,175	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 783Year ago 973

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 76Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 80Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	445.00–450.00	447.48
4	350–400	373	416.00–426.00	419.56
7	400–450	426	402.00–414.00	406.15
7	450–500	473	394.00–406.00	399.70
12	500–550	538	370.00–380.00	376.34
6	550–600	560	368.00–376.00	371.99
9	600–650	620	352.00–362.00	354.62
3	650–700	658	335.00–340.00	338.32
1	700–750	730	304.00	304.00
1	750–800	755	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	430	392.00–394.00	393.02
4	450–500	475	382.00–390.00	386.13
6	550–600	592	355.00–360.00	355.81
11	600–650	645	340.00–342.00	341.82
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	500.00–505.00	500.97
7	300–350	309	497.00–502.00	500.13
8	500–550	518	398.00–404.00	403.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	327	395.00–406.00	400.28
4	350–400	378	375.00–388.00	380.57
5	400–450	426	368.00–372.00	370.45
13	450–500	473	350.00–358.00	353.76
9	500–550	525	330.00–340.00	334.15
4	550–600	565	324.00–334.00	329.09
4	600–650	629	312.00–322.00	318.94
2	650–700	670	300.00–310.00	304.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	390.00–400.00	396.82
3	300–350	335	374.00–380.00	377.94
8	350–400	380	360.00–365.00	362.72
4	400–450	431	355.00–362.00	359.72
11	450–500	475	340.00–348.00	345.80
1	500–550	545	318.00	318.00
1	550–600	590	314.00	314.00
5	600–650	615	306.00–310.00	306.83
2	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	705	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
6	350–400	393	400.00–406.00	402.98
6	400–450	415	378.00–380.00	379.32
6	450–500	464	360.00–366.00	363.34
26	500–550	523	342.00–350.00	345.21
12	550–600	567	336.00–342.00	338.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
3	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
8	300–350	331	445.00–455.00	450.53
8	350–400	362	435.00–450.00	444.36
12	400–450	425	394.00–406.00	397.70
12	450–500	472	380.00–384.00	381.64
7	500–550	533	350.00–354.00	351.99
13	550–600	565	340.00–346.00	342.90
5	600–650	616	316.00–320.00	319.19
3	650–700	682	294.00–306.00	302.04
1	700–750	745	286.00	286.00
3	750–800	773	284.00–286.00	284.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	317	435.00–440.00	437.02
5	350–400	380	415.00–420.00	417.08
8	400–450	421	385.00–390.00	388.69
9	450–500	464	368.00–372.00	370.20
2	500–550	515	348.00	348.00
7	550–600	586	334.00–339.00	337.85
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	282	505.00–510.00	507.84
2	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
6	350–400	373	455.00–465.00	458.39
3	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
9	450–500	479	390.00–400.00	393.87
7	500–550	526	358.00–362.00	359.68
8	550–600	576	348.00–354.00	350.96
9	600–650	622	330.00–336.00	334.33
1	650–700	665	318.00	318.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	179.00	179.00
6	—	1,495	160.00–166.00	163.32
2	—	1,525	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,203	157.00–163.00	159.17
14	—	1,142	150.00–156.00	152.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	134.00–137.00	135.39
7	—	1,016	142.00–146.00	143.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,708	185.00–191.00	185.83
6	—	1,881	194.00–201.00	197.15
6	—	1,928	203.00–208.00	204.82

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,390.91

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)	11	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,027.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,866.67

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)	4	—	—	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,562.50

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	—	—	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375.00

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	8	—	—	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,175.00

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	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00

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.