Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.46/cwt on 20 head, up $3.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 26 comparable sales and sits +4.63 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$439.46

▲ 3.11 vs prior sale

20 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$44.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs AL average

−29.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	468.76	2,527	4thin
Medium and Large 2	546	446.00	2,435	6thin
Medium and Large 3	564	423.81	2,389	10thin

One grade step is worth $44.94/cwt here — about $137 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $366.85, median $434.82 across 26 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 sale20 hd

439.46

—

AL average13 barns · 186 hd

443.23

−3.78

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−29.00

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

+4.63

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	1,615	216.09	3,489	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	191.61	2,235	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	190.33	2,790	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	174.43	1,815	30

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)	—	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,720	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,358	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,963	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	9

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2	500–550	520	411.29/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	478.23/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	402.32/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	366.68/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	577.38/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	455.29/cwt	454.00–458.00	2,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	436.70/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	469.96/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	463.00/cwt	458.00–470.00	2,222	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	348.05/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	470.34/cwt	462.00–475.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	553.70/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	480.74/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,303	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	517.52/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	333.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	356.68/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	392.00/cwt	387.00–397.00	2,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	463.49/cwt	462.00–465.00	2,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	497.43/cwt	485.00–502.00	2,094	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	531.95/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	474.02/cwt	470.00–478.00	2,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	577.25/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	381.66/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,160	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	459.76/cwt	455.00–466.00	2,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	413.83/cwt	412.00–416.00	2,541	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	166.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,690	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	180.63/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,967	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	174.66/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,799	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	186.82/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,203	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	202.65/cwt	201.00–204.00	2,164	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	194.31/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,297	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,780.00/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,780	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,358.33/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,358	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,300	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,962.50/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,963	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,802.78/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,803	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	185.93/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,713	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,973	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	194.52/cwt	191.00–197.00	2,875	7
Bulls	—	—	1,529	208.73/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,191	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	3,618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	221.61/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	407.98/cwt	406.00–410.00	1,979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	347.40/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	487.42/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	444.10/cwt	440.00–448.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	383.15/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	424.92/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	453.36/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	440.02/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	418.74/cwt	414.00–430.00	2,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	467.52/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	387.38/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,084	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	423.14/cwt	415.00–432.00	1,972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	437.83/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	396.79/cwt	394.00–405.00	2,528	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	414.14/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,158	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	512.62/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	360.40/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	402.98/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,095	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	483.79/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	376.49/cwt	375.00–378.00	2,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,171	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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