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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

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

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Dec 10Jan 7Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

907 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 797▲ 460 vs year ago 447 · +102.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 101▼ 33 vs year ago 148 · −22.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 77▲ 56 vs year ago 28 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the Christmas and New Years holiday.

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 $365.93/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −11.06 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$365.93

37 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$29.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs AL average

−44.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	379.65	2,082	13thin
Medium and Large 2	557	368.91	2,057	11thin
Medium and Large 3	550	349.68	1,923	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $159 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 sale37 hd

365.93

—

AL average16 barns · 481 hd

366.76

−0.84

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−44.17

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−11.06

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $316.09, median $376.99 across 31 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	1,838	200.56	3,687	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	168.31	2,554	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	161.78	1,916	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	139.89	1,379	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)	—	$2,893	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,514	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,125	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,011	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,983	6

Every lot

91 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	564.76/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,779	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	428.70/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,191	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	447.98/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,392	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	409.33/cwt	408.00–412.00	2,341	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	378.58/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,340	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	385.08/cwt	384.00–388.00	2,445	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	381.93/cwt	376.00–388.00	2,532	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,527	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	333.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,434	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,449	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,429	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	547.43/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,577	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	499.89/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,560	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	472.04/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,515	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	454.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,494	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	471.32/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,734	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	435.16/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,623	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	453.47/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,705	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	441.39/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,867	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	424.52/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,813	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	412.46/cwt	410.00–416.00	1,807	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	408.92/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,922	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	388.81/cwt	386.00–393.00	1,831	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	420.94/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,987	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	366.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,890	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	390.81/cwt	388.00–394.00	2,040	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	383.66/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,041	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	366.62/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,123	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	335.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,942	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	351.22/cwt	348.00–354.00	2,065	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,142	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	320.56/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,997	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	335.28/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,132	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	317.01/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,149	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	311.96/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,246	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,379	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,645	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	620.84/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,726	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	582.37/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,660	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	560.08/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,781	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	530.69/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,714	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	517.95/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,870	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	486.58/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,815	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	500.11/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,905	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	494.51/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,067	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	463.78/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,990	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	482.28/cwt	478.00–485.00	2,127	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	442.08/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,078	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	424.43/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,008	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	410.68/cwt	408.00–414.00	1,971	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	405.83/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,139	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	390.09/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,064	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	368.94/cwt	360.00–373.00	2,118	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	382.95/cwt	378.00–390.00	2,213	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	354.39/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,063	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	370.52/cwt	368.00–373.00	2,279	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	342.71/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,142	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	354.03/cwt	348.00–362.00	2,230	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	342.94/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,308	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	328.19/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,258	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	318.39/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,296	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	738	302.01/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,229	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	193.44/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,221	6
Bulls	—	—	1,804	209.98/cwt	208.00–214.00	3,788	5
Bulls	—	—	1,959	200.13/cwt	198.00–207.00	3,921	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	145.15/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,404	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,356	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	156.63/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,801	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	165.12/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,988	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	175.79/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,280	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	179.43/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,656	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	169.61/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,551	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	162.04/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,515	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,370.00/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,370	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,983.33/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,562.50/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,563	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,892.86/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,893	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,513.89/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,514	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,125	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	4

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 797Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 101Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 77Year ago 28

No trends due to the Christmas and New Years holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	635.00	635.00
4	250–300	288	545.00–555.00	547.43
9	300–350	312	495.00–510.00	499.89
7	350–400	368	465.00–480.00	471.32
10	400–450	423	435.00–450.00	441.39
6	450–500	472	418.00–425.00	420.94
7	500–550	522	388.00–394.00	390.81
6	550–600	579	364.00–370.00	366.62
1	600–650	605	354.00	354.00
6	650–700	678	314.00–320.00	317.01
4	700–750	720	310.00–314.00	311.96
1	750–800	765	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	465.00–480.00	472.04
10	350–400	376	445.00–460.00	453.47
13	400–450	427	420.00–430.00	424.52
10	450–500	470	400.00–416.00	408.92
6	500–550	532	380.00–387.00	383.66
5	550–600	588	348.00–354.00	351.22
6	600–650	636	330.00–345.00	335.28
2	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	740	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	329	450.00–460.00	454.10
6	350–400	373	430.00–440.00	435.16
8	400–450	438	410.00–416.00	412.46
10	450–500	471	386.00–393.00	388.81
6	500–550	516	360.00–370.00	366.36
7	550–600	579	330.00–340.00	335.38
10	600–650	623	318.00–328.00	320.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	700.00	700.00
3	250–300	278	600.00–630.00	620.84
4	300–350	318	550.00–570.00	560.08
5	350–400	361	515.00–520.00	517.95
9	400–450	418	490.00–500.00	494.51
17	450–500	470	435.00–450.00	442.08
13	500–550	527	400.00–412.00	405.83
9	550–600	578	378.00–390.00	382.95
4	600–650	615	368.00–373.00	370.52
4	650–700	673	340.00–346.00	342.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	575.00–590.00	582.37
7	300–350	323	525.00–540.00	530.69
8	350–400	381	495.00–505.00	500.11
7	400–450	441	478.00–485.00	482.28
11	450–500	473	420.00–430.00	424.43
4	500–550	529	380.00–395.00	390.09
6	550–600	574	360.00–373.00	368.94
5	600–650	630	348.00–362.00	354.03
5	650–700	688	325.00–330.00	328.19
5	700–750	721	316.00–320.00	318.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	373	480.00–490.00	486.58
5	400–450	429	460.00–470.00	463.78
6	450–500	480	408.00–414.00	410.68
2	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	582	354.00–355.00	354.39
3	600–650	625	340.00–344.00	342.71
2	700–750	738	300.00–304.00	302.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
8	500–550	511	425.00–430.00	428.70
5	600–650	618	377.00–380.00	378.58
5	700–750	729	330.00–340.00	333.87
2	750–800	785	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	670	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	550.00–580.00	564.76
3	400–450	435	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	465	470.00	470.00
5	500–550	534	445.00–450.00	447.98
9	550–600	572	408.00–412.00	409.33
9	600–650	635	384.00–388.00	385.08
4	650–700	663	376.00–388.00	381.93
5	700–750	720	351.00	351.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	177.00–182.00	179.43
7	—	1,504	167.00–172.00	169.61
5	—	1,552	160.00–163.00	162.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	172.00–179.00	175.79
26	—	1,204	161.00–170.00	165.12
25	—	1,150	154.00–160.00	156.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,001	134.00–137.00	135.51
5	—	967	143.00–149.00	145.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,804	208.00–214.00	209.98
10	—	1,959	198.00–207.00	200.13
6	—	1,665	192.00–195.00	193.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,562.50

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	—	—	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,370.00

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	6	—	—	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,983.33

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	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,125.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,513.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,892.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00

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.