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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 28

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 21Oct 28latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

925 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 713▲ 167 vs year ago 758 · +22.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 80▲ 53 vs year ago 92 · +57.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 65▲ 7 vs year ago 76 · +9.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $331.92/cwt on 80 head, up $1.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −50.03 against this barn's trailing median of $381.95.

Average price

$331.92

▲ 1.32 vs prior sale

80 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$24.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.28

vs AL average

−43.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	345.89	1,851	24
Medium and Large 2	537	329.90	1,772	31
Medium and Large 3	556	321.02	1,786	25

One grade step is worth $24.87/cwt here — about $66 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 sale80 hd

331.92

—

AL average13 barns · 433 hd

322.64

+9.28

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−43.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

381.95

−50.03

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	1,642	154.13	2,531	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	136.44	1,951	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	135.66	1,594	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	125.70	1,325	31

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)	—	$2,670	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,567	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,036	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,920	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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,706	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	482.16/cwt	478.00–485.00	1,996	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	1,934	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,998	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	437.49/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,091	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	418.81/cwt	414.00–422.00	2,019	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	398.94/cwt	392.00–402.00	2,106	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	410.48/cwt	408.00–415.00	2,196	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,060	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	375.10/cwt	368.00–378.00	2,127	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	373.45/cwt	351.00–394.00	2,151	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	404.73/cwt	396.00–410.00	2,339	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	360.18/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,197	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	343.39/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,136	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	332.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,094	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	319.02/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,121	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,326	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	324.96/cwt	322.00–328.00	2,353	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	312.58/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,276	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,210	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	452.55/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,245	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	447.05/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,453	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	440.36/cwt	438.00–442.00	1,449	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	439.06/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,616	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	428.27/cwt	422.00–432.00	1,623	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	418.30/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,602	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	412.62/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,700	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	378.72/cwt	376.00–380.00	1,636	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	394.60/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,709	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	361.08/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,712	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	333.56/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,581	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	347.40/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,688	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	330.22/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,717	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	322.83/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,695	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	347.14/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,826	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	341.12/cwt	338.00–346.00	1,944	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	329.22/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,886	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	319.81/cwt	313.00–324.00	1,845	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	317.87/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,993	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	300.42/cwt	298.00–302.00	2,043	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,415	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	553.38/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,450	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	543.37/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,559	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	547.57/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,834	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	536.95/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,820	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	494.04/cwt	492.00–495.00	1,838	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	521.24/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,975	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	482.70/cwt	478.00–485.00	1,989	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	438.95/cwt	430.00–442.00	1,909	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	453.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,988	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	410.96/cwt	402.00–415.00	1,940	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	391.96/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,901	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	363.45/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,904	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	342.07/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,806	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	353.42/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,887	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	363.02/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,040	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	334.19/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,935	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	344.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,015	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	335.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,079	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	323.97/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,041	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	312.93/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,971	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	329.99/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,185	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	318.01/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,124	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	674	305.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,059	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,331	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	308.48/cwt	306.00–310.00	2,240	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	291.97/cwt	290.00–298.00	2,161	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,250	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,621	151.00/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,448	8
Bulls	—	—	1,728	166.63/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,879	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,202	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	126.76/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,355	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	134.70/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,461	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,656	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	136.54/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,599	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	130.90/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,560	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	138.89/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,919	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	132.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,931	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	147.09/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,206	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,670.00/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,670	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,566.67/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,567	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,035.71/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,036	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,920.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,920	10

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 925Last week 713Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 80Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 65Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	287	540.00–545.00	543.37
5	300–350	339	535.00–540.00	536.95
3	350–400	372	492.00–495.00	494.04
5	400–450	438	450.00–460.00	453.97
6	450–500	472	402.00–415.00	410.96
7	500–550	534	350.00–357.00	353.42
4	550–600	585	340.00–350.00	344.48
7	600–650	630	320.00–328.00	323.97
6	650–700	668	312.00–320.00	318.01
4	700–750	726	306.00–310.00	308.48
1	750–800	755	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	690.00	690.00
3	250–300	262	550.00–555.00	553.38
6	300–350	335	545.00–550.00	547.57
4	350–400	379	520.00–525.00	521.24
3	400–450	412	478.00–485.00	482.70
4	500–550	524	360.00–366.00	363.45
3	550–600	562	362.00–365.00	363.02
6	600–650	619	330.00–340.00	335.92
5	650–700	662	328.00–332.00	329.99
1	700–750	715	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	435	430.00–442.00	438.95
3	450–500	485	390.00–396.00	391.96
4	500–550	528	340.00–344.00	342.07
5	550–600	579	332.00–335.00	334.19
6	600–650	630	310.00–316.00	312.93
7	650–700	674	300.00–310.00	305.42
7	700–750	740	290.00–298.00	291.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	415	466.00	466.00
6	450–500	478	435.00–440.00	437.49
6	500–550	528	392.00–402.00	398.94
24	550–600	576	351.00–394.00	373.45
6	600–650	622	340.00–348.00	343.39
2	650–700	665	318.00–320.00	319.02
3	700–750	728	310.00–318.00	312.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	478.00–485.00	482.16
8	500–550	535	408.00–415.00	410.48
8	550–600	578	396.00–410.00	404.73
11	600–650	610	355.00–361.00	360.18
1	650–700	680	342.00	342.00
4	700–750	724	322.00–328.00	324.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	454.00	454.00
8	450–500	482	414.00–422.00	418.81
2	500–550	545	378.00	378.00
6	550–600	567	368.00–378.00	375.10
2	600–650	630	330.00–335.00	332.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	590.00	590.00
6	250–300	275	450.00–455.00	452.55
8	300–350	325	445.00–450.00	447.05
6	350–400	368	435.00–445.00	439.06
6	400–450	412	410.00–418.00	412.62
8	450–500	474	358.00–365.00	361.08
19	500–550	526	340.00–350.00	347.14
5	550–600	570	338.00–346.00	341.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	383	415.00–420.00	418.30
3	400–450	432	376.00–380.00	378.72
10	450–500	474	330.00–340.00	333.56
10	500–550	525	318.00–326.00	322.83
15	550–600	577	313.00–324.00	319.81
5	650–700	680	298.00–302.00	300.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	438.00–442.00	440.36
10	350–400	379	422.00–432.00	428.27
12	400–450	433	390.00–402.00	394.60
10	450–500	486	342.00–352.00	347.40
21	500–550	520	328.00–335.00	330.22
10	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	329.22
12	600–650	627	312.00–322.00	317.87
2	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	145.00–149.00	147.09
12	—	1,454	130.00–135.00	132.82
9	—	1,382	136.00–142.00	138.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,069	124.00–131.00	126.76
6	—	1,085	132.00–137.00	134.70
10	—	1,013	115.00–122.00	118.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,171	134.00–141.00	136.54
8	—	1,150	143.00–145.00	144.00
21	—	1,192	128.00–133.00	130.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	165.00–168.00	166.63
8	—	1,621	148.00–155.00	151.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,670.00

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)	9	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,566.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,035.71

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	10	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,920.00

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.