Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $372.95/cwt on 43 head, down $29.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −19.90 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$372.95

▼ 29.40 vs prior sale

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$28.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs AL average

−2.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	387.99	2,118	14thin
Medium and Large 2	536	372.93	1,997	13thin
Medium and Large 3	543	359.81	1,952	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.18/cwt here — about $165 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 sale43 hd

372.95

—

AL average16 barns · 526 hd

370.56

+2.39

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−2.86

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−19.90

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	1,434	210.57	3,020	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	194.63	2,739	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	193.60	2,276	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	171.53	1,762	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,944	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,661	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,583	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,333	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,020	5

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	436.12/cwt	430.00–444.00	2,067	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	422.23/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,014	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	371.02/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,144	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	397.19/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	419.79/cwt	418.00–425.00	2,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	377.29/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	352.03/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,211	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	365.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	424.40/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	374.02/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	432.96/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	582.15/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	446.75/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	320.81/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,162	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	375.60/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	443.17/cwt	440.00–446.00	1,901	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	306.51/cwt	305.00–308.00	2,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	343.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,157	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	407.48/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	359.31/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	403.41/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,767	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	331.03/cwt	325.00–334.00	2,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	458.33/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	362.86/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	431.53/cwt	430.00–432.00	1,881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	368.26/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	365.67/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,700	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	192.96/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,223	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	187.40/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,339	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	164.71/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,627	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	202.50/cwt	202.00–203.00	3,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,491	211.25/cwt	209.00–213.00	3,150	4
Bulls	—	—	1,298	201.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,622	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,583.33/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,020.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,020	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,333.33/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,333	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,558.82/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,559	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,010.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,010	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,835.00/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,835	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,380.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	192.01/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,650	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	199.44/cwt	198.00–201.00	2,323	8
Bulls	—	—	1,480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,330	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	176.47/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,962	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	454.85/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	409.49/cwt	408.00–410.00	2,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	416.66/cwt	413.00–420.00	1,562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	446.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	354.72/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	385.27/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,385	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	440.36/cwt	436.00–445.00	2,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	411.21/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	387.99/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	319.00/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	381.75/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,161	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	363.49/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,290	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	409.33/cwt	408.00–410.00	2,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	387.99/cwt	384.00–392.00	2,068	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	403.21/cwt	398.00–410.00	1,915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	554.68/cwt	554.00–555.00	1,747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	433.37/cwt	430.00–436.00	1,863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	457.84/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	391.52/cwt	384.00–394.00	2,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	470.21/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,519	6

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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