Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $376.13/cwt on 32 head, down $15.34 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −16.72 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$376.13

▼ 15.34 vs prior sale

32 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$28.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.27

vs AL average

−28.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	384.12	2,154	17thin
Medium and Large 2	545	370.01	2,016	12thin
Medium and Large 3	570	355.35	2,025	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.77/cwt here — about $129 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

376.13

—

AL average16 barns · 335 hd

382.40

−6.27

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−28.63

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−16.72

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	—	High	1,696	213.59	3,623	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	188.02	2,104	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	186.50	2,853	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	171.11	1,731	38

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)	—	$3,317	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,671	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,287	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,025	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,600	10

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1	600–650	620	349.01/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	552.09/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	353.06/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	428.88/cwt	425.00–432.00	2,041	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	379.98/cwt	378.00–383.00	2,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	445.66/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	422.18/cwt	420.00–426.00	2,242	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	426.94/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,797	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	486.45/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	465.58/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,030	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	370.27/cwt	368.00–372.00	2,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	395.60/cwt	390.00–406.00	1,871	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	387.54/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,046	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	375.72/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	362.01/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	737	324.00/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	396.64/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	375.40/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,731	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	189.79/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,124	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	182.03/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,980	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	195.58/cwt	194.00–201.00	2,333	8
Bulls	—	—	1,585	221.13/cwt	218.00–224.00	3,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	211.44/cwt	208.00–216.00	3,654	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,964.29/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,964	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,316.67/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,317	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,600	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,286.67/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,287	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	449.69/cwt	448.00–452.00	1,961	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	171.10/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,766	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	164.68/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,642	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	183.09/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,807	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	394.87/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	555	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	352.02/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	430.60/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	341.35/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	357.02/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	421.02/cwt	420.00–422.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	423.57/cwt	422.00–426.00	2,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	490	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	448.78/cwt	448.00–450.00	1,903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	376.58/cwt	373.00–380.00	2,184	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	384.86/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	437.97/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	481.81/cwt	478.00–486.00	2,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,321	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	326.58/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,250	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	318.04/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	367.11/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	388.18/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,422	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	477.94/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	440.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,901	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	406.08/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,575	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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