Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $336.17/cwt on 40 head, down $36.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −56.68 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$336.17

▼ 36.78 vs prior sale

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$26.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.67

vs AL average

−24.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	352.43	1,966	9thin
Medium and Large 2	548	334.64	1,835	19thin
Medium and Large 3	547	326.39	1,786	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.05/cwt here — about $180 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 sale40 hd

336.17

—

AL average14 barns · 386 hd

347.84

−11.67

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−24.35

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−56.68

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	1,780	224.05	3,988	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	201.47	2,887	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	194.45	2,321	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	171.86	1,708	7thin

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)	—	$3,263	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,013	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,325	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,967	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,667	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	446.17/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	423.30/cwt	420.00–426.00	1,981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	384.21/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	401.92/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	453.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	438.14/cwt	432.00–444.00	1,880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	340.79/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	542.04/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	428.46/cwt	425.00–432.00	1,791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	387.04/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	333.34/cwt	332.00–334.00	2,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	452.42/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	346.86/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	339.95/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	313.98/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	372.44/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,156	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	333.08/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	331.26/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	395.66/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	418.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	436.59/cwt	432.00–442.00	1,445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	327.20/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,757	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	376.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,809	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	185.54/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,108	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	194.91/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,333	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,881	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	206.05/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,008	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	224.05/cwt	222.00–226.00	3,988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,012.50/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,013	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,666.67/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,325.00/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,325	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,262.50/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,263	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,966.67/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,967	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	374.02/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,605	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	198.03/cwt	196.00–201.00	2,798	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	201.19/cwt	199.00–204.00	2,487	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	327.01/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	371.93/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,986	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	351.25/cwt	347.00–356.00	2,322	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	323.94/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	362.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	635	367.39/cwt	364.00–374.00	2,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	312.09/cwt	308.00–318.00	2,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	347.28/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	341.92/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	511.70/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	350.72/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	349.02/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	337.10/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	485	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	393.22/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	472.33/cwt	465.00–478.00	1,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	346.01/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	359.90/cwt	356.00–364.00	1,897	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	325.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,059	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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