Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $390.15/cwt on 50 head, up $5.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −16.41 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$390.15

▲ 5.32 vs prior sale

50 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$24.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	400.33	2,216	16thin
Medium and Large 2	545	389.16	2,122	24
Medium and Large 3	556	376.23	2,092	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about $124 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $350.94, median $406.56 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 sale50 hd

390.15

—

AL average13 barns · 361 hd

396.04

−5.89

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−16.41

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	1,615	191.01	3,085	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	169.61	2,493	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	166.10	1,926	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	144.54	1,516	5thin

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)	—	$2,525	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,117	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,771	98

Every lot, as filed

90 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	500–550	531	392.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,086	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	347.98/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	414.38/cwt	410.00–426.00	2,200	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	560.44/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	557.56/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	477.03/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,056	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	504.45/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,861	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	533.68/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	443.49/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,138	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	463.38/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	490.06/cwt	484.00–500.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	494.40/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	481.31/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	339.99/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	357.94/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,055	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	511.50/cwt	508.00–516.00	1,453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	384.42/cwt	378.00–389.00	2,018	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	465.91/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	546.73/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	406.68/cwt	404.00–408.00	2,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	431.09/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	374.62/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,165	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	357.36/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,251	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	565.09/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	436.40/cwt	433.00–440.00	2,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	408.21/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,955	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	391.66/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	512.42/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	460.29/cwt	450.00–466.00	2,021	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	360.80/cwt	358.00–363.00	2,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	342.87/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,194	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	399.54/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,086	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	477.84/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	396.59/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	417.46/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	490.78/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,845	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,992	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	169.60/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,473	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	158.14/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,808	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	175.98/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,078	7
Bulls	—	—	1,316	200.08/cwt	197.00–202.00	2,633	4
Bulls	—	—	1,817	189.07/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,435	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,875	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,116.67/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,117	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,193.75/head	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,194	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,662.07/head	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,662	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	166.35/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,930	10
Bulls	—	—	1,677	182.13/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,054	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	145.23/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,507	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	450.73/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	372.08/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	399.33/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	492.50/cwt	490.00–498.00	2,128	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	538.64/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	341.03/cwt	339.00–344.00	2,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	376.32/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	375.99/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,335	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	466.44/cwt	460.00–472.00	2,234	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	455.90/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	386.27/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,225	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	416.65/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	497.58/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	419.13/cwt	414.00–428.00	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	531.54/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	457.35/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	538.25/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	518.03/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	486.57/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	491.71/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	347.01/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	325.35/cwt	324.00–326.00	2,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	595.14/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,625	4

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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