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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

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

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 232 vs last sale 406▼ 794 vs year ago 968 · −82.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 81▼ 113 vs year ago 167 · −67.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 111▼ 125 vs year ago 142 · −88.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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 $372.74/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −4.24 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$372.74

8 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs AL average

−64.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	383.00	2,039	2thin
Medium and Large 3	545	370.00	2,017	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	369.19	2,050	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.81/cwt here — about −$11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd

372.74

—

AL average7 barns · 57 hd

380.12

−7.38

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−64.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−4.24

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	1,623	219.92	3,570	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	206.87	3,188	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	201.29	2,357	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	176.14	1,698	4thin

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)	—	$2,733	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,967	3thin

Every lot

70 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	410.64/cwt	408.00–412.00	2,115	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,384	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	386.78/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,355	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	379.54/cwt	372.00–383.00	2,429	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	487.80/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,551	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,700	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	473.38/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,775	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	486.50/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,897	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	473.35/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,931	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	455.89/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,919	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	441.96/cwt	440.00–444.00	1,869	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	410.79/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,902	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,990	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	380.99/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,993	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,083	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	361.32/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,085	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,167	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,652	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,683	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	483.38/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,764	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	515.23/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,922	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	500.55/cwt	495.00–504.00	1,917	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	469.99/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,969	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	484.88/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,061	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	457.39/cwt	452.00–460.00	1,990	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,101	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,115	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	210.86/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,205	2
Bulls	—	—	1,546	217.34/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,360	6
Bulls	—	—	1,735	225.51/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,913	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	179.27/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,547	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,842	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	199.52/cwt	195.00–204.00	2,326	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	190.98/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,244	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	211.45/cwt	206.00–215.00	2,487	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	211.49/cwt	211.00–212.00	2,904	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,886	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	206.98/cwt	201.00–209.00	3,332	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,733.33/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,733	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,966.67/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,967	3

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 406Year ago 968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 81Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 111Year ago 142

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher, Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	485.00	485.00
3	500–550	515	408.00–412.00	410.64
2	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
4	600–650	640	372.00–383.00	379.54
1	650–700	675	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	575	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	404.00	404.00
21	600–650	609	386.00–400.00	386.78
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	605	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	515.00	515.00
3	350–400	390	480.00–500.00	486.50
3	400–450	408	470.00–475.00	473.35
2	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	505	394.00	394.00
1	550–600	560	372.00	372.00
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	318	480.00–495.00	487.80
3	350–400	375	470.00–475.00	473.38
5	400–450	421	450.00–460.00	455.89
5	450–500	463	410.00–412.00	410.79
2	500–550	523	380.00–382.00	380.99
3	550–600	577	360.00–362.00	361.32
1	600–650	645	336.00	336.00
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	395	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	423	440.00–444.00	441.96
5	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	330	510.00	510.00
6	350–400	383	495.00–504.00	500.55
4	400–450	419	465.00–475.00	469.99
2	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	665	318.00	318.00
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	480.00–485.00	483.38
3	400–450	435	452.00–460.00	457.39
4	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	373	510.00–520.00	515.23
4	400–450	425	480.00–490.00	484.88
1	500–550	505	416.00	416.00
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	197.00	197.00
6	—	1,610	201.00–209.00	206.98
2	—	1,373	211.00–212.00	211.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,166	195.00–204.00	199.52
7	—	1,176	206.00–215.00	211.45
5	—	1,175	189.00–192.00	190.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	173.00	173.00
2	—	863	178.00–181.00	179.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,735	224.00–228.00	225.51
2	—	1,520	210.00–212.00	210.86
6	—	1,546	214.00–220.00	217.34

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)	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,966.67

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)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,733.33

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.