Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $386.94/cwt on 28 head, down $7.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −5.91 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$386.94

▼ 7.31 vs prior sale

28 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$25.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.10

vs AL average

−30.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	397.24	2,128	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	384.97	2,096	11thin
Medium and Large 3	545	371.64	2,027	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.60/cwt here — about $102 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 sale28 hd

386.94

—

AL average14 barns · 342 hd

406.04

−19.10

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−30.18

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−5.91

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	1,707	212.46	3,626	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	181.21	2,613	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	178.99	2,047	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	160.30	1,596	16

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)	—	$3,033	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,977	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,267	6

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	554.92/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	426.56/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	549.94/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	432.19/cwt	428.00–435.00	2,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	479.88/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,059	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	407.02/cwt	402.00–412.00	2,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	372.57/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	414.09/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	525.07/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	360.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	396.41/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,101	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	443.65/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,044	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	459.37/cwt	455.00–466.00	2,173	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	531.50/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	442.80/cwt	440.00–446.00	1,869	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	355.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,242	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	465.19/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	394.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	492.45/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	323.34/cwt	322.00–324.00	2,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	301.99/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	435.89/cwt	434.00–438.00	1,900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	420.06/cwt	416.00–422.00	2,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	446.34/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,120	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	509.93/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	472.43/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,809	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	177.31/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,696	213.64/cwt	208.00–216.00	3,623	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	182.51/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,626	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	172.97/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,019	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	181.52/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,051	19
Bulls	—	—	1,733	227.03/cwt	220.00–235.00	3,934	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,625.00/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,033.33/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,500	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,976.92/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,977	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,168	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	153.85/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,478	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	166.66/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,695	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	161.04/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,617	9
Bulls	—	—	1,707	200.79/cwt	199.00–202.00	3,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	405.97/cwt	404.00–408.00	2,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	414.24/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,955	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	432.45/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	476.01/cwt	475.00–478.00	1,985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	503.35/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	450.84/cwt	448.00–455.00	1,903	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	366.60/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	543.92/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	432.99/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	317.57/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	436.91/cwt	432.00–444.00	2,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	521.64/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	411.13/cwt	405.00–417.00	2,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	443.67/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,360	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	471.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,249	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	332.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	328.25/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	380.57/cwt	379.00–382.00	2,162	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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