Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $402.08/cwt on 22 head, down $4.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 28 comparable sales and sits +9.24 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$402.08

▼ 4.80 vs prior sale

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$21.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs AL average

−21.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	414.75	2,227	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	401.08	2,181	11thin
Medium and Large 3	542	393.38	2,131	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about $96 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 sale22 hd

402.08

—

AL average14 barns · 349 hd

403.42

−1.34

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−21.11

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

+9.24

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	1,687	208.17	3,512	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	195.45	3,029	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	185.48	2,203	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	167.67	1,646	8thin

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)	—	$3,089	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,030	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,556	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,340	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,780	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,307	15

Every lot, as filed

91 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	400–450	419	444.42/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	340.74/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	532.11/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	532.47/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	518.08/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	392.00/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,203	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	605.30/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	497.51/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	572.52/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	319.97/cwt	318.00–322.00	2,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	369.86/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	389.85/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,214	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	571.93/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	476.29/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,286	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	502.57/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,091	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	436.38/cwt	428.00–442.00	2,060	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	482.51/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	555.03/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	520.06/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	411.97/cwt	404.00–416.00	2,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	527.12/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	489.38/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	356.54/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	432.60/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	398.05/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,118	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,719	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	188.83/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,257	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	174.57/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,702	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	201.04/cwt	197.00–204.00	2,947	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	193.89/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	220.98/cwt	216.00–226.00	3,646	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,750	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,340.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,340	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,000	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,030.00/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,030	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,555.56/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,556	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,306.67/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,307	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	190.97/cwt	187.00–194.00	3,088	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	179.97/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,086	10
Bulls	—	—	1,726	207.07/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,574	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	162.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,583	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	375.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	420.74/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	515.07/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	458.05/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	449.98/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,128	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	628.14/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	372.38/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	532.56/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	512.94/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	595.04/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	524.94/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,205	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	487.97/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	613.24/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	578.47/cwt	578.00–580.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	358.67/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	424.58/cwt	420.00–434.00	2,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	544.92/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	544.38/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,047	7

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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