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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 18

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

597 head

▼ 186 vs last sale 783▲ 43 vs year ago 554 · +7.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 93▼ 5 vs year ago 140 · −3.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 195▼ 60 vs year ago 133 · −45.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $411.56/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +34.57 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$411.56

52 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs AL average

−17.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	422.69	2,299	24
Medium and Large 2	549	408.88	2,245	14thin
Medium and Large 3	543	395.15	2,145	14thin

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $155 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 sale52 hd

411.56

—

AL average15 barns · 424 hd

402.35

+9.21

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−17.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

+34.57

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	—	Low	1,716	214.85	3,688	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	196.07	2,858	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	192.47	2,236	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	159.07	1,611	22

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)	—	$3,057	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,006	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,538	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,700	10

Every lot

100 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,001	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,000	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	647.95/cwt	645.00–650.00	2,177	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	624.97/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,300	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,349	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	582.44/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,446	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	540.40/cwt	535.00–544.00	2,297	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	531.32/cwt	530.00–532.00	2,285	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	508.52/cwt	505.00–512.00	2,329	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	492.08/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,357	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,468	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	423.39/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,252	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	443.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,393	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,237	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,457	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	413.00/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,354	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	412.63/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,624	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,580	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,622	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	366.63/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,676	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,702	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,397	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,586	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,736	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	545.28/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,789	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,881	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	534.05/cwt	532.00–535.00	1,800	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	518.03/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,912	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	539.41/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,039	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	465.30/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,968	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	522.23/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,261	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	501.38/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,206	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	474.55/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,211	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	453.17/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,134	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	436.74/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,088	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	400.87/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,109	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	428.14/cwt	425.00–432.00	2,265	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	416.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,201	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	384.86/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,205	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	411.79/cwt	408.00–416.00	2,364	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	399.33/cwt	396.00–402.00	2,300	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	383.99/cwt	382.00–386.00	2,365	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	372.42/cwt	364.00–378.00	2,294	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	354.10/cwt	346.00–358.00	2,256	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	316.62/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,106	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	329.96/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,221	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,096	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	322.27/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,330	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,295	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,670	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	644.17/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,791	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	641.33/cwt	635.00–645.00	2,116	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	623.42/cwt	615.00–630.00	2,057	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	591.35/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,158	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	626.64/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,300	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	608.95/cwt	600.00–615.00	2,387	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	537.63/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,280	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	563.18/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,394	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	524.39/cwt	520.00–528.00	2,271	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	500.29/cwt	490.00–506.00	2,331	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	467.92/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,185	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	479.20/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,329	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	435.74/cwt	432.00–440.00	2,301	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	448.97/cwt	448.00–452.00	2,380	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	421.73/cwt	416.00–428.00	2,353	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	392.57/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,226	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	408.82/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,351	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	401.52/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,481	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	380.61/cwt	378.00–382.00	2,352	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,527	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	366.01/cwt	362.00–368.00	2,408	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	386.80/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,549	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	346.97/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,370	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,433	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,612	206.45/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,328	6
Bulls	—	—	1,716	215.09/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,691	11
Bulls	—	—	1,874	226.80/cwt	224.00–228.00	4,250	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	158.67/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,580	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	152.92/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,563	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	166.18/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,735	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	185.82/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,055	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	194.21/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,313	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	207.14/cwt	203.00–213.00	2,556	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	187.45/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,607	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	195.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,861	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	205.71/cwt	203.00–211.00	3,117	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,005.56/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,006	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,975.00/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,975	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,537.50/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,538	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,450.00/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,450	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 783Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 93Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 195Year ago 133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	610.00	610.00
12	300–350	328	540.00–550.00	545.28
7	350–400	369	515.00–520.00	518.03
4	400–450	440	490.00–505.00	501.38
9	450–500	471	445.00–460.00	453.17
8	500–550	529	410.00–420.00	416.05
6	550–600	576	396.00–402.00	399.33
4	600–650	616	364.00–378.00	372.42
3	650–700	665	310.00–320.00	316.62
3	700–750	745	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	635.00	635.00
1	250–300	280	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	330	570.00	570.00
14	350–400	378	530.00–545.00	539.41
7	400–450	433	515.00–525.00	522.23
12	450–500	466	470.00–485.00	474.55
16	500–550	529	425.00–432.00	428.14
8	550–600	574	408.00–416.00	411.79
5	600–650	616	382.00–386.00	383.99
5	650–700	673	328.00–332.00	329.96
9	700–750	723	318.00–326.00	322.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	532.00–535.00	534.05
2	350–400	390	505.00	505.00
16	400–450	423	460.00–475.00	465.30
16	450–500	478	430.00–440.00	436.74
9	500–550	526	400.00–402.00	400.87
5	550–600	573	380.00–390.00	384.86
3	600–650	637	346.00–358.00	354.10
1	650–700	685	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	630.00	630.00
8	300–350	330	615.00–630.00	623.42
5	350–400	392	600.00–615.00	608.95
11	400–450	424	530.00–545.00	537.63
7	450–500	486	475.00–485.00	479.20
6	500–550	528	432.00–440.00	435.74
10	550–600	575	400.00–414.00	408.82
1	600–650	635	398.00	398.00
3	650–700	658	362.00–368.00	366.01
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	765	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
4	350–400	365	590.00–595.00	591.35
12	400–450	433	520.00–528.00	524.39
5	450–500	467	465.00–470.00	467.92
3	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	567	388.00–395.00	392.57
3	600–650	618	378.00–382.00	380.61
2	650–700	683	344.00–350.00	346.97
1	750–800	795	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	640.00–650.00	644.17
8	300–350	330	635.00–645.00	641.33
6	350–400	367	620.00–630.00	626.64
3	400–450	425	560.00–570.00	563.18
5	450–500	466	490.00–506.00	500.29
4	500–550	530	448.00–452.00	448.97
7	550–600	558	416.00–428.00	421.73
4	600–650	618	400.00–406.00	401.52
5	650–700	659	382.00–390.00	386.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	625.00	625.00
3	350–400	385	610.00	610.00
6	400–450	425	535.00–544.00	540.40
7	450–500	479	490.00–495.00	492.08
5	500–550	539	440.00–450.00	443.93
4	550–600	570	410.00–415.00	413.00
1	600–650	645	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	690	380.00	380.00
13	700–750	730	366.00–370.00	366.63
1	750–800	790	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	530.00–532.00	531.32
3	500–550	532	420.00–425.00	423.39
2	550–600	565	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	690.00	690.00
5	300–350	336	645.00–650.00	647.95
4	350–400	368	620.00–630.00	624.97
4	400–450	420	580.00–585.00	582.44
4	450–500	458	505.00–512.00	508.52
2	500–550	525	470.00	470.00
4	550–600	568	430.00–435.00	432.49
6	600–650	636	410.00–416.00	412.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,612	203.00–209.00	206.45
4	—	1,874	224.00–228.00	226.80
11	—	1,716	210.00–218.00	215.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,515	203.00–211.00	205.71
5	—	1,391	186.00–189.00	187.45
8	—	1,464	190.00–200.00	195.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	996	155.00–162.00	158.67
5	—	1,044	163.00–169.00	166.18
5	—	1,022	151.00–154.00	152.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,106	182.00–188.00	185.82
25	—	1,191	189.00–200.00	194.21
7	—	1,234	203.00–213.00	207.14

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,537.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,005.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,975.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00

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	2	—	—	4,700.00	4,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,450.00

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.