Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.85/cwt on 55 head, down $8.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −67.97 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$366.85

▼ 8.71 vs prior sale

55 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$18.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs AL average

−20.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	375.03	2,090	19thin
Medium and Large 2	567	363.49	2,063	31
Medium and Large 3	550	356.56	1,962	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.48/cwt here — about $129 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $366.85, median $434.82 across 26 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 sale55 hd

366.85

—

AL average12 barns · 356 hd

371.23

−4.38

National average75 barns · 3,130 hd

387.75

−20.90

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

−67.97

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	1,520	190.44	2,895	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	165.18	2,415	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	163.35	1,954	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	152.10	1,577	25

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)	—	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,929	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,682	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,080	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,383	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,567	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,940	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	463.35/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	433.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	351.97/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	345.18/cwt	344.00–348.00	2,327	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	431.97/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	343.32/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	460.13/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	408.99/cwt	408.00–410.00	2,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,898	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	367.90/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,722	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	457.46/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	365.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,086	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	444.53/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,089	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	333.01/cwt	332.00–334.00	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	315.32/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	368.25/cwt	366.00–373.00	1,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	437.44/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	347.01/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,183	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	158.35/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,603	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	144.48/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,530	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	190.44/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	397.89/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,488	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,511.11/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,511	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,550.00/head	4,300.00–4,800.00	4,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,555.56/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,556	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,383.33/head	2,900.00–3,550.00	3,383	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,300	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,080.00/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,080	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,940.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,940	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,681.82/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,682	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,567	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,880.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,880	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	164.43/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,945	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	169.96/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,152	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	157.21/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,820	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	166.99/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,426	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	162.17/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,395	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	151.04/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,580	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	419.88/cwt	400.00–436.00	2,015	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	317.96/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	446.50/cwt	440.00–448.00	1,982	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	339.02/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	408.39/cwt	407.00–410.00	1,924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,927	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	329.36/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,881	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	492.44/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	324.42/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	360.85/cwt	348.00–385.00	2,064	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	450.52/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,505	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	546.96/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	336.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	483.38/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,861	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	441.75/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	316.69/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	347.91/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	335.68/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	419.96/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	372.95/cwt	368.00–380.00	1,578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	332.56/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	416.12/cwt	410.00–426.00	1,939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	452.01/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	388.15/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,038	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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