Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bull sold 15.00 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 $406.88/cwt on 47 head, up $5.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 28 comparable sales and sits +14.03 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$406.88

▲ 5.32 vs prior sale

47 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$50.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.17

vs AL average

−18.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	428.80	2,280	23
Medium and Large 2	553	394.62	2,182	11thin
Medium and Large 3	554	378.48	2,098	13thin

One grade step is worth $50.32/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale47 hd

406.88

—

AL average16 barns · 385 hd

396.72

+10.17

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−18.31

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

+14.03

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	1,569	209.13	3,281	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	184.51	2,101	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	182.98	2,500	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	160.77	1,628	14

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	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,135	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,763	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,414	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,875	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,938	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	316.64/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	344.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,134	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	481.46/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,090	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	396.50/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	309.00/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	454.98/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	413.34/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	402.63/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,182	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	379.62/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	426.99/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	430.36/cwt	424.00–435.00	2,449	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	567.16/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	535.60/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	499.47/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	499.58/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,168	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	505.09/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	494.92/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	472.87/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,237	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	424.16/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,036	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	477.40/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	326.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,177	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	633.03/cwt	630.00–635.00	1,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	336.52/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	527.61/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	518.30/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	442.55/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	392.05/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	327.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,024	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	192.03/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,247	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	184.07/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,071	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	176.62/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,989	13
Bulls	—	—	1,770	225.00/cwt	224.00–226.00	3,983	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	197.99/cwt	195.00–202.00	3,124	4
Bulls	—	—	1,459	212.33/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,098	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,937.50/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,938	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,414.29/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,414	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,700	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,357.14/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,357	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,015.38/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,015	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,730.00/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,730	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	168.78/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,679	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	160.89/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,654	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	152.58/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,538	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	176.11/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,434	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	192.28/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,519	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	184.46/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	442.84/cwt	440.00–448.00	1,926	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	409.71/cwt	400.00–418.00	1,922	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	564.91/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	456.80/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	453.50/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	432.63/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,258	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	524.25/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	473.28/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,068	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	605.18/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	524.01/cwt	515.00–528.00	2,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	558.04/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	362.96/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	447.49/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	410.62/cwt	405.00–416.00	2,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	584.88/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	405.08/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,285	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	425.24/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	690.35/cwt	660.00–720.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	649.77/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	493.90/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	523.83/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,190	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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