Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $402.36/cwt on 49 head, up $15.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 28 comparable sales and sits +9.51 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$402.36

▲ 15.44 vs prior sale

49 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$33.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.51

vs AL average

+6.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	411.95	2,311	29
Medium and Large 2	550	392.70	2,158	14thin
Medium and Large 3	527	378.53	1,994	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.42/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale49 hd

402.36

—

AL average15 barns · 530 hd

383.85

+18.51

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+6.31

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

+9.51

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	1,684	209.96	3,537	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	192.46	2,742	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	190.28	2,217	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	172.07	1,773	15

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)	—	$2,959	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,275	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,117	6

Every lot, as filed

89 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	600–650	635	376.69/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,441	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	416.20/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,356	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	463.49/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	401.34/cwt	398.00–406.00	2,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	446.75/cwt	440.00–454.00	2,171	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	394.38/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	393.74/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	390.82/cwt	388.00–392.00	2,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	405.24/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	413.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,797	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	364.51/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	538.37/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	432.00/cwt	430.00–434.00	2,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	501.62/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	355.98/cwt	354.00–358.00	2,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	435.88/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,288	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	388.52/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	415.58/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,140	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	405.18/cwt	400.00–407.00	2,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	451.92/cwt	448.00–458.00	2,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	375.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,543	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	463.50/cwt	462.00–465.00	2,035	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	456.54/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	381.29/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	363.78/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	452.91/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	377.23/cwt	372.00–384.00	2,180	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,260	2
Bulls	—	—	1,559	203.14/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,167	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	185.40/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,546	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	193.30/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,639	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	178.13/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,760	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	212.44/cwt	208.00–218.00	3,675	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,275.00/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,959.09/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,959	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,567	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,116.67/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	182.97/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,110	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	164.78/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,610	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	190.48/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,221	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	170.87/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,852	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	199.47/cwt	196.00–203.00	2,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	710	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	459.96/cwt	458.00–462.00	2,162	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	580.09/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	486.59/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	538.21/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	525	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	482.53/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	470.23/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	450.99/cwt	450.00–452.00	2,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	404.98/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,349	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	431.85/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,444	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	416.96/cwt	416.00–420.00	2,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	418.52/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,001	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	435.59/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,291	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	427.01/cwt	425.00–428.00	2,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	472.54/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	1

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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