Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the Christmas and New Years holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.93/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −26.92 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$365.93

37 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$29.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs AL average

−44.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	379.65	2,082	13thin
Medium and Large 2	557	368.91	2,057	11thin
Medium and Large 3	550	349.68	1,923	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $335.31, median $392.85 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

365.93

—

AL average16 barns · 481 hd

366.76

−0.84

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−44.17

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−26.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,838	200.56	3,687	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	168.31	2,554	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	161.78	1,916	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	139.89	1,379	11

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)	—	$2,893	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,514	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,125	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,011	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,983	6

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	471.32/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	499.89/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,560	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	560.08/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	370.52/cwt	368.00–373.00	2,279	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	318.39/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,296	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	328.19/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	582.37/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	530.69/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	453.47/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	482.28/cwt	478.00–485.00	2,127	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	333.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	428.70/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,191	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	368.94/cwt	360.00–373.00	2,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	378.58/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	335.28/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,132	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	383.66/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	351.22/cwt	348.00–354.00	2,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	390.09/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	342.71/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	472.04/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	408.92/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,922	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	424.43/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,008	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	500.11/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	424.52/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,813	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	410.68/cwt	408.00–414.00	1,971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	486.58/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	354.39/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	463.78/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	435.16/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	412.46/cwt	410.00–416.00	1,807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	454.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,494	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	388.81/cwt	386.00–393.00	1,831	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	179.43/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,656	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	169.61/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,551	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	175.79/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,280	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	165.12/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,988	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	156.63/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,801	25
Bulls	—	—	1,804	209.98/cwt	208.00–214.00	3,788	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,562.50/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,563	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,125	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,513.89/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,514	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,892.86/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,893	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,370.00/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,370	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,983.33/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	320.56/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,997	10
Bulls	—	—	1,959	200.13/cwt	198.00–207.00	3,921	10
Bulls	—	—	1,665	193.44/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,221	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,356	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	145.15/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,404	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	162.04/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	342.94/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	335.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	366.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	738	302.01/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	317.01/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	409.33/cwt	408.00–412.00	2,341	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	442.08/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,078	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	405.83/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,139	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	382.95/cwt	378.00–390.00	2,213	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	620.84/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	564.76/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	381.93/cwt	376.00–388.00	2,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	517.95/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	441.39/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	420.94/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	447.98/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	547.43/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	354.03/cwt	348.00–362.00	2,230	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	494.51/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,067	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	385.08/cwt	384.00–388.00	2,445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	311.96/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	366.62/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	390.81/cwt	388.00–394.00	2,040	7

How this sale compares

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.

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