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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Dec 3

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Nov 12Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

925 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 855▼ 200 vs year ago 1,125 · −17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 107▼ 85 vs year ago 200 · −42.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 57▲ 22 vs year ago 68 · +32.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

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 $384.65/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −39.50 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$384.65

54 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs AL average

−44.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	386.00	2,097	11thin
Medium and Large 1	578	384.49	2,223	39
Medium and Large 3	533	382.44	2,038	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.56/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale54 hd

384.65

—

AL average13 barns · 281 hd

382.45

+2.20

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−44.50

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

−39.50

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	—	High	1,749	189.37	3,312	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	172.98	2,542	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	160.05	1,824	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	141.73	1,406	19

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)	—	$2,243	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,886	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	12

Every lot

89 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	439.19/cwt	435.00–444.00	1,884	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	448.42/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,946	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	434.74/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,039	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	415.01/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,963	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	401.70/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,928	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	411.97/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,163	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	400.01/cwt	394.00–404.00	2,120	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	382.44/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,038	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	369.19/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,064	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	380.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,229	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	349.99/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,145	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	358.62/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,249	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	331.06/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,079	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	343.96/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,280	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,378	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,292	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	337.49/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,494	69
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,630	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,512	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	403.27/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,319	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	436.21/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,444	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	416.31/cwt	414.00–420.00	1,403	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	427.31/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,585	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	401.21/cwt	398.00–406.00	1,505	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	413.38/cwt	410.00–416.00	1,563	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	398.66/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,682	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	390.98/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,662	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	382.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,675	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	362.65/cwt	358.00–368.00	1,726	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	372.75/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,804	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	353.33/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,721	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	340.00/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,778	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	346.88/cwt	346.00–351.00	1,838	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	328.97/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,744	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	336.76/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,940	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	329.23/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,906	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	320.52/cwt	318.00–322.00	2,029	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	671	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,234	59
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,133	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,052	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,196	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	524.89/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,181	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	493.45/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,382	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	464.21/cwt	458.00–470.00	1,564	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	452.45/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,756	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	442.96/cwt	438.00–446.00	1,878	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	430.55/cwt	426.00–435.00	1,826	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	404.21/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,888	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	396.01/cwt	392.00–398.00	1,881	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	383.83/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,011	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	372.94/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,977	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,962	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	362.24/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,097	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	349.97/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,058	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	349.33/cwt	346.00–352.00	2,159	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	336.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,097	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,190	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	309.98/cwt	306.00–312.00	2,111	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,143	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	183.40/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,889	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	191.36/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,567	7
Bulls	—	—	1,868	200.34/cwt	199.00–202.00	3,742	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,246	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	140.71/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,382	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	146.18/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,509	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	154.41/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,719	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	161.47/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,802	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	169.17/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,184	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	169.68/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,394	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	176.28/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,694	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,392.50/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,393	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,885.71/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,886	14
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,880.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,880	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,575	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,387.50/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,388	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 925Last week 855Year ago 1,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 107Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 57Year ago 68

No trends available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
9	300–350	331	430.00–440.00	436.21
5	350–400	371	420.00–430.00	427.31
3	400–450	422	398.00–400.00	398.66
7	450–500	484	370.00–375.00	372.75
33	500–550	530	346.00–351.00	346.88
8	550–600	576	334.00–340.00	336.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	414.00–420.00	416.31
10	350–400	378	410.00–416.00	413.38
4	400–450	425	390.00–392.00	390.98
7	450–500	476	358.00–368.00	362.65
10	500–550	523	338.00–344.00	340.00
8	550–600	579	326.00–332.00	329.23
4	600–650	633	318.00–322.00	320.52
1	650–700	675	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	400.00–405.00	403.27
7	350–400	375	398.00–406.00	401.21
6	400–450	438	380.00–385.00	382.35
6	450–500	487	350.00–356.00	353.33
4	500–550	530	328.00–330.00	328.97
1	650–700	675	304.00	304.00
1	750–800	790	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	650–700	671	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	490.00–495.00	493.45
8	300–350	337	458.00–470.00	464.21
6	400–450	424	426.00–435.00	430.55
4	450–500	475	392.00–398.00	396.01
5	500–550	530	370.00–375.00	372.94
2	550–600	588	348.00–352.00	349.97
3	600–650	623	330.00–340.00	336.58
5	650–700	681	306.00–312.00	309.98
1	700–750	705	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	573	340.00–345.00	342.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	520.00–530.00	524.89
2	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	388	450.00–460.00	452.45
11	400–450	424	438.00–446.00	442.96
9	450–500	467	400.00–410.00	404.21
9	500–550	524	380.00–388.00	383.83
8	550–600	579	360.00–364.00	362.24
3	600–650	618	346.00–352.00	349.33
1	650–700	680	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	650–700	674	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	435.00–444.00	439.19
6	450–500	473	410.00–418.00	415.01
6	500–550	530	394.00–404.00	400.01
5	550–600	559	368.00–370.00	369.19
2	600–650	613	348.00–352.00	349.99
5	650–700	663	340.00–348.00	343.96
1	750–800	790	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	480	400.00–405.00	401.70
4	500–550	533	380.00–385.00	382.44
3	600–650	628	328.00–335.00	331.06
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
10	400–450	434	445.00–455.00	448.42
5	450–500	469	430.00–440.00	434.74
5	500–550	525	410.00–416.00	411.97
34	550–600	586	380.00–385.00	380.45
6	600–650	627	356.00–362.00	358.62
4	650–700	670	350.00–360.00	354.96
69	700–750	739	334.00–339.00	337.49
2	750–800	785	330.00–340.00	335.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	167.00–172.00	169.68
4	—	1,528	175.00–177.00	176.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,116	159.00–165.00	161.47
6	—	1,291	167.00–174.00	169.17
15	—	1,113	152.00–158.00	154.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	145.00–149.00	146.18
11	—	982	139.00–142.00	140.71
2	—	930	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	199.00–202.00	200.34
7	—	1,864	189.00–195.00	191.36
6	—	1,575	182.00–186.00	183.40

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)	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,880.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,885.71

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)	20	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,392.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050.00

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	—	—	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,387.50

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.