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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Dec 10

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Dec 3Dec 10Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

797 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 925▼ 25 vs year ago 822 · −3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 115▼ 17 vs year ago 118 · −14.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 90▼ 15 vs year ago 92 · −16.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. 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 $347.63/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −29.35 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$347.63

59 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$15.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

vs AL average

−30.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	351.98	1,908	37
Medium and Large 2	555	341.74	1,896	16thin
Medium and Large 3	543	336.53	1,826	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.46/cwt here — about $82 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 sale59 hd

347.63

—

AL average16 barns · 488 hd

344.14

+3.49

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−30.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−29.35

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	—	Low	1,890	182.83	3,456	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	166.44	2,312	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	163.80	1,910	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	139.70	1,475	20

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)	—	$2,332	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,221	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,629	14
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,600	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,830	5

Every lot

93 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	485.93/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,744	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	478.40/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,019	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	459.42/cwt	455.00–464.00	2,012	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,137	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	412.70/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,993	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	386.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,019	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	407.65/cwt	404.00–414.00	2,136	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	382.84/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,209	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	372.39/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,190	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	343.04/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,103	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	370.31/cwt	368.00–374.00	2,322	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	359.79/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,263	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	345.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,273	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	361.32/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,421	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	333.97/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,281	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,356	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	515.06/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,123	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	269	442.60/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,191	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	442.29/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,406	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	455.05/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,502	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	443.63/cwt	438.00–450.00	1,637	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	427.56/cwt	420.00–436.00	1,620	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	412.69/cwt	410.00–414.00	1,597	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	429.96/cwt	426.00–436.00	1,797	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	393.91/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,698	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	411.95/cwt	408.00–420.00	1,808	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,851	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	368.97/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,723	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	380.53/cwt	378.00–382.00	1,792	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	357.35/cwt	356.00–358.00	1,726	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	353.62/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,867	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	338.63/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,802	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	345.20/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,840	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	348.96/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,982	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	337.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,966	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,940	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	325.57/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,048	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	546.63/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,498	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	533.67/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,473	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	527.52/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,762	15
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	515.02/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,926	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	500.01/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,880	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	484.71/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,847	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	451.02/cwt	446.00–460.00	1,890	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	440.68/cwt	435.00–444.00	1,877	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	470.79/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,015	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,976	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	444.30/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,097	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,049	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	395.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,038	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	382.41/cwt	376.00–388.00	1,981	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	353.09/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,023	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	375.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,183	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	363.99/cwt	362.00–368.00	2,137	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,229	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	341.04/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,176	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,268	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,177	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,275	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,234	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	184.25/cwt	183.00–186.00	3,626	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	136.54/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,357	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	142.30/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,578	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	164.78/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,898	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	156.76/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,845	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	171.18/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,034	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,761	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	167.65/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,277	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	174.93/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,484	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	158.25/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,333	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,570.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,570	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,221.43/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,221	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,737.50/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,738	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,830.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,830	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,483.33/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,483	12

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 797Last week 925Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 115Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 90Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	510.00–520.00	515.06
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
9	300–350	330	450.00–460.00	455.05
18	350–400	369	438.00–450.00	443.63
8	400–450	418	426.00–436.00	429.96
12	450–500	471	378.00–382.00	380.53
24	500–550	528	350.00–360.00	353.62
13	550–600	568	345.00–354.00	348.96
14	600–650	629	322.00–326.00	325.57
2	650–700	670	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
8	300–350	318	435.00–445.00	442.29
9	350–400	379	420.00–436.00	427.56
8	400–450	439	408.00–420.00	411.95
10	450–500	467	362.00–372.00	368.97
9	500–550	533	342.00–348.00	345.20
7	550–600	583	330.00–340.00	337.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	440.00–450.00	442.60
3	350–400	387	410.00–414.00	412.69
11	400–450	431	390.00–404.00	393.91
3	450–500	483	356.00–358.00	357.35
5	500–550	532	335.00–340.00	338.63
1	550–600	595	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	445	416.00	416.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	530.00–535.00	533.67
4	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
14	350–400	376	495.00–505.00	500.01
7	400–450	419	446.00–460.00	451.02
6	450–500	465	420.00–430.00	424.98
5	500–550	518	376.00–388.00	382.41
8	550–600	587	362.00–368.00	363.99
4	600–650	638	338.00–344.00	341.04
2	650–700	675	320.00–325.00	322.48
2	700–750	720	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
11	350–400	381	480.00–490.00	484.71
10	400–450	426	435.00–444.00	440.68
2	450–500	495	414.00	414.00
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	573	350.00–356.00	353.09
1	700–750	735	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	274	540.00–555.00	546.63
15	300–350	334	520.00–535.00	527.52
8	350–400	374	510.00–520.00	515.02
7	400–450	428	465.00–480.00	470.79
9	450–500	472	440.00–450.00	444.30
5	500–550	516	390.00–400.00	395.02
11	550–600	581	370.00–380.00	375.67
4	600–650	628	350.00–360.00	354.98
2	650–700	675	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	359	480.00–490.00	485.93
6	400–450	438	455.00–464.00	459.42
2	450–500	465	435.00	435.00
8	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	588	370.00–376.00	372.39
10	600–650	629	359.00–360.00	359.79
5	650–700	657	340.00–350.00	345.98
2	700–750	720	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	483	410.00–418.00	412.70
10	500–550	523	380.00–390.00	386.02
4	600–650	613	340.00–346.00	343.04
7	650–700	683	330.00–338.00	333.97
3	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	770	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	422	475.00–480.00	478.40
4	450–500	483	440.00–445.00	442.46
7	500–550	524	404.00–414.00	407.65
13	550–600	577	380.00–388.00	382.84
7	600–650	627	368.00–374.00	370.31
3	650–700	670	360.00–362.00	361.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	174.00–176.00	174.93
4	—	1,474	157.00–159.00	158.25
13	—	1,358	164.00–170.00	167.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,109	141.00–144.00	142.30
1	—	1,190	148.00	148.00
10	—	994	135.00–138.00	136.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,177	154.00–160.00	156.76
19	—	1,152	161.00–168.00	164.78
7	—	1,188	169.00–175.00	171.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,968	183.00–186.00	184.25

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	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,737.50

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)	7	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,221.43

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,570.00

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	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,830.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	12	—	—	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,483.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.