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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 7

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

868 head

▼ 190 vs last sale 1,058▲ 59 vs year ago 809 · +7.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 95▲ 13 vs year ago 127 · +10.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 141▼ 50 vs year ago 117 · −42.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 12.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.61/cwt on 56 head, up $1.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −61.34 against this barn's trailing median of $381.95.

Average price

$320.61

▲ 1.31 vs prior sale

56 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$18.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs AL average

−47.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	331.59	1,844	9thin
Medium and Large 2	557	320.40	1,786	34
Medium and Large 3	543	313.54	1,702	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.05/cwt here — about $142 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

320.61

—

AL average16 barns · 530 hd

324.53

−3.92

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−47.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

381.95

−61.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $316.09, median $381.95 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,691	165.54	2,799	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	140.09	1,993	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	134.03	1,533	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	127.04	1,286	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)	—	$3,000	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,736	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,909	11
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,900	5

Every lot, as filed

92 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	433.66/cwt	425.00–434.50	2,056	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	400.49/cwt	396.00–406.00	2,026	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	371.72/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,914	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	390.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,094	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	374.83/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,103	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	353.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,007	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	342.52/cwt	341.00–348.00	2,021	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	611	330.97/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,022	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	337.98/cwt	334.00–342.00	2,099	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	346.58/cwt	344.00–348.00	2,197	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	334.37/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,237	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	325.00/cwt	324.00–326.00	2,204	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	319.14/cwt	318.00–322.00	2,317	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	316.66/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,413	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	787	293.33/cwt	290.00–298.00	2,309	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	433.37/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,244	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	422.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,352	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	412.44/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,394	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	405.91/cwt	404.00–410.00	1,510	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	380.77/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,424	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	396.66/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,511	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	359.37/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,538	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	383.23/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,652	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	371.59/cwt	365.00–378.00	1,602	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	360.77/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,678	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	340.73/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,618	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	352.18/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,712	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	335.99/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,740	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	326.36/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,713	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	316.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,685	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	329.39/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,894	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	317.15/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,824	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	304.74/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,752	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	310.45/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,928	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	301.79/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,907	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	313.16/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,108	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	302.92/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,039	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	307.19/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,196	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	306.51/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,372	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,550	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,700	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	488.26/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,846	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	441.01/cwt	440.00–442.00	1,799	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	468.96/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,035	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	456.69/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,023	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	458.29/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,117	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	438.37/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,043	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	412.83/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,957	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	367.29/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,873	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	350.18/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,866	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	334.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,812	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	329.51/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,891	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	340.01/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,999	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	321.12/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,991	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	329.61/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,110	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	311.35/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,080	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	323.14/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,178	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	693	300.80/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,085	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	310.46/cwt	308.00–312.00	2,248	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	316.65/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,321	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,326	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,307	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,667	164.12/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,736	9
Bulls	—	—	1,798	171.91/cwt	170.00–174.00	3,091	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	120.93/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,177	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,346	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	126.90/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,305	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	129.70/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,424	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	135.91/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,585	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	142.59/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,744	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	138.91/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,971	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	143.39/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,056	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,000	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,735.71/head	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,736	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,300	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,909.09/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,909	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,900	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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.

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

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Oct 7, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 868Last week 1,058Year ago 809

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 95Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 141Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	410.00–415.00	412.44
7	350–400	381	390.00–400.00	396.66
9	400–450	431	365.00–378.00	371.59
5	450–500	486	350.00–356.00	352.18
12	500–550	525	322.00–332.00	326.36
22	550–600	575	312.00–320.00	317.15
4	600–650	621	308.00–312.00	310.45
11	650–700	673	300.00–306.00	302.92
4	700–750	745	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	430.00–435.00	433.37
4	300–350	320	420.00–425.00	422.58
3	350–400	372	404.00–410.00	405.91
6	400–450	431	380.00–390.00	383.23
4	450–500	465	358.00–365.00	360.77
3	500–550	518	334.00–340.00	335.99
6	550–600	575	326.00–332.00	329.39
5	650–700	673	310.00–316.00	313.16
5	700–750	715	305.00–310.00	307.19
4	750–800	774	300.00–310.00	306.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	375.00–385.00	380.77
3	400–450	428	358.00–360.00	359.37
15	450–500	475	335.00–345.00	340.73
10	500–550	533	310.00–320.00	316.18
3	550–600	575	302.00–308.00	304.74
8	600–650	632	300.00–304.00	301.79
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	790	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
33	450–500	474	425.00–434.50	433.66
6	500–550	537	385.00–395.00	390.03
6	550–600	567	350.00–360.00	353.98
10	600–650	621	334.00–342.00	337.98
4	650–700	678	324.00–326.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	370.00–375.00	371.72
11	550–600	590	341.00–348.00	342.52
4	600–650	611	328.00–332.00	330.97
3	750–800	787	290.00–298.00	293.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
4	500–550	506	396.00–406.00	400.49
5	550–600	561	370.00–378.00	374.83
7	600–650	634	344.00–348.00	346.58
9	650–700	669	330.00–338.00	334.37
7	700–750	726	318.00–322.00	319.14
3	750–800	762	316.00–318.00	316.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
6	400–450	443	450.00–460.00	456.69
7	450–500	466	430.00–445.00	438.37
5	500–550	533	345.00–352.00	350.18
10	550–600	574	325.00–332.00	329.51
13	600–650	620	314.00–326.00	321.12
3	650–700	668	310.00–312.00	311.35
4	700–750	724	308.00–312.00	310.46
5	750–800	765	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	330	515.00	515.00
3	350–400	378	485.00–490.00	488.26
6	400–450	408	440.00–442.00	441.01
7	450–500	474	410.00–415.00	412.83
21	500–550	542	330.00–340.00	334.37
3	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	693	300.00–302.00	300.80
2	750–800	790	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00
3	250–300	265	585.00	585.00
3	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
10	400–450	434	465.00–475.00	468.96
6	450–500	462	455.00–460.00	458.29
6	500–550	510	360.00–372.00	367.29
4	550–600	588	338.00–342.00	340.01
5	600–650	640	328.00–330.00	329.61
7	650–700	674	320.00–326.00	323.14
3	700–750	733	316.00–318.00	316.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	142.00–146.00	143.39
14	—	1,419	136.00–141.00	138.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,098	126.00–132.00	129.70
5	—	1,223	141.00–144.00	142.59
28	—	1,166	133.00–140.00	135.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,028	124.00–129.00	126.90
6	—	973	120.00–123.00	120.93
7	—	1,016	130.00–135.00	132.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	170.00–174.00	171.91
9	—	1,667	160.00–168.00	164.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,909.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,735.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.