Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $329.19/cwt on 78 head, down $2.59 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.39 against this barn's trailing median of $392.57.

Average price

$329.19

▼ 2.59 vs prior sale

78 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$31.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs AL average

−25.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	339.93	1,900	26
Medium and Large 2	527	327.52	1,725	42
Medium and Large 3	557	308.26	1,717	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale78 hd

329.19

—

AL average15 barns · 585 hd

332.95

−3.76

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−25.12

This barn, trailing median30 sales

392.57

−63.39

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	1,625	177.83	2,890	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	152.38	2,127	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	149.06	1,808	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	136.90	1,422	19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,060	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,686	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,090	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,050	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,114	7

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	428.60/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	411.39/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	310.18/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,917	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	443.31/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	353.13/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,242	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	425.37/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	366.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	495.07/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	315.39/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	398.22/cwt	394.00–404.00	2,119	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	310.80/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	403.20/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,512	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	506	389.50/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	301.34/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	331.31/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,700	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	374.56/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	462.83/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	341.32/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	542.05/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	313.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	391.60/cwt	388.00–395.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	331.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	386.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,027	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	343.02/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	422.41/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	393.98/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,904	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	149.46/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,131	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	154.72/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,123	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,785	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	150.70/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,863	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	144.45/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,696	8
Bulls	—	—	1,638	179.25/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,936	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,090.00/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,090	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	2,950	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,050.00/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,814.29/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,814	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,633.33/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,685.71/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,686	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,114.29/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	372.29/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,962	8
Bulls	—	—	1,568	171.43/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,688	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	128.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,315	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	142.87/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,494	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	136.79/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	534.32/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,036	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	377.62/cwt	372.00–382.00	2,179	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	358.63/cwt	354.00–365.00	1,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	313.55/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	302.97/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	367.57/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,680	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	369.96/cwt	368.00–374.00	2,301	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	396.88/cwt	392.00–404.00	2,096	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	442.49/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,027	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	556.12/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,869	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	564.23/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	302.67/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	479.10/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	413.32/cwt	405.00–418.00	2,162	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	335.11/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,960	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	343.47/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,855	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	384.59/cwt	381.00–388.00	2,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	420.98/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	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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