Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $356.16/cwt on 31 head, up $10.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −76.15 against this barn's trailing median of $432.31.

Average price

$356.16

▲ 10.64 vs prior sale

31 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$28.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.90

vs AL average

−15.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	363.63	2,029	12thin
Medium and Large 2	534	355.82	1,900	15thin
Medium and Large 3	548	335.00	1,834	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.63/cwt here — about $195 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $345.52, median $432.31 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 sale31 hd

356.16

—

AL average15 barns · 295 hd

345.26

+10.90

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−15.23

This barn, trailing median28 sales

432.31

−76.15

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	1,624	182.05	2,957	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	159.45	2,233	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	155.14	1,839	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	140.90	1,499	20

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)	—	$2,888	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,658	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,425	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,267	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,033	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,250	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,188	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,575	16
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,335	13

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,575	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,033.33/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,033	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,425	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	449.01/cwt	448.00–450.00	1,854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	360.15/cwt	356.00–366.00	1,869	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	318.41/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	350.26/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,492	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	333.93/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	377.30/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	274.99/cwt	273.00–276.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	346.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	519.81/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	453.42/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	316.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	286.58/cwt	280.00–292.00	2,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	297.44/cwt	294.00–302.00	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	376.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	312.65/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	331.57/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	303.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	183.80/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,093	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	155.74/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,123	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	160.37/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,239	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	146.72/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,573	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	177.38/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,604	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,658.33/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,658	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,100.00–4,400.00	4,250	4
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,334.62/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,335	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,887.50/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	2,888	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,266.67/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,267	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,187.50/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,188	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	151.35/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,722	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	134.50/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,369	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	156.16/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,869	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	139.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,507	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	435.17/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	288.43/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,797	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	347.93/cwt	346.00–356.00	2,154	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	334.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	345.53/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	357.35/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,030	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	361.38/cwt	355.00–366.00	1,720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	491.91/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	338.73/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	346.25/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,289	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	534.85/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	447.14/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,079	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	478.18/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.14/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	424.23/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	376.20/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	454.86/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,251	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	343.90/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	323.36/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,919	2

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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