Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $408.12/cwt on 42 head, up $9.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 28 comparable sales and sits +1.56 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$408.12

▲ 9.38 vs prior sale

42 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$27.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	417.99	2,292	17thin
Medium and Large 2	546	408.76	2,233	15thin
Medium and Large 3	565	390.39	2,207	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.60/cwt here — about $85 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

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 sale42 hd

408.12

—

AL average16 barns · 404 hd

408.80

−0.68

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

+1.56

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	1,561	219.32	3,423	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	188.57	2,679	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	185.08	2,147	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	164.00	1,694	32

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,083	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,825	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,350	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,200	8

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1	550–600	564	409.19/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,308	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	447.53/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	396.75/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	338.68/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	435.97/cwt	433.00–440.00	2,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	317.36/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,323	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	604.68/cwt	600.00–612.00	1,705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	387.99/cwt	383.00–390.00	2,177	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	388.73/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	346.40/cwt	344.00–348.00	2,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	438.19/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	514.57/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	425.72/cwt	423.00–430.00	1,818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	364.88/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	355.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	317.31/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	442.67/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,134	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	314.05/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	414.76/cwt	412.00–418.00	2,215	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	383.95/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,242	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	424.03/cwt	420.00–426.00	2,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	494.83/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	483.21/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	405.42/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	308.99/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	414.09/cwt	410.00–418.00	2,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	392.39/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,496	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	369.01/cwt	366.00–372.00	2,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	454.12/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,916	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	692	335.34/cwt	334.00–338.00	2,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	185.06/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,160	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	179.16/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,987	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	193.07/cwt	192.00–195.00	2,321	12
Bulls	—	—	1,520	219.33/cwt	214.00–224.00	3,334	11
Bulls	—	—	1,680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	208.81/cwt	208.00–210.00	3,404	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,200	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,083.33/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,083	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,825	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	157.90/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,647	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	173.71/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,725	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	166.14/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,721	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	180.89/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,637	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	196.98/cwt	196.00–199.00	2,730	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	186.21/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	403.36/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	376.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	379.79/cwt	375.00–384.00	2,032	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	416.95/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	457.92/cwt	455.00–462.00	2,175	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	490.55/cwt	486.00–495.00	2,085	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	368.30/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	395.60/cwt	388.00–398.00	2,480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	401.68/cwt	400.00–404.00	2,362	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	338.99/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	572.89/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	529.39/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,012	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	430.56/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	485.85/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	455.06/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	420.18/cwt	416.00–423.00	1,954	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	449.13/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	389.57/cwt	384.00–391.00	2,606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	346.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	407.81/cwt	405.00–411.00	2,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	473.96/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,081	10

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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