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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 4

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

633 head

▲ 459 vs last sale 174▼ 314 vs year ago 947 · −33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 54▼ 100 vs year ago 200 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 17▼ 90 vs year ago 190 · −47.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $443.80/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +19.66 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$443.80

69 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs AL average

−39.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	455.68	2,523	19thin
Medium and Large 2	557	442.53	2,465	23
Medium and Large 3	548	436.53	2,391	27

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $131 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 sale69 hd

443.80

—

AL average13 barns · 175 hd

445.52

−1.72

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−39.23

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

+19.66

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $345.52, median $424.14 across 29 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	1,607	203.97	3,278	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	186.46	2,257	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	183.31	2,830	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	153.30	1,497	20

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)	—	$3,118	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,075	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,361	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,942	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,308	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,313	8

Every lot

98 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	625.09/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,782	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,907	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,931	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	576.16/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,189	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,071	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	555.06/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,137	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	488.37/cwt	486.00–490.00	2,032	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	518.05/cwt	510.00–528.00	2,222	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	505.59/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,220	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	511.94/cwt	506.00–520.00	2,406	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	486.83/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,327	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	500.55/cwt	498.00–504.00	2,413	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	488.28/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,529	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	470.41/cwt	460.00–478.00	2,470	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	448.30/cwt	444.00–458.00	2,398	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	440.63/cwt	435.00–446.00	2,512	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	427.66/cwt	418.00–432.00	2,455	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	408.58/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,362	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	401.66/cwt	398.00–406.00	2,494	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	417.96/cwt	416.00–420.00	2,604	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,438	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	412.68/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,728	52
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	388.56/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,607	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	378.86/cwt	372.00–386.00	2,766	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,712	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	359.65/cwt	359.00–368.00	2,823	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	567.84/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,601	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	540.06/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,728	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	474.98/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,748	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	491.82/cwt	485.00–498.00	1,849	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	462.55/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,748	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	462.30/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,919	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	446.58/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,947	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	424.07/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,853	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	440.04/cwt	434.00–444.00	2,064	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	417.56/cwt	414.00–420.00	1,992	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	427.35/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,068	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	431.90/cwt	428.00–440.00	2,263	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	417.83/cwt	410.00–424.00	2,189	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	400.53/cwt	396.00–406.00	2,131	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	407.04/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,300	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	389.30/cwt	383.00–395.00	2,231	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	375.66/cwt	375.00–376.00	2,168	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	382.66/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,342	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	361.35/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,258	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	372.35/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,376	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	347.58/cwt	347.00–352.00	2,322	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	340.49/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,278	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	335.31/cwt	334.00–338.00	2,441	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,891	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	569.08/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,798	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	526.94/cwt	520.00–532.00	1,965	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	498.90/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,145	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	467.53/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,034	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	468.23/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,187	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	452.56/cwt	450.00–456.00	2,118	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	447.75/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,145	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	419.78/cwt	416.00–425.00	2,195	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	437.89/cwt	434.00–445.00	2,295	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	402.69/cwt	398.00–408.00	2,158	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	404.99/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,329	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	391.04/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,452	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	356.92/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,588	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,578	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	196.13/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,932	3
Bulls	—	—	1,612	203.77/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,285	10
Bulls	—	—	1,750	216.76/cwt	214.00–219.00	3,793	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	141.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,354	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	155.59/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,517	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	165.92/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,672	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	177.59/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,129	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	197.89/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,400	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	184.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,243	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	193.11/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,814	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	183.60/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,829	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,622	174.61/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,832	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,716.67/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,717	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,075.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,075	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,893.75/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,894	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,361.11/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,361	18
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	—	1,941.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,942	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,650.00/head	4,500.00–4,800.00	4,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,193.75/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,194	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,716.67/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,717	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,312.50/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,313	8

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 Feb 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 174Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 54Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 17Year ago 190

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. 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	250–300	255	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	330	585.00	585.00
4	350–400	385	550.00–560.00	555.06
9	400–450	439	495.00–510.00	505.59
7	450–500	482	498.00–504.00	500.55
8	500–550	525	460.00–478.00	470.41
15	550–600	574	418.00–432.00	427.66
12	600–650	621	398.00–406.00	401.66
8	650–700	671	380.00–395.00	388.56
3	700–750	735	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	620.00–630.00	625.09
1	300–350	310	615.00	615.00
5	350–400	380	570.00–580.00	576.16
7	400–450	429	510.00–528.00	518.05
9	450–500	470	506.00–520.00	511.94
6	500–550	518	485.00–495.00	488.28
13	550–600	570	435.00–446.00	440.63
4	600–650	623	416.00–420.00	417.96
52	650–700	661	400.00–414.00	412.68
4	700–750	730	372.00–386.00	378.86
28	750–800	785	359.00–368.00	359.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	545.00	545.00
5	400–450	416	486.00–490.00	488.37
6	450–500	478	480.00–490.00	486.83
19	500–550	535	444.00–458.00	448.30
8	550–600	578	400.00–414.00	408.58
3	600–650	645	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	335	530.00	530.00
6	350–400	368	470.00–480.00	474.98
10	400–450	436	440.00–452.00	446.58
15	450–500	484	422.00–430.00	427.35
19	500–550	524	410.00–424.00	417.83
13	550–600	573	383.00–395.00	389.30
6	600–650	638	370.00–375.00	372.35
4	650–700	669	338.00–342.00	340.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	282	560.00–585.00	567.84
8	300–350	320	535.00–545.00	540.06
8	350–400	376	485.00–498.00	491.82
10	400–450	415	455.00–470.00	462.30
20	450–500	469	434.00–444.00	440.04
7	500–550	524	428.00–440.00	431.90
11	550–600	565	400.00–414.00	407.04
6	600–650	612	380.00–385.00	382.66
17	650–700	668	347.00–352.00	347.58
3	700–750	728	334.00–338.00	335.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	455.00–465.00	462.55
6	400–450	437	420.00–430.00	424.07
10	450–500	477	414.00–420.00	417.56
16	500–550	532	396.00–406.00	400.53
3	550–600	577	375.00–376.00	375.66
3	600–650	625	360.00–362.00	361.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	316	560.00–580.00	569.08
6	400–450	435	465.00–470.00	467.53
7	450–500	479	440.00–455.00	447.75
10	500–550	523	416.00–425.00	419.78
3	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	690	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	745	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	620.00	620.00
10	350–400	373	520.00–532.00	526.94
10	400–450	430	490.00–505.00	498.90
13	450–500	467	460.00–480.00	468.23
7	500–550	524	434.00–445.00	437.89
12	550–600	575	400.00–410.00	404.99
11	600–650	627	386.00–395.00	391.04
2	650–700	665	370.00	370.00
4	700–750	725	354.00–360.00	356.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
5	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
7	450–500	468	450.00–456.00	452.56
8	500–550	536	398.00–408.00	402.69
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	975	152.00–159.00	155.59
7	—	956	140.00–144.00	141.67
5	—	1,008	165.00–167.00	165.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	190.00–196.00	193.11
11	—	1,541	180.00–188.00	183.60
6	—	1,622	170.00–177.00	174.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,199	173.00–179.00	177.59
6	—	1,213	196.00–200.00	197.89
16	—	1,213	180.00–190.00	184.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,612	201.00–210.00	203.77
2	—	1,750	214.00–219.00	216.76
3	—	1,495	195.00–197.00	196.13

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)	18	—	—	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,361.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,941.67

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)	16	—	—	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,893.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,716.67

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	8	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,312.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,500.00–4,800.00	4,650.00

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	16	—	—	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,193.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,716.67

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.