Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $390.49/cwt on 46 head, down $9.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −41.82 against this barn's trailing median of $432.31.

Average price

$390.49

▼ 9.33 vs prior sale

46 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$17.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.77

vs AL average

−15.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	396.66	2,190	21
Medium and Large 2	552	388.79	2,148	16thin
Medium and Large 3	532	379.10	2,019	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.55/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale46 hd

390.49

—

AL average13 barns · 274 hd

372.72

+17.77

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−15.08

This barn, trailing median28 sales

432.31

−41.82

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	1,652	177.32	2,929	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	153.17	2,117	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	148.25	1,759	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	131.92	1,334	26

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)	—	$3,400	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,125	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,440	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,330	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,925	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,433	9

Every lot, as filed

99 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	700–750	705	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,348	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	373.04/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	310.42/cwt	305.00–314.00	2,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	439.17/cwt	436.00–445.00	2,016	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	453.26/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	422.47/cwt	420.00–424.00	1,580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	577.18/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	543.02/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	326.25/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	331.60/cwt	328.00–338.00	2,235	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	465.21/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	454.71/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,178	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	307.31/cwt	303.00–312.00	2,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	314.32/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	319.34/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	331.27/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	362.21/cwt	356.00–368.00	2,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	398.36/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,127	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	342.22/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,142	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	497.42/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	406.25/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	376.49/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	383.02/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	320.50/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	281.99/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	462.16/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	352.30/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	422.45/cwt	420.00–426.00	2,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	427.94/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	296.51/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	340.57/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	290.97/cwt	290.00–293.00	2,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	345.40/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,000	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,920.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,920	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,440.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,440	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,833.33/head	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,833	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,433.33/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,433	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,928.57/head	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,929	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,230.00/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,230	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,165.00/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,165	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,330.00/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,330	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	321.61/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	388.39/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,449	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	149.42/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,081	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,229	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	154.99/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,136	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	141.62/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	361.59/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	313.51/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	383.42/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,978	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	475.26/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,072	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	375.96/cwt	374.00–378.00	2,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	395.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	475.56/cwt	475.00–476.00	2,240	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,323	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	420.96/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	502.48/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	427.02/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	389.06/cwt	384.00–394.00	2,202	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	383.17/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,004	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	318.49/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	293.82/cwt	290.00–304.00	2,292	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	484.97/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,076	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	345.82/cwt	341.00–346.00	1,878	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	366.29/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,239	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	153.98/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,914	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	147.92/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,720	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	133.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,369	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	125.30/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,267	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	138.24/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,370	7
Bulls	—	—	1,652	177.32/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,929	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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