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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

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

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 7Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

406 head

▼ 501 vs last sale 907▲ 406 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 115▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 84▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $390.15/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +3.16 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$390.15

50 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$24.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.89

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	400.33	2,216	16thin
Medium and Large 2	545	389.16	2,122	24
Medium and Large 3	556	376.23	2,092	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about $124 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 sale50 hd

390.15

—

AL average13 barns · 361 hd

396.04

−5.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

+3.16

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $322.17, median $386.99 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	1,615	191.01	3,085	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	169.61	2,493	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	166.10	1,926	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	144.54	1,516	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,525	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,117	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,771	98

Every lot

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	557.56/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,634	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	546.73/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,788	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	518.03/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,922	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	490.06/cwt	484.00–500.00	1,838	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	497.58/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,164	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	481.31/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,132	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	486.57/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,297	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	463.38/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,238	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	457.35/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,355	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	436.40/cwt	433.00–440.00	2,291	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	416.65/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,342	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	406.68/cwt	404.00–408.00	2,286	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	399.33/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,428	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	339.99/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,455	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	538.25/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,437	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	511.50/cwt	508.00–516.00	1,453	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	477.84/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,515	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	494.40/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,612	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	531.54/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,759	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	491.71/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,770	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	465.91/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,738	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	450.73/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,717	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	455.90/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,924	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	431.09/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,858	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	417.46/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,828	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	419.13/cwt	414.00–428.00	1,957	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	408.21/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,955	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	396.59/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,919	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	372.08/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,931	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	384.42/cwt	378.00–389.00	2,018	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	392.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,086	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	376.32/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,149	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	357.94/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,055	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	347.98/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,175	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	342.87/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,194	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	341.03/cwt	339.00–344.00	2,261	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,369	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	595.14/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,625	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	565.09/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,611	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	560.44/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,810	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	533.68/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,740	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	512.42/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,711	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	538.64/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,955	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	504.45/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,861	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	490.78/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,845	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	477.03/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,056	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	492.50/cwt	490.00–498.00	2,128	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	460.29/cwt	450.00–466.00	2,021	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	466.44/cwt	460.00–472.00	2,234	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	443.49/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,138	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	399.54/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,086	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	391.66/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,052	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	414.38/cwt	410.00–426.00	2,200	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	386.27/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,225	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	374.62/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,165	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	360.80/cwt	358.00–363.00	2,122	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	375.99/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,335	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	357.36/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,251	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	347.01/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,301	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,275	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	325.35/cwt	324.00–326.00	2,369	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,465	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,316	200.08/cwt	197.00–202.00	2,633	4
Bulls	—	—	1,677	182.13/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,054	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	189.07/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,435	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,535	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	145.23/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,507	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,512	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	158.14/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,808	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	166.35/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,930	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	175.98/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,078	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	169.60/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,473	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,388	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,992	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,193.75/head	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,194	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,662.07/head	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,662	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,875.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,875	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,116.67/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,117	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 907Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 84Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	535.00–540.00	538.25
6	300–350	331	520.00–540.00	531.54
6	350–400	360	485.00–500.00	491.71
5	400–450	422	450.00–460.00	455.90
5	450–500	467	414.00–428.00	419.13
12	500–550	531	390.00–400.00	392.91
5	550–600	571	370.00–382.00	376.32
3	600–650	625	347.00–350.00	347.98
3	650–700	663	339.00–344.00	341.03
1	700–750	745	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	284	508.00–516.00	511.50
5	300–350	326	490.00–500.00	494.40
9	350–400	373	460.00–470.00	465.91
5	400–450	431	425.00–440.00	431.09
8	450–500	479	405.00–412.00	408.21
15	500–550	525	378.00–389.00	384.42
11	550–600	574	352.00–362.00	357.94
7	600–650	640	340.00–344.00	342.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	475.00–480.00	477.84
7	350–400	381	445.00–455.00	450.73
2	400–450	438	415.00–420.00	417.46
7	450–500	484	390.00–402.00	396.59
5	500–550	519	370.00–375.00	372.08
2	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	590.00–600.00	595.14
9	300–350	323	555.00–570.00	560.44
4	350–400	363	530.00–545.00	538.64
6	400–450	432	490.00–498.00	492.50
8	450–500	479	460.00–472.00	466.44
8	500–550	531	410.00–426.00	414.38
8	550–600	576	382.00–390.00	386.27
7	600–650	621	372.00–380.00	375.99
3	650–700	663	345.00–348.00	347.01
3	700–750	728	324.00–326.00	325.35
1	750–800	780	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	560.00–570.00	565.09
8	300–350	326	525.00–540.00	533.68
8	350–400	369	500.00–515.00	504.45
12	400–450	431	470.00–485.00	477.03
7	450–500	482	440.00–450.00	443.49
14	500–550	522	395.00–405.00	399.54
10	550–600	578	370.00–380.00	374.62
6	600–650	630	354.00–360.00	357.36
2	700–750	720	316.00	316.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	505.00–515.00	512.42
6	350–400	376	485.00–495.00	490.78
6	400–450	439	450.00–466.00	460.29
5	500–550	524	390.00–394.00	391.66
5	550–600	588	358.00–363.00	360.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	550.00–565.00	557.56
3	300–350	327	540.00–550.00	546.73
5	350–400	375	484.00–500.00	490.06
4	400–450	443	470.00–485.00	481.31
3	450–500	483	460.00–465.00	463.38
4	500–550	525	433.00–440.00	436.40
3	550–600	562	404.00–408.00	406.68
2	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	660	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	722	338.00–342.00	339.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	565	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	371	515.00–520.00	518.03
6	400–450	435	490.00–500.00	497.58
6	450–500	472	480.00–500.00	486.57
2	500–550	515	450.00–465.00	457.35
3	550–600	562	415.00–420.00	416.65
3	600–650	608	398.00–400.00	399.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	183.00	183.00
13	—	1,458	167.00–174.00	169.60
2	—	1,465	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,143	152.00–161.00	158.14
7	—	1,181	173.00–180.00	175.98
10	—	1,160	162.00–170.00	166.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,010	152.00	152.00
3	—	1,038	143.00–149.00	145.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	197.00–202.00	200.08
5	—	1,817	188.00–192.00	189.07
3	—	1,677	180.00–184.00	182.13

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	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,875.00

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	32	—	—	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,193.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	58	—	—	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,662.07

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)	6	—	—	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,116.67

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)	6	—	—	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.