Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $376.99/cwt on 25 head, up $0.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −15.86 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$376.99

▲ 0.86 vs prior sale

25 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$27.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs AL average

−23.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	389.99	2,077	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	374.10	2,034	17thin
Medium and Large 3	520	362.50	1,885	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about $192 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 sale25 hd

376.99

—

AL average16 barns · 447 hd

383.27

−6.28

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−23.53

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−15.86

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	1,636	221.82	3,629	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	197.20	2,718	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	192.58	2,320	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	164.77	1,649	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)	—	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,623	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,520	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,267	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	550–600	581	375.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,181	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	356.59/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	484.90/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	436.76/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	373.97/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	472.57/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	400.39/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	472.38/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	346.53/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	410.16/cwt	408.00–412.00	1,928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	384.34/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	419.93/cwt	416.00–428.00	1,797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	451.02/cwt	450.00–454.00	1,953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	405.35/cwt	405.00–406.00	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	359.47/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	470.98/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	414.86/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	401.98/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	450.07/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,949	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	190.65/cwt	188.00–195.00	2,263	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	184.24/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,246	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,537	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	197.08/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,718	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	200.71/cwt	199.00–205.00	2,447	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	217.53/cwt	214.00–221.00	3,557	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,050	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,520.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,310.00/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,310	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,950.00/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	418.88/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,981	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	186.38/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,680	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	204.66/cwt	204.00–206.00	2,736	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	3,920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,509	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	171.33/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	449.95/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	438.31/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	356.62/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	389.03/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	398.03/cwt	395.00–402.00	2,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	348.65/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	578.37/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	609.95/cwt	605.00–615.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	419.42/cwt	416.00–422.00	1,996	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	481.59/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	468.31/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,028	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	503.81/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,925	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	326.50/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	397.52/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	373.91/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	432.85/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	335.74/cwt	331.00–338.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	414.75/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	433.68/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	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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