Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $416.06/cwt on 23 head, down $14.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +9.51 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$416.06

▼ 14.28 vs prior sale

23 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$41.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	438.77	2,295	5thin
Medium and Large 2	549	417.42	2,290	11thin
Medium and Large 3	571	397.71	2,270	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.06/cwt here — about $25 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $350.94, median $406.56 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 sale23 hd

416.06

—

AL average10 barns · 174 hd

413.56

+2.50

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

+9.51

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	1,797	224.63	4,035	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	189.25	2,651	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	186.73	2,165	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	168.53	1,794	13

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)	—	$3,363	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,953	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,531	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,475	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,800	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,606	18

Every lot, as filed

92 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 3	550–600	593	390.80/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,317	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	427.95/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	571.04/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	556.10/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	442.69/cwt	440.00–446.00	2,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	448.48/cwt	444.00–452.00	1,942	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	518.30/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	473.30/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	424.41/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	403.73/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	461.96/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	463.35/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	394.98/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	449.80/cwt	443.00–460.00	2,146	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	407.99/cwt	406.00–410.00	2,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	382.96/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	532.54/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	384.04/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,243	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	422.81/cwt	420.00–426.00	2,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	434.34/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	447.89/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	511.60/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	430.65/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,291	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	504.82/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	213.93/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	239.49/cwt	239.00–240.00	4,562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	172.71/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,952	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	166.24/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,613	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	178.96/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	180.41/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,012	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,466.67/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,467	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,475	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	2,950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,362.50/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,363	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,530.77/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,531	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,605.56/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,606	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,350.00/head	5,200.00–5,500.00	5,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,953.33/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,953	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,025.00/head	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,025	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	196.96/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,813	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	188.97/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,640	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	198.35/cwt	195.00–204.00	2,317	7
Bulls	—	—	1,847	225.10/cwt	220.00–229.00	4,158	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	186.77/cwt	184.00–193.00	2,223	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	543.37/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	454.50/cwt	454.00–455.00	2,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	454.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	382.46/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	497.55/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	536.64/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	594.93/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	488.29/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	552.99/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	431.34/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	413.92/cwt	410.00–419.00	2,612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	583.37/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	440.63/cwt	436.00–448.00	2,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	452.57/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	459.33/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	490.09/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	438.77/cwt	434.00–446.00	2,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	361.67/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,224	3

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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