Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $443.80/cwt on 69 head, up $19.45 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 26 comparable sales and sits +8.98 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$443.80

▲ 19.45 vs prior sale

69 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs AL average

−39.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	455.68	2,523	19thin
Medium and Large 2	557	442.53	2,465	23
Medium and Large 3	548	436.53	2,391	27

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $131 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $366.85, median $434.82 across 26 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 sale69 hd

443.80

—

AL average13 barns · 175 hd

445.52

−1.72

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−39.23

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

+8.98

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	—	Average	1,607	203.97	3,278	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	186.46	2,257	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	183.31	2,830	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	153.30	1,497	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)	—	$3,118	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,075	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,361	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,942	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,308	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,313	8

Every lot, as filed

98 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	350–400	385	555.06/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	569.08/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	372.35/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	505.59/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,220	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	427.66/cwt	418.00–432.00	2,455	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	401.66/cwt	398.00–406.00	2,494	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	500.55/cwt	498.00–504.00	2,413	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	467.53/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,034	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	447.75/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	470.41/cwt	460.00–478.00	2,470	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	389.30/cwt	383.00–395.00	2,231	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	391.04/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,452	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	388.56/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	419.78/cwt	416.00–425.00	2,195	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	440.63/cwt	435.00–446.00	2,512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	407.04/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,300	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	491.82/cwt	485.00–498.00	1,849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	356.92/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	340.49/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	474.98/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	417.83/cwt	410.00–424.00	2,189	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	427.35/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,068	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	446.58/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	417.56/cwt	414.00–420.00	1,992	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	452.56/cwt	450.00–456.00	2,118	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	400.53/cwt	396.00–406.00	2,131	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	402.69/cwt	398.00–408.00	2,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	488.37/cwt	486.00–490.00	2,032	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	408.58/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,362	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	486.83/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	361.35/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,258	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	155.59/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,517	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	141.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,354	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	165.92/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,672	5
Bulls	—	—	1,612	203.77/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,285	10
Bulls	—	—	1,750	216.76/cwt	214.00–219.00	3,793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	196.13/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,932	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,361.11/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,361	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,941.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,942	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,312.50/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,313	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,893.75/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,894	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,716.67/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,717	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,650.00/head	4,500.00–4,800.00	4,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,193.75/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,194	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,716.67/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,717	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,075.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	193.11/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,814	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	183.60/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,829	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	174.61/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,832	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	177.59/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,129	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	197.89/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,400	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	184.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,243	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	424.07/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	375.66/cwt	375.00–376.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	448.30/cwt	444.00–458.00	2,398	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	462.55/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	462.30/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,919	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	404.99/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,329	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	567.84/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	382.66/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	468.23/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,187	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	359.65/cwt	359.00–368.00	2,823	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	440.04/cwt	434.00–444.00	2,064	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	431.90/cwt	428.00–440.00	2,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	576.16/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	511.94/cwt	506.00–520.00	2,406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	347.58/cwt	347.00–352.00	2,322	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	335.31/cwt	334.00–338.00	2,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	417.96/cwt	416.00–420.00	2,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	540.06/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	526.94/cwt	520.00–532.00	1,965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	488.28/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	412.68/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,728	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	625.09/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	378.86/cwt	372.00–386.00	2,766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	498.90/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,145	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	518.05/cwt	510.00–528.00	2,222	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	437.89/cwt	434.00–445.00	2,295	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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