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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 21

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

713 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 990▼ 70 vs year ago 783 · −8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 88▲ 4 vs year ago 76 · +5.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 57▼ 15 vs year ago 80 · −18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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 $330.60/cwt on 72 head, up $5.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −51.36 against this barn's trailing median of $381.95.

Average price

$330.60

▲ 5.67 vs prior sale

72 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$40.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

vs AL average

−46.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	353.92	1,979	24
Medium and Large 2	546	324.90	1,774	24
Medium and Large 3	543	312.96	1,700	24

One grade step is worth $40.96/cwt here — about $279 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

330.60

—

AL average14 barns · 616 hd

324.17

+6.43

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−46.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

381.95

−51.36

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	—	Average	1,500	167.51	2,513	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	145.80	2,123	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	144.40	1,642	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	126.13	1,292	11

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)	—	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,114	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,080	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,342	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	10

Every lot, as filed

90 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	473.94/cwt	472.00–475.00	1,981	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	463.79/cwt	463.00–465.00	2,031	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	461.96/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,213	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	452.29/cwt	450.00–456.00	2,176	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	400.26/cwt	398.00–403.00	2,093	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	391.39/cwt	388.00–394.00	2,059	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	383.09/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,226	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	369.55/cwt	364.00–374.00	2,151	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,136	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	354.96/cwt	353.00–357.00	2,204	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	343.29/cwt	336.00–348.00	2,187	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,339	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,078	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,058	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	422.42/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,352	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	434.58/cwt	434.00–435.00	1,399	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	445.73/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,444	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,418	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	405.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,502	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	417.37/cwt	414.00–422.00	1,557	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	404.65/cwt	400.00–409.00	1,663	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	413.43/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,769	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	377.41/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,623	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	367.30/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,708	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	355.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,653	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	336.71/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,596	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	326.67/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,686	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	343.53/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,786	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	314.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,659	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,019	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	310.57/cwt	304.00–316.00	1,783	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	323.13/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,861	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	302.89/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,896	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	331.86/cwt	326.00–338.00	2,091	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	316.01/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,010	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	674	296.00/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,995	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,066	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,259	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	763	284.84/cwt	282.00–289.00	2,173	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,324	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	557.12/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,577	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	528.69/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,665	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	546.94/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,772	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	536.89/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,761	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	506.38/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,853	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	529.90/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,056	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	450.23/cwt	443.00–456.00	1,918	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	462.70/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,990	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	437.72/cwt	434.00–440.00	1,887	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	422.02/cwt	418.00–426.00	1,967	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	404.27/cwt	402.00–410.00	1,896	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	438.79/cwt	438.00–440.00	2,097	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	360.00/cwt	356.00–364.00	1,872	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	350.65/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,886	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	370.99/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,003	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	354.02/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,007	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	362.02/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,064	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	343.89/cwt	342.00–346.00	2,005	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	328.88/cwt	326.00–332.00	2,042	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	320.33/cwt	314.00–324.00	2,005	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	314.00/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,069	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,171	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	313.97/cwt	312.00–316.00	2,301	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,356	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,310	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	768	293.34/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,253	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	173.41/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,506	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	161.61/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,513	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	118.96/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,204	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	128.82/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,326	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	140.27/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,574	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	146.52/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,648	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	151.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,941	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	151.48/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,075	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	141.25/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,992	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	145.80/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,228	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,180.00/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,180	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,600	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,900	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,114.29/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,114	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,080.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,080	5

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 713Last week 990Year ago 783

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 88Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 57Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	283	555.00–560.00	557.12
5	300–350	324	545.00–550.00	546.94
4	350–400	388	525.00–535.00	529.90
10	400–450	430	460.00–465.00	462.70
5	450–500	478	438.00–440.00	438.79
4	500–550	540	370.00–372.00	370.99
6	550–600	570	360.00–364.00	362.02
7	600–650	621	326.00–332.00	328.88
4	650–700	668	320.00–330.00	324.94
2	700–750	733	312.00–316.00	313.97
1	750–800	755	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	535.00–540.00	536.89
7	350–400	366	500.00–510.00	506.38
14	400–450	426	443.00–456.00	450.23
9	450–500	466	418.00–426.00	422.02
8	500–550	520	356.00–364.00	360.00
10	550–600	567	350.00–358.00	354.02
13	600–650	626	314.00–324.00	320.33
5	650–700	659	310.00–318.00	314.00
1	750–800	765	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	525.00–530.00	528.69
4	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
5	400–450	431	434.00–440.00	437.72
9	450–500	469	402.00–410.00	404.27
6	500–550	538	350.00–352.00	350.65
8	550–600	583	342.00–346.00	343.89
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	768	290.00–295.00	293.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	472.00–475.00	473.94
5	450–500	479	460.00–465.00	461.96
4	500–550	523	398.00–403.00	400.26
7	550–600	581	380.00–386.00	383.09
5	600–650	621	353.00–357.00	354.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
5	550–600	595	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	438	463.00–465.00	463.79
7	450–500	481	450.00–456.00	452.29
6	500–550	526	388.00–394.00	391.39
5	550–600	582	364.00–374.00	369.55
9	600–650	637	336.00–348.00	343.29
4	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	745	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	285	455.00	455.00
7	300–350	324	440.00–450.00	445.73
7	350–400	373	414.00–422.00	417.37
4	400–450	428	410.00–420.00	413.43
3	450–500	465	366.00–370.00	367.30
4	500–550	520	340.00–347.00	343.53
6	600–650	630	326.00–338.00	331.86
6	700–750	715	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	567	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	420.00–425.00	422.42
1	350–400	360	394.00	394.00
2	400–450	430	375.00–380.00	377.41
9	450–500	474	330.00–345.00	336.71
16	500–550	528	310.00–320.00	314.16
8	550–600	574	304.00–316.00	310.57
7	600–650	626	298.00–306.00	302.89
7	650–700	674	295.00–298.00	296.00
5	750–800	763	282.00–289.00	284.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	460.00	460.00
5	300–350	322	434.00–435.00	434.58
10	350–400	370	400.00–410.00	405.89
6	400–450	411	400.00–409.00	404.65
7	450–500	465	350.00–360.00	355.45
12	500–550	516	322.00–332.00	326.67
12	550–600	576	318.00–330.00	323.13
9	600–650	636	308.00–320.00	316.01
2	650–700	675	306.00	306.00
2	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	296.00	296.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	172.00–175.00	173.41
2	—	1,555	161.00–162.00	161.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,125	143.00–149.00	146.52
4	—	1,283	150.00–155.00	151.26
19	—	1,122	138.00–142.00	140.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,528	144.00–149.00	145.80
4	—	1,370	151.00–152.00	151.48
5	—	1,410	138.00–143.00	141.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	117.00–120.00	118.96
8	—	1,029	126.00–132.00	128.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	—	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,180.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,150.00	4,150.00

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	10	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,080.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,900.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,114.29

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.