Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. 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 $393.03/cwt on 36 head, down $18.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 28 comparable sales and sits +0.18 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$393.03

▼ 18.53 vs prior sale

36 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$24.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

vs AL average

−37.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	402.64	2,195	15thin
Medium and Large 2	561	391.21	2,196	13thin
Medium and Large 3	554	377.98	2,094	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.67/cwt here — about $101 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

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 sale36 hd

393.03

—

AL average16 barns · 345 hd

401.60

−8.57

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−37.38

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

+0.18

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	1,785	203.36	3,629	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	179.81	2,598	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	179.12	2,162	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	149.56	1,458	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)	—	$3,441	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,194	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,256	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$5,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,721	66
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,867	24
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,854	13

Every lot, as filed

99 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	450–500	468	453.19/cwt	450.00–456.00	2,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	328.02/cwt	322.00–334.00	2,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	387.92/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	516.98/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,182	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	489.93/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,352	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	341.21/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	485.66/cwt	480.00–488.00	2,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	504.74/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,105	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	574.16/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	367.80/cwt	360.00–372.00	2,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	453.86/cwt	450.00–458.00	2,428	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	409.13/cwt	404.00–412.00	2,365	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	513.93/cwt	508.00–518.00	2,189	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	618.47/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	432.40/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	330.03/cwt	326.00–332.00	2,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	457.49/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	417.14/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	405.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	554.93/cwt	545.00–565.00	2,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	395.20/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	582.46/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	387.30/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,219	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	434.68/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,069	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	309.33/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	509.84/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	356.56/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,253	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	502.63/cwt	500.00–508.00	2,186	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	554.82/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	411.00/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	492.06/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	382.93/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	468.87/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,222	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	187.10/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,322	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	179.51/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,124	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	150.27/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,479	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	171.03/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,477	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	170.49/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,068	9
Bulls	—	—	1,829	204.84/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,747	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,866.67/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,867	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,400	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,853.85/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,854	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,255.56/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,256	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,085.71/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,086	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,575.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,276.92/head	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,277	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,975.00/head	3,900.00–4,200.00	3,975	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,571.43/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,571	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,560.00/head	4,400.00–4,800.00	4,560	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,826	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	182.99/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,648	5
Bulls	—	—	1,647	193.23/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,182	5
Bulls	—	—	1,843	210.81/cwt	210.00–213.00	3,885	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	143.30/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,390	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	373.02/cwt	372.00–374.00	2,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	542.96/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	485.57/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	398.42/cwt	394.00–402.00	2,247	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	526.54/cwt	524.00–530.00	2,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	673.68/cwt	650.00–685.00	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	463.60/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	572.47/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	541.33/cwt	540.00–542.00	1,933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	408.98/cwt	406.00–412.00	2,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	500.55/cwt	498.00–504.00	2,303	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	331.97/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	589.93/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	351.47/cwt	344.00–354.00	2,488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	345.22/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	471.12/cwt	468.00–475.00	2,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	352.41/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	410.52/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	482.63/cwt	472.00–490.00	2,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	516.94/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	369.90/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	498.11/cwt	495.00–504.00	2,356	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	586.29/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	346.23/cwt	343.00–348.00	2,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	382.42/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	438.06/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,322	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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