Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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 $374.38/cwt on 25 head, up $19.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −32.17 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$374.38

▲ 19.38 vs prior sale

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$29.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

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	383.48	2,103	14thin
Medium and Large 2	536	372.97	1,998	5thin
Medium and Large 3	559	354.33	1,981	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.16/cwt here — about $122 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 sale25 hd

374.38

—

AL average16 barns · 469 hd

369.77

+4.61

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−32.17

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	1,811	211.76	3,836	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	179.36	2,085	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	178.36	2,588	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	162.78	1,644	11

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)	—	$3,450	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,020	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,513	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,550	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,607	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,933	6

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1	650–700	663	344.12/cwt	343.00–348.00	2,282	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	557.52/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	354.57/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	338.67/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	455.30/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,912	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	384.60/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	498.79/cwt	498.00–500.00	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	395.63/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	475.36/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	352.36/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	372.25/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	366.47/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,338	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	335.32/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	323.82/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,127	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	367.29/cwt	362.00–374.00	2,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	455.59/cwt	452.00–462.00	2,100	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	443.69/cwt	438.00–450.00	2,054	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	602.56/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	424.42/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,825	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	388.32/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	383.18/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,556	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,462	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	163.92/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,674	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	208.29/cwt	205.00–211.00	3,641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,020.00/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,020	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,607.14/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,607	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,550.00/head	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,550	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,325.00/head	4,250.00–4,400.00	4,325	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,933.33/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,933	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,512.50/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,513	8
Bulls	—	—	1,970	220.44/cwt	219.00–222.00	4,343	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	181.10/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,074	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	175.89/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,107	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	173.72/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,606	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	179.43/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,584	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	169.72/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	391.72/cwt	390.00–394.00	1,849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	324.93/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	347.60/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	444.51/cwt	444.00–445.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	338.65/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	309.32/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	361.99/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	465.56/cwt	462.00–470.00	1,704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	381.62/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	440.99/cwt	436.00–448.00	1,892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	386.63/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	328.98/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	436.10/cwt	435.00–438.00	2,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	341.82/cwt	336.00–348.00	2,164	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	358.96/cwt	354.00–366.00	1,867	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	403.73/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,116	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	422.62/cwt	420.00–424.00	1,957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	454.09/cwt	450.00–458.00	1,930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	328.99/cwt	326.00–332.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	371.80/cwt	366.00–375.00	2,153	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	336.23/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	373.60/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	325.52/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	305.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	352.32/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,220	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	409.19/cwt	400.00–418.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	326.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	480.16/cwt	475.00–488.00	1,791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	3

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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