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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Nov 12

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Nov 5Nov 12Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

855 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 1,035▼ 333 vs year ago 1,188 · −28.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 135▼ 18 vs year ago 125 · −14.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 97▼ 36 vs year ago 93 · −38.7%

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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 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.69/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −26.45 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$397.69

70 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$47.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.35

vs AL average

−27.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	405.17	2,209	52
Medium and Large 2	560	381.41	2,137	14thin
Medium and Large 3	585	357.48	2,091	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.69/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale70 hd

397.69

—

AL average14 barns · 293 hd

383.34

+14.35

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−27.18

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

−26.45

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $345.52, median $424.14 across 29 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	1,881	194.74	3,662	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	165.37	2,265	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	161.19	1,817	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	144.36	1,481	25

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,186	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,975	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	14

Every lot

92 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,237	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	456.11/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,478	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	444.15/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,626	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,622	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	415.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,722	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	431.96/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,836	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	409.98/cwt	404.00–416.00	1,939	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	425.99/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,036	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	400.79/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,948	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	396.64/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,102	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	408.64/cwt	406.00–414.00	2,207	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	382.89/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,217	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,157	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	357.48/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,091	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,332	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	344.72/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,141	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	354.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,249	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,328	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	334.02/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,258	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	739	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,494	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	401.98/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,379	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	395.59/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,432	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	416.94/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,518	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	385.36/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,418	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	411.16/cwt	406.00–416.00	1,739	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	373.61/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,599	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	381.91/cwt	376.00–388.00	1,642	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	351.38/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,644	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	364.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,722	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	376.57/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,789	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	353.65/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,839	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	339.26/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,795	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	326.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,728	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,028	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	340.01/cwt	336.00–344.00	1,921	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	323.94/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,850	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	310.49/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,795	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	622	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,158	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	319.44/cwt	316.00–324.00	1,997	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	309.02/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,972	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,877	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	291.33/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,106	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	273.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,009	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	455.47/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,485	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	442.44/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,495	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	437.97/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,594	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	452.92/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,653	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	419.94/cwt	416.00–426.00	1,579	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	417.21/cwt	412.00–422.00	1,744	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	407.32/cwt	402.00–410.00	1,751	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	387.34/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,693	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	373.05/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,761	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	394.25/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,877	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	383.57/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,826	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	380.67/cwt	378.00–384.00	1,968	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	371.99/cwt	368.00–376.00	1,946	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,923	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	359.99/cwt	358.00–362.00	2,045	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,042	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,047	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	318.84/cwt	314.00–322.00	2,025	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,099	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	200.55/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	188.96/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,422	4
Bulls	—	—	1,978	196.66/cwt	195.00–198.00	3,890	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	149.58/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,515	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	142.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,466	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	136.87/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,437	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	156.63/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,717	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	162.65/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,836	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	169.97/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,057	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	173.96/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,366	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	165.31/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,252	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,214	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,514.29/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,514	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,975.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,975	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,612.50/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,613	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,416.67/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,417	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,200	6

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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 1,035Year ago 1,188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 135Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 97Year ago 93

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	343	400.00–406.00	401.98
6	350–400	362	390.00–402.00	395.59
13	400–450	430	376.00–388.00	381.91
9	450–500	473	360.00–370.00	364.08
8	500–550	529	335.00–342.00	339.26
8	550–600	571	318.00–330.00	323.94
8	600–650	625	316.00–324.00	319.44
2	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	723	290.00–292.00	291.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	565	359.00	359.00
13	600–650	622	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
8	350–400	364	410.00–420.00	416.94
8	400–450	423	406.00–416.00	411.16
12	450–500	475	372.00–382.00	376.57
5	500–550	520	350.00–358.00	353.65
5	550–600	565	336.00–344.00	340.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	380.00–388.00	385.36
5	400–450	428	370.00–375.00	373.61
6	450–500	468	348.00–356.00	351.38
5	500–550	530	320.00–330.00	326.11
8	550–600	578	308.00–314.00	310.49
6	600–650	638	305.00–312.00	309.02
2	650–700	680	276.00	276.00
3	700–750	735	270.00–275.00	273.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	485.00	485.00
5	300–350	324	450.00–460.00	456.11
5	400–450	414	410.00–420.00	415.97
6	450–500	473	404.00–416.00	409.98
6	500–550	530	392.00–400.00	396.64
8	550–600	583	365.00–375.00	369.98
9	600–650	621	340.00–348.00	344.72
14	650–700	676	328.00–336.00	334.02
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
7	350–400	366	440.00–450.00	444.15
7	400–450	425	430.00–435.00	431.96
14	450–500	478	420.00–432.00	425.99
45	500–550	540	406.00–414.00	408.64
7	550–600	579	380.00–386.00	382.89
10	600–650	634	350.00–360.00	354.74
6	650–700	675	340.00–350.00	344.96
2	700–750	715	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	416.00	416.00
5	450–500	486	400.00–402.00	400.79
4	550–600	585	355.00–360.00	357.48
2	650–700	675	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	600–650	617	378.00	378.00
20	700–750	739	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	440.00–445.00	442.44
5	350–400	364	435.00–440.00	437.97
8	400–450	430	402.00–410.00	407.32
9	450–500	476	380.00–385.00	383.57
5	500–550	523	368.00–376.00	371.99
6	550–600	585	348.00–350.00	349.00
12	600–650	635	314.00–322.00	318.84
2	700–750	715	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	550.00	550.00
9	300–350	326	450.00–460.00	455.47
5	350–400	365	450.00–455.00	452.92
12	400–450	418	412.00–422.00	417.21
9	450–500	476	390.00–398.00	394.25
14	500–550	517	378.00–384.00	380.67
4	550–600	568	358.00–362.00	359.99
4	600–650	625	325.00–330.00	327.46
2	650–700	660	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	416.00–426.00	419.94
3	400–450	437	386.00–390.00	387.34
5	450–500	472	370.00–375.00	373.05
4	500–550	538	355.00–360.00	357.49
2	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	690	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	169.00–172.00	169.97
17	—	1,096	155.00–159.00	156.63
17	—	1,129	160.00–166.00	162.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,050	135.00–138.00	136.87
10	—	1,013	148.00–151.00	149.58
10	—	1,026	140.00–146.00	142.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	173.00–175.00	173.96
8	—	1,362	164.00–169.00	165.31
2	—	1,410	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,811	187.00–192.00	188.96
2	—	1,728	200.00–201.00	200.55
6	—	1,978	195.00–198.00	196.66

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)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,612.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,416.67

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)	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,514.29

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	14	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750.00

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	—	—	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,200.00

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.