Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.84/cwt on 34 head, up $2.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 26 comparable sales and sits +31.02 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$465.84

▲ 2.00 vs prior sale

34 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$48.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs AL average

−22.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	488.27	2,594	11thin
Medium and Large 2	561	460.46	2,582	17thin
Medium and Large 3	565	439.97	2,486	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.30/cwt here — about $108 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $366.85, median $434.82 across 26 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

465.84

—

AL average13 barns · 266 hd

464.45

+1.39

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−22.51

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

+31.02

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	—	Low	1,670	211.01	3,523	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	188.93	2,692	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	188.29	2,176	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	165.58	1,606	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)	—	$3,475	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,950	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,775	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,445	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,575	8

Every lot, as filed

93 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	250–300	292	548.31/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	452.04/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,917	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	445.93/cwt	440.00–452.00	2,372	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	449.77/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,573	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	398.38/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	521.54/cwt	520.00–524.00	2,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	364.58/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	569.68/cwt	564.00–575.00	2,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	393.31/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	601.59/cwt	595.00–605.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	553.98/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	480.05/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	478.45/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,253	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	614.27/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	511.81/cwt	504.00–515.00	2,134	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	465.68/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,937	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	509.91/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	421.34/cwt	420.00–424.00	2,431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	360.34/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	424.00/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	413.64/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,201	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	399.72/cwt	388.00–404.00	2,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	434.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	601.06/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,863	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	441.27/cwt	438.00–445.00	2,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	517.11/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	428.38/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,026	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	190.41/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,205	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	183.22/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,109	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,423	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	184.50/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,506	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	199.97/cwt	198.00–202.00	2,890	4
Bulls	—	—	1,829	224.34/cwt	220.00–228.00	4,103	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,228.57/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,229	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,575.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,575	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,511.11/head	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,511	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,445.45/head	3,900.00–4,600.00	4,445	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,475.00/head	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,475	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,775.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,267	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,845	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	197.13/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,295	5
Bulls	—	—	1,722	209.19/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,602	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	173.68/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,846	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	164.75/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	480.64/cwt	476.00–485.00	2,062	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	491.06/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,895	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	402.97/cwt	396.00–410.00	2,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	542.39/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	545.23/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	538.92/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	336.93/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.60/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	499.40/cwt	495.00–506.00	2,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	395.99/cwt	386.00–396.50	2,895	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	474.96/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	427.06/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,289	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	397.65/cwt	395.00–403.00	2,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	536.70/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	592.47/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,423	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	406.80/cwt	406.25–415.00	2,811	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	411.25/cwt	408.00–415.00	2,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	444.47/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	495.88/cwt	494.00–504.00	2,559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	593.91/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	463.27/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,432	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	631.89/cwt	630.00–635.00	2,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	381.39/cwt	378.00–390.00	2,410	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	604.77/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	575.02/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	455.05/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	440.09/cwt	434.00–440.50	2,707	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	495.47/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,349	10

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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