Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $401.56/cwt on 29 head, up $8.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +8.71 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$401.56

▲ 8.90 vs prior sale

29 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs AL average

−14.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	417.40	2,279	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	400.08	2,180	14thin
Medium and Large 3	525	393.32	2,066	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $213 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 sale29 hd

401.56

—

AL average12 barns · 154 hd

398.78

+2.78

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−14.56

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

+8.71

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	—	Average	1,735	194.42	3,373	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	182.55	2,707	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	178.36	2,116	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	159.06	1,554	7thin

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)	—	$3,000	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,575	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,963	4thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	450–500	467	423.50/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,978	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	181.94/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,154	8
Bulls	—	—	1,739	195.32/cwt	192.00–198.00	3,397	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	463.27/cwt	454.00–470.00	2,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	524.98/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	407.99/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	480.95/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	553.37/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	575.93/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	497.50/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	480.04/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	556.81/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	391.80/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	408.35/cwt	404.00–416.00	2,111	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	437.04/cwt	434.00–440.00	2,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	321.54/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	589.51/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	454.95/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	444.98/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	499.92/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	397.12/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	539.97/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	512.92/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	322.68/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	521.39/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,986	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	431.57/cwt	425.00–436.00	2,300	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	471.03/cwt	468.00–475.00	2,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	417.46/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	498.32/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,953	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	174.27/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,072	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	166.05/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,549	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	157.60/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	150.04/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,455	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	188.60/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,674	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	180.13/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,718	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,962.50/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,963	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,000	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	566.43/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	474.66/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,008	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	449.72/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	403.22/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	479.00/cwt	478.00–480.00	2,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	554.93/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	410.56/cwt	406.00–416.00	2,365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	515.62/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,176	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	512.48/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	394.83/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	600.99/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	352.02/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	361.51/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	617.98/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	431.58/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	526.05/cwt	522.00–530.00	2,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	320.70/cwt	314.00–322.00	2,857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	481.84/cwt	478.00–485.00	2,274	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	573.19/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	376.01/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,297	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	634.13/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	535.96/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	553.34/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,737	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	494.50/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,047	8

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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