Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $413.12/cwt on 34 head, down $10.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +6.56 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$413.12

▼ 10.52 vs prior sale

34 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$32.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.68

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	430.60	2,338	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	411.59	2,243	14thin
Medium and Large 3	553	397.78	2,199	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.82/cwt here — about $139 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $350.94, median $406.56 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 sale34 hd

413.12

—

AL average16 barns · 287 hd

419.80

−6.68

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

+6.56

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	1,657	205.02	3,398	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	189.33	2,761	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	188.80	2,180	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	162.66	1,595	9thin

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)	—	$2,640	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,610	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,100	8

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	700–750	745	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	391.67/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	557.97/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	628.26/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	423.40/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	479.59/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	377.94/cwt	376.00–380.00	2,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	485.05/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	422.80/cwt	418.00–429.00	2,456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	505.91/cwt	502.00–510.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	335.54/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	312.03/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	486.62/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	402.73/cwt	399.00–409.00	2,300	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	464.38/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,178	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	430.24/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,078	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	401.52/cwt	394.00–406.00	2,120	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	447.04/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	603.96/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	539.65/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,802	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	536.41/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,990	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	428.49/cwt	428.00–430.00	2,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	454.26/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	493.46/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	416.51/cwt	415.00–418.00	1,970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	412.04/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	168.58/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,645	5
Bulls	—	—	1,460	193.51/cwt	193.00–194.00	2,825	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	213.04/cwt	212.00–214.00	3,973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	206.42/cwt	198.00–209.00	3,412	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
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	—	—	2,737.50/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,775.00/head	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,775	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	183.46/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,803	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	207.96/cwt	206.00–210.00	2,839	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	188.82/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,643	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	181.89/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,083	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	204.99/cwt	204.00–206.00	2,101	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	191.37/cwt	188.00–195.00	2,251	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	473.29/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	504.36/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,350	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	437.49/cwt	436.00–439.00	2,494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	481.23/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,348	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	645.86/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	417.19/cwt	416.00–418.00	2,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	444.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	324.01/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	381.33/cwt	380.00–382.00	2,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	502.49/cwt	500.00–508.00	1,899	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	613.14/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,987	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	493.92/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	481.68/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	385.88/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	559.83/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	410.14/cwt	408.00–416.00	2,186	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	519.19/cwt	518.00–520.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	493.22/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	473.10/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	356.77/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,265	3

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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