Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $408.87/cwt on 39 head, up $6.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 28 comparable sales and sits +16.02 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$408.87

▲ 6.79 vs prior sale

39 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$40.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

vs AL average

−19.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	422.19	2,216	20
Medium and Large 2	538	400.96	2,157	13thin
Medium and Large 3	547	381.60	2,086	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.59/cwt here — about $130 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 sale39 hd

408.87

—

AL average16 barns · 361 hd

409.12

−0.25

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−19.49

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

+16.02

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	1,532	202.20	3,097	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	183.72	2,095	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	183.49	2,583	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	162.12	1,631	10

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)	—	$3,425	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,979	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,471	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,429	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,369	16

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,428.57/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,429	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,978.57/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,979	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,425.00/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,425	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,471.43/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,471	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,214.29/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,214	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	162.99/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,680	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	155.39/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,409	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	170.02/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,858	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	183.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,606	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	177.92/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	595.23/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	539.96/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	329.92/cwt	326.00–334.00	2,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	554.93/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	324.63/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	490.75/cwt	488.00–495.00	2,572	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	434.18/cwt	430.00–442.00	2,514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	406.73/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,152	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	576.17/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	387.99/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	499.06/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,445	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	358.96/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	517.02/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	592.96/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	319.34/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	334.69/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	438.43/cwt	432.00–442.00	2,078	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	482.99/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	413.52/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,341	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	472.58/cwt	465.00–478.00	2,254	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	528.28/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	487.91/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,913	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	484.30/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,078	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	387.40/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	435.15/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	324.09/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	467.34/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,458	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	179.65/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,035	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	193.70/cwt	192.00–195.00	2,315	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	185.94/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,112	14
Bulls	—	—	1,723	207.66/cwt	205.00–211.00	3,578	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,023	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	194.63/cwt	192.00–198.00	2,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	402.65/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	551.71/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	380.45/cwt	370.00–388.00	2,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	443.90/cwt	440.00–448.00	2,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	601.88/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	371.66/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	525.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	726.56/cwt	720.00–740.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	631.92/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	505.03/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	488.01/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,318	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	548.46/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,043	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	455.04/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	422.19/cwt	418.00–428.00	2,216	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	466.56/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,969	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	553.93/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	642.42/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	579.71/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	448.88/cwt	445.00–452.00	2,092	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	671.55/cwt	665.00–680.00	1,786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	470.09/cwt	464.00–478.00	2,421	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	693.93/cwt	685.00–700.00	1,492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	650.36/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	608.12/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	357.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	361.63/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	405.45/cwt	403.00–408.00	2,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	532.48/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	602.60/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	389.67/cwt	389.00–390.00	2,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	564.10/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,189	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	620.53/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	452.71/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,350	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	449.28/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,878	15

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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