Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $397.33/cwt on 32 head, down $19.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +4.49 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$397.33

▼ 19.23 vs prior sale

32 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$38.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs AL average

−26.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	415.85	2,203	11thin
Medium and Large 2	547	393.73	2,154	13thin
Medium and Large 3	551	377.74	2,079	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.12/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd

397.33

—

AL average15 barns · 439 hd

400.78

−3.45

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−26.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

+4.49

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	1,851	206.88	3,829	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	173.91	2,462	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	172.83	1,987	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	158.53	1,631	22

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)	—	$3,089	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,667	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,420	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,113	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,817	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,258	6

Every lot, as filed

88 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	450–500	465	442.38/cwt	438.00–450.00	2,057	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	495.76/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	471.43/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,018	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	415.79/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	459.32/cwt	458.00–460.00	2,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	382.58/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,165	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	484.97/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	571.06/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	477.47/cwt	472.00–485.00	2,058	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	498.96/cwt	495.00–502.00	2,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	474.80/cwt	468.00–480.00	2,203	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	522.08/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	349.31/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	406.73/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	377.70/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	438.29/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	422.59/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	457.97/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	466.74/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	474.86/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	317.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	442.48/cwt	442.00–448.00	2,403	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	558.26/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	366.06/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	485.69/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,098	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	167.23/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,836	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,621	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	168.78/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,385	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	174.46/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,462	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	153.95/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,510	9
Bulls	—	—	1,851	206.88/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,829	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,420.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,420	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,112.50/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,113	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,666.67/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,667	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,258.33/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,258	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,000	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,088.89/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,089	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,680.00/head	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	463.03/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,986	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	173.11/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,013	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	160.01/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,719	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	179.71/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,018	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	167.33/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	421.03/cwt	416.00–426.00	2,181	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	396.64/cwt	390.00–406.00	2,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	431.26/cwt	424.00–435.00	2,053	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	368.42/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	387.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	533.27/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	476.17/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	428.99/cwt	428.00–430.00	2,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	498.29/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	491.66/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	502.03/cwt	500.00–504.00	2,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	452.82/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	392.55/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	495.05/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,030	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	427.49/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	453.34/cwt	452.00–454.00	2,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	481.61/cwt	476.00–490.00	2,023	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	572.09/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,295	2

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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