Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 14.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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 $403.40/cwt on 78 head, down $2.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +10.55 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$403.40

▼ 2.92 vs prior sale

78 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$22.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.89

vs AL average

−20.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	412.35	2,348	30
Medium and Large 2	551	407.61	2,245	21
Medium and Large 3	555	390.18	2,167	27

One grade step is worth $22.18/cwt here — about $180 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.

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 sale78 hd

403.40

—

AL average16 barns · 523 hd

396.51

+6.89

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−20.55

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

+10.55

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	1,669	217.23	3,625	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	197.95	2,818	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	197.91	2,275	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	161.74	1,747	13

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)	—	$3,200	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,862	33
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,543	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,535	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,393	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,798	64

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	503.88/cwt	500.00–508.00	2,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	386.21/cwt	384.00–388.00	2,414	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	429.63/cwt	428.00–432.00	2,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	335.57/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	517.48/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	596.18/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	484.21/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	416.93/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,406	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	390.97/cwt	386.00–394.00	2,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	454.38/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	453.77/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	469.78/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,180	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	418.72/cwt	414.00–424.00	2,202	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	395.38/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,285	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	360.58/cwt	355.00–366.00	2,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	488.07/cwt	480.00–498.00	2,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	337.32/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	490.37/cwt	485.00–494.00	1,795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	407.85/cwt	406.00–410.00	2,569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	447.46/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	319.00/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	532.56/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	429.25/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	380.19/cwt	374.00–385.00	2,217	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	409.02/cwt	406.00–410.00	2,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	377.34/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	411.03/cwt	405.00–416.00	1,932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	472.54/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	441.43/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	568.78/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,883	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	197.08/cwt	194.00–202.00	2,306	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	189.85/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,119	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	209.47/cwt	206.00–214.00	2,388	11
Bulls	—	—	1,883	235.74/cwt	230.00–239.00	4,439	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	208.65/cwt	208.00–209.00	3,543	6
Bulls	—	—	1,540	214.42/cwt	211.00–226.00	3,302	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,393.33/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,393	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,542.86/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,543	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,642.86/head	4,500.00–4,800.00	4,643	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,847.06/head	3,500.00–4,400.00	3,847	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,956.25/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,956	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,839.06/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,839	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,200	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,535.29/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,535	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	402.66/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,098	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	163.87/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,812	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	154.65/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,539	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	190.06/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,651	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	206.61/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,975	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	197.62/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	418.34/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	605.07/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	436.51/cwt	430.00–446.00	2,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	467.81/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	587.33/cwt	580.00–592.00	2,214	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	404.66/cwt	404.00–406.00	2,719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	554.90/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	416.89/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,568	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	624.33/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	426.64/cwt	424.00–430.00	2,462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	547.43/cwt	510.00–570.00	1,785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	474.87/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,270	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	473.31/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	445.07/cwt	440.00–456.00	2,061	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	498.38/cwt	496.00–500.00	1,849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	632.54/cwt	630.00–635.00	1,803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	408.90/cwt	408.00–413.00	2,363	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	620.56/cwt	615.00–625.00	1,961	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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