Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

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 3.00 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 $316.09/cwt on 44 head, down $19.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −76.48 against this barn's trailing median of $392.57.

Average price

$316.09

▼ 19.21 vs prior sale

44 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$27.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs AL average

−21.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	330.80	1,851	11thin
Medium and Large 2	540	321.46	1,734	14thin
Medium and Large 3	533	303.63	1,618	19thin

One grade step is worth $27.17/cwt here — about $232 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $316.09, median $392.57 across 30 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 sale44 hd

316.09

—

AL average15 barns · 473 hd

319.80

−3.71

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−21.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

392.57

−76.48

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	1,638	185.61	3,039	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	163.92	2,406	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	162.91	1,872	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	151.09	1,560	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)	—	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,494	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,625	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,917	6

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	600–650	619	315.37/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	334.87/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,962	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	277.85/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,131	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	331.56/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	470.07/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	386.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	439.11/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	402.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	311.04/cwt	307.00–314.00	2,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	318.52/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	401.96/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	355.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	336.17/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	356.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	313.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	397.03/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	418.84/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	278.01/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	322.63/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	319.33/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	737	260.66/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	300.69/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	373.29/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	279.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	300.65/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	339.81/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	319.79/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	336.28/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,728	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	159.71/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,376	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	168.14/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,435	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,795	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	166.11/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,958	10
Bulls	—	—	1,490	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,637	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	187.33/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,123	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,367	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,916.67/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,917	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,493.75/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,494	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,625.00/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	271.62/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	373.02/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	303.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,563	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	153.28/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,634	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	147.26/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	483.07/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	453.32/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	309.00/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	303.69/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	301.93/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	320.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,137	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	314.71/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	330.30/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	331.01/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	307.11/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	375.57/cwt	374.00–380.00	1,972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	675	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	328.41/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	371.43/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	401.40/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,313	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	303.99/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	342.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	400.46/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	302.25/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,901	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	270.99/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	314.68/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,942	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	349.42/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	431.73/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	326.80/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,889	8

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →