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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 25

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

682 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 597▼ 225 vs year ago 907 · −24.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 135▼ 38 vs year ago 148 · −25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 73▲ 103 vs year ago 107 · +96.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower, 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.03/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +16.05 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$393.03

36 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$24.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

vs AL average

−37.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	402.64	2,195	15thin
Medium and Large 2	561	391.21	2,196	13thin
Medium and Large 3	554	377.98	2,094	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.67/cwt here — about $101 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 sale36 hd

393.03

—

AL average16 barns · 345 hd

401.60

−8.57

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−37.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

+16.05

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	—	Average	1,785	203.36	3,629	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	179.81	2,598	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	179.12	2,162	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	149.56	1,458	13

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)	—	$3,441	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,194	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,256	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$5,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,721	66
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,867	24
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,854	13

Every lot

99 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 2	278	618.47/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,719	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,010	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	526.54/cwt	524.00–530.00	2,217	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	513.93/cwt	508.00–518.00	2,189	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	500.55/cwt	498.00–504.00	2,303	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	489.93/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,352	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	482.63/cwt	472.00–490.00	2,476	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	453.86/cwt	450.00–458.00	2,428	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,354	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	457.49/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,553	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	432.40/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,456	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	387.92/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,409	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	410.52/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,562	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	382.42/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,574	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	367.80/cwt	360.00–372.00	2,494	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	352.41/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,523	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	341.21/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,484	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	346.23/cwt	343.00–348.00	2,635	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,639	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	582.46/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,660	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	586.29/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,841	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	542.96/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,813	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	541.33/cwt	540.00–542.00	1,933	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	509.84/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,876	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	492.06/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,860	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	516.94/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,156	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	504.74/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,105	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	485.57/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,122	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	471.12/cwt	468.00–475.00	2,186	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	453.19/cwt	450.00–456.00	2,121	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	434.68/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,069	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	408.98/cwt	406.00–412.00	2,114	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	382.93/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,022	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	398.42/cwt	394.00–402.00	2,247	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	387.30/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,219	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	373.02/cwt	372.00–374.00	2,164	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	369.90/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,304	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	356.56/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,253	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	345.22/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,272	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,131	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	328.02/cwt	322.00–334.00	2,257	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	309.33/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,345	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	673.68/cwt	650.00–685.00	1,529	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,658	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	574.16/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,889	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	554.82/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,842	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	589.93/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,976	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	572.47/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,061	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	554.93/cwt	545.00–565.00	2,125	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	516.98/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,182	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	502.63/cwt	500.00–508.00	2,186	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	498.11/cwt	495.00–504.00	2,356	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	485.66/cwt	480.00–488.00	2,302	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	468.87/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,222	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	463.60/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,420	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	438.06/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,322	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	411.00/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,232	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	417.14/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,403	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	409.13/cwt	404.00–412.00	2,365	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	395.20/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,284	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	405.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,483	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	351.47/cwt	344.00–354.00	2,488	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	330.03/cwt	326.00–332.00	2,442	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	331.97/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,583	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,647	193.23/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,182	5
Bulls	—	—	1,829	204.84/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,747	9
Bulls	—	—	1,843	210.81/cwt	210.00–213.00	3,885	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,474	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	143.30/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,390	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	150.27/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,479	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	179.51/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,124	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	170.49/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,068	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	187.10/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,322	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,826	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	182.99/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,648	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	171.03/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,477	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,975.00/head	3,900.00–4,200.00	3,975	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,575.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,575	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,276.92/head	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,277	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,085.71/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,086	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,255.56/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,256	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,560.00/head	4,400.00–4,800.00	4,560	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,571.43/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,571	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,866.67/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,867	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,853.85/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,854	13

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 597Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 135Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 210Last week 73Year ago 107

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	580.00–585.00	582.46
7	350–400	368	500.00–515.00	509.84
8	400–450	417	500.00–510.00	504.74
5	450–500	468	450.00–456.00	453.19
4	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
9	550–600	573	380.00–392.00	387.30
7	600–650	632	350.00–360.00	356.56
6	650–700	688	322.00–334.00	328.02
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	758	308.00–310.00	309.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	600.00	600.00
8	300–350	314	580.00–590.00	586.29
6	350–400	357	540.00–542.00	541.33
5	400–450	417	515.00–520.00	516.94
8	450–500	464	468.00–475.00	471.12
6	500–550	517	406.00–412.00	408.98
9	550–600	564	394.00–402.00	398.42
4	600–650	623	365.00–375.00	369.90
5	650–700	658	338.00–350.00	345.22
2	700–750	705	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	540.00–545.00	542.96
5	350–400	378	490.00–495.00	492.06
9	400–450	437	475.00–495.00	485.57
11	450–500	476	425.00–440.00	434.68
4	500–550	528	380.00–386.00	382.93
4	550–600	580	372.00–374.00	373.02
2	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	670	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	615.00–620.00	618.47
4	300–350	335	600.00	600.00
7	400–450	426	508.00–518.00	513.93
9	450–500	480	480.00–495.00	489.93
10	500–550	535	450.00–458.00	453.86
4	550–600	568	425.00–440.00	432.40
5	600–650	621	385.00–390.00	387.92
6	650–700	678	360.00–372.00	367.80
4	700–750	728	340.00–345.00	341.21
2	750–800	795	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	524.00–530.00	526.54
7	450–500	460	498.00–504.00	500.55
5	500–550	513	472.00–490.00	482.63
4	550–600	558	455.00–460.00	457.49
10	600–650	624	400.00–416.00	410.52
4	650–700	673	375.00–390.00	382.42
7	700–750	716	350.00–356.00	352.41
4	750–800	761	343.00–348.00	346.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	535	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	565	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
5	300–350	329	565.00–580.00	574.16
4	350–400	383	545.00–565.00	554.93
20	400–450	422	510.00–525.00	516.98
6	450–500	474	480.00–488.00	485.66
5	500–550	530	435.00–440.00	438.06
9	550–600	578	404.00–412.00	409.13
5	700–750	740	326.00–332.00	330.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	650.00–685.00	673.68
3	250–300	255	650.00	650.00
4	300–350	335	585.00–595.00	589.93
4	350–400	360	570.00–575.00	572.47
9	450–500	473	495.00–504.00	498.11
6	500–550	522	460.00–470.00	463.60
7	550–600	576	415.00–420.00	417.14
4	600–650	613	400.00–410.00	405.02
8	700–750	708	344.00–354.00	351.47
4	750–800	778	330.00–334.00	331.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	550.00–560.00	554.82
2	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
13	400–450	435	500.00–508.00	502.63
8	450–500	474	460.00–475.00	468.87
4	500–550	543	410.00–412.00	411.00
3	550–600	578	385.00–400.00	395.20
2	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,241	184.00–190.00	187.10
15	—	1,183	176.00–183.00	179.51
9	—	1,213	167.00–174.00	170.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	984	147.00–153.00	150.27
3	—	970	141.00–145.00	143.30
1	—	910	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	168.00–173.00	171.03
1	—	1,420	199.00	199.00
5	—	1,447	179.00–188.00	182.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,829	200.00–208.00	204.84
5	—	1,647	192.00–195.00	193.23
5	—	1,843	210.00–213.00	210.81

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,255.56

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)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,085.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,276.92

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)	4	—	—	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,900.00–4,200.00	3,975.00

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	24	—	—	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,866.67

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	5,000.00	5,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	56	—	—	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,571.43

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	10	—	—	4,400.00–4,800.00	4,560.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,853.85

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.