Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $393.76/cwt on 65 head, up $16.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 28 comparable sales and sits +0.91 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$393.76

▲ 16.78 vs prior sale

65 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$45.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.61

vs AL average

−17.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	425.91	2,282	14thin
Medium and Large 2	557	393.80	2,193	18thin
Medium and Large 3	542	380.10	2,061	33

One grade step is worth $45.80/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale65 hd

393.76

—

AL average16 barns · 437 hd

385.15

+8.61

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−17.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

+0.91

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	—	Low	1,882	214.31	4,033	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	189.73	2,227	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	189.63	2,805	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	172.07	1,770	27

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)	—	$3,880	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,885	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,825	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,360	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,333	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,960	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,783	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,244	9

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,360.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,360	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,244.44/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,244	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,783.33/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,783	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,884.62/head	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,885	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	439.95/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	315.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	447.49/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	348.93/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,660	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	370.10/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,543	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	557.03/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,306	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	508.38/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	393.02/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	517.09/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	336.96/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	473.92/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,284	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	435.91/cwt	434.00–444.00	2,363	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	526.72/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	402.45/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,117	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	437.30/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	416.18/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	606.79/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	508.50/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,181	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	654.89/cwt	650.00–660.00	2,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	371.45/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	405.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	529.86/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	622.68/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	379.27/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,439	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	585.07/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	462.98/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	520	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	521.26/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	664.86/cwt	660.00–670.00	1,815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	416.71/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	453.95/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	381.60/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,206	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,764	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	204.34/cwt	203.00–208.00	2,722	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	191.98/cwt	189.00–196.00	2,248	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	184.62/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,747	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	165.13/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,636	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	190.34/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,855	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	171.35/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,809	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,825	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	3,700.00–4,500.00	4,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,533.33/head	5,000.00–6,000.00	5,533	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,333.33/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	384.81/cwt	381.00–400.00	2,047	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	199.91/cwt	199.00–202.00	2,833	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	220.47/cwt	217.00–224.00	4,167	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	179.72/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,867	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	184.32/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,099	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	485.86/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	482.96/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	375.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,161	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	521.95/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	357.96/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	429.99/cwt	428.00–432.00	2,434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	335.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	504.52/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	420.77/cwt	418.00–424.00	1,973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	393.99/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	767	316.63/cwt	314.00–318.00	2,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	454.99/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,961	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	578.29/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	426.49/cwt	425.00–428.00	2,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	358.93/cwt	356.00–365.00	2,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	429.49/cwt	428.00–430.00	2,311	4

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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