Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $411.56/cwt on 52 head, up $8.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +18.71 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$411.56

▲ 8.16 vs prior sale

52 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs AL average

−17.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	422.69	2,299	24
Medium and Large 2	549	408.88	2,245	14thin
Medium and Large 3	543	395.15	2,145	14thin

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale52 hd

411.56

—

AL average15 barns · 424 hd

402.35

+9.21

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−17.61

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

+18.71

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	—	Low	1,716	214.85	3,688	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	196.07	2,858	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	192.47	2,236	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	159.07	1,611	22

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)	—	$3,057	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,006	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,538	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,700	10

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	500–550	529	416.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,201	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	413.00/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	518.03/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,912	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	453.17/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,134	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	501.38/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	492.08/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	372.42/cwt	364.00–378.00	2,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	399.33/cwt	396.00–402.00	2,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	443.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	537.63/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,280	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	435.74/cwt	432.00–440.00	2,301	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	608.95/cwt	600.00–615.00	2,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	545.28/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,789	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	366.63/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,676	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	346.97/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	467.92/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	540.40/cwt	535.00–544.00	2,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	366.01/cwt	362.00–368.00	2,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	392.57/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	531.32/cwt	530.00–532.00	2,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	534.05/cwt	532.00–535.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	623.42/cwt	615.00–630.00	2,057	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	316.62/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	384.86/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	524.39/cwt	520.00–528.00	2,271	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	423.39/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	354.10/cwt	346.00–358.00	2,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	591.35/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	380.61/cwt	378.00–382.00	2,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,237	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	206.45/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,328	6
Bulls	—	—	1,874	226.80/cwt	224.00–228.00	4,250	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	205.71/cwt	203.00–211.00	3,117	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	187.45/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,607	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	158.67/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,580	12
Bulls	—	—	1,716	215.09/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,691	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,537.50/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,538	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,005.56/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,006	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,975	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,450	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	185.82/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,055	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	166.18/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,735	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	194.21/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,313	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	152.92/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,563	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	207.14/cwt	203.00–213.00	2,556	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	195.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	465.30/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,968	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	400.87/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,109	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	436.74/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,088	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	647.95/cwt	645.00–650.00	2,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	421.73/cwt	416.00–428.00	2,353	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	448.97/cwt	448.00–452.00	2,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	408.82/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,351	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	479.20/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,329	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	411.79/cwt	408.00–416.00	2,364	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	401.52/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	626.64/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	500.29/cwt	490.00–506.00	2,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	428.14/cwt	425.00–432.00	2,265	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	641.33/cwt	635.00–645.00	2,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	522.23/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.27/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,330	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	412.63/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	624.97/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	383.99/cwt	382.00–386.00	2,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	329.96/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	474.55/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,211	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	539.41/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,039	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	582.44/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	644.17/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	508.52/cwt	505.00–512.00	2,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	563.18/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	386.80/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,549	5

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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