Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher, Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.74/cwt on 8 head, down $4.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −20.11 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$372.74

▼ 4.07 vs prior sale

8 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs AL average

−64.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	383.00	2,039	2thin
Medium and Large 3	545	370.00	2,017	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	369.19	2,050	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.81/cwt here — about −$11 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.

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 sale8 hd

372.74

—

AL average7 barns · 57 hd

380.12

−7.38

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−64.91

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−20.11

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	1,623	219.92	3,570	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	206.87	3,188	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	201.29	2,357	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	176.14	1,698	4thin

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)	—	$2,733	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,967	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	410.64/cwt	408.00–412.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	486.50/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	469.99/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	455.89/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	361.32/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	487.80/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	500.55/cwt	495.00–504.00	1,917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	457.39/cwt	452.00–460.00	1,990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	483.38/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	379.54/cwt	372.00–383.00	2,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	410.79/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	441.96/cwt	440.00–444.00	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	473.38/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	380.99/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,886	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	225.51/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,913	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	206.98/cwt	201.00–209.00	3,332	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	199.52/cwt	195.00–204.00	2,326	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	211.45/cwt	206.00–215.00	2,487	7
Bulls	—	—	1,520	210.86/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,205	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,966.67/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,733.33/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	190.98/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,244	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,842	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	179.27/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,547	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	211.49/cwt	211.00–212.00	2,904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,546	217.34/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	473.35/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	484.88/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	515.23/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	386.78/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,355	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	1

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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