Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $319.30/cwt on 69 head, down $19.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −73.19 against this barn's trailing median of $392.48.

Average price

$319.30

▼ 19.54 vs prior sale

69 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$29.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs AL average

−24.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	338.24	1,907	15thin
Medium and Large 2	555	321.63	1,785	22
Medium and Large 3	543	308.82	1,677	32

One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about $229 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $316.09, median $392.48 across 31 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 sale69 hd

319.30

—

AL average16 barns · 594 hd

325.38

−6.08

National average134 barns · 8,662 hd

343.55

−24.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.48

−73.19

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	1,679	171.88	2,885	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	147.52	2,062	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	145.50	1,694	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	130.72	1,333	17

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)	—	$3,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,485	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,356	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,013	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,719	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,645	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,707	30
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,838	8

Every lot, as filed

93 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	450–500	468	453.05/cwt	450.00–456.00	2,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	392.15/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,043	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	309.38/cwt	304.00–312.00	2,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	318.67/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	357.09/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	341.22/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	363.66/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,066	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	471.99/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	341.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	333.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,103	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	381.85/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	336.75/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,943	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	357.67/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,892	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	318.00/cwt	314.00–324.00	2,433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	331.40/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,088	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	323.99/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	350.57/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	376.52/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	329.33/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	312.50/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,634	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	320.83/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,348	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	154.37/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,774	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	140.17/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,567	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	148.46/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,068	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,288	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	302.18/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,904	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,325.00/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,325	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,431.25/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,431	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,100.00–4,900.00	4,500	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,838	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,041.67/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,042	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,706.67/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,707	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,718.75/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,719	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,012.50/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,013	16
Bulls	—	—	1,743	176.36/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,074	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	168.14/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,732	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	131.30/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,362	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	137.08/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,422	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	124.50/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,201	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	145.42/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,739	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	294.02/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	716	277.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	304.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,730	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	364.79/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,966	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	398.27/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,900	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	313.08/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	314.05/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	311.98/cwt	308.00–316.00	2,103	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	365.44/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,524	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	288.98/cwt	282.00–292.00	2,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	326.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,903	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	436.85/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	323.97/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	270.50/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	318.18/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,995	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	308.79/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	332.26/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,219	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	338.77/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	424.37/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,007	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	323.28/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,020	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	440.55/cwt	434.00–445.00	2,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	344.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,625	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	401.84/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,270	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	351.11/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	452.47/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,950	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	337.42/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,119	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	324.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	453.39/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	383.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,970	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	304.76/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	347.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	480.09/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,031	6

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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