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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

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

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

511 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 682▲ 88 vs year ago 423 · +20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 110▼ 24 vs year ago 121 · −19.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 210▼ 3 vs year ago 68 · −4.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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 $413.12/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +26.13 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$413.12

34 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$32.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.68

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	430.60	2,338	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	411.59	2,243	14thin
Medium and Large 3	553	397.78	2,199	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.82/cwt here — about $139 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 sale34 hd

413.12

—

AL average16 barns · 287 hd

419.80

−6.68

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

+26.13

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	—	Low	1,657	205.02	3,398	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	189.33	2,761	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	188.80	2,180	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	162.66	1,595	9thin

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)	—	$2,640	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,610	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,100	8

Every lot

96 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,696	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,876	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	493.46/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,038	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,219	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	504.36/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,350	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	486.62/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,360	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	481.68/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,466	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	428.49/cwt	428.00–430.00	2,297	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,442	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	437.49/cwt	436.00–439.00	2,494	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	422.80/cwt	418.00–429.00	2,456	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,407	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	377.94/cwt	376.00–380.00	2,373	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,740	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	519.19/cwt	518.00–520.00	1,646	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	505.91/cwt	502.00–510.00	1,685	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	485.05/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,800	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	502.49/cwt	500.00–508.00	1,899	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	473.29/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,799	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	493.22/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,012	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	454.26/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,922	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	473.10/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,039	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	416.51/cwt	415.00–418.00	1,970	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	430.24/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,078	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	401.52/cwt	394.00–406.00	2,120	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	410.14/cwt	408.00–416.00	2,186	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,111	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	385.88/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,211	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	381.33/cwt	380.00–382.00	2,334	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	356.77/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,265	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,304	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	335.54/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,258	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,372	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,302	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	312.03/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,449	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	324.01/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,553	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,407	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,495	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	645.86/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,770	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	628.26/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,803	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	603.96/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,770	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	613.14/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,987	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	539.65/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,802	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	559.83/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,881	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	536.41/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,990	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	557.97/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,143	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	479.59/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,033	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	493.92/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,104	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	464.38/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,178	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	447.04/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,106	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	481.23/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,348	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	423.40/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,159	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	412.04/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,122	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	444.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,296	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	417.19/cwt	416.00–418.00	2,374	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	391.67/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,229	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	402.73/cwt	399.00–409.00	2,300	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,414	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	193.51/cwt	193.00–194.00	2,825	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	206.42/cwt	198.00–209.00	3,412	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	213.04/cwt	212.00–214.00	3,973	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,452	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	168.58/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,615	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,645	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	204.99/cwt	204.00–206.00	2,101	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	181.89/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,083	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	191.37/cwt	188.00–195.00	2,251	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	207.96/cwt	206.00–210.00	2,839	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	188.82/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,643	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	183.46/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,803	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,450.00/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,737.50/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,738	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,250	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,775.00/head	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,775	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,100	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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 682Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 110Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 210Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	650.00	650.00
6	250–300	287	620.00–635.00	628.26
8	300–350	336	550.00–570.00	559.83
5	350–400	384	555.00–560.00	557.97
13	400–450	424	475.00–485.00	479.59
10	450–500	469	455.00–470.00	464.38
6	500–550	510	420.00–430.00	423.40
8	550–600	571	399.00–409.00	402.73
3	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	745	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	293	600.00–610.00	603.96
13	300–350	334	535.00–545.00	539.65
8	350–400	371	530.00–540.00	536.41
4	400–450	415	470.00	470.00
5	450–500	471	445.00–450.00	447.04
3	500–550	515	410.00–416.00	412.04
7	550–600	569	390.00–396.00	391.67
2	600–650	645	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	670.00	670.00
7	250–300	274	640.00–650.00	645.86
12	300–350	324	600.00–620.00	613.14
10	400–450	426	490.00–505.00	493.92
8	450–500	488	480.00–485.00	481.23
5	500–550	517	440.00–450.00	444.02
5	550–600	569	416.00–418.00	417.19
2	650–700	660	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	435	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	485	480.00–495.00	486.62
2	500–550	545	448.00	448.00
9	550–600	581	418.00–429.00	422.80
4	600–650	628	376.00–380.00	377.94
2	650–700	690	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	413	485.00–500.00	493.46
2	450–500	455	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	536	428.00–430.00	428.49
2	550–600	590	408.00	408.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
9	450–500	466	500.00–510.00	504.36
3	500–550	512	480.00–485.00	481.68
4	550–600	570	436.00–439.00	437.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	333	502.00–510.00	505.91
8	350–400	371	480.00–490.00	485.05
5	400–450	431	470.00–475.00	473.10
13	450–500	483	420.00–438.00	430.24
9	500–550	528	394.00–406.00	401.52
4	550–600	563	370.00–380.00	375.02
3	600–650	635	350.00–360.00	356.77
4	650–700	673	330.00–338.00	335.54
2	700–750	715	322.00	322.00
4	750–800	785	310.00–314.00	312.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
9	350–400	380	470.00–475.00	473.29
7	400–450	423	450.00–460.00	454.26
6	450–500	473	415.00–418.00	416.51
4	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	795	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	600.00	600.00
5	300–350	317	518.00–520.00	519.19
10	350–400	378	500.00–508.00	502.49
3	400–450	408	480.00–500.00	493.22
9	500–550	533	408.00–416.00	410.14
4	550–600	573	382.00–390.00	385.88
3	600–650	612	380.00–382.00	381.33
4	650–700	668	340.00–350.00	344.94
4	700–750	708	330.00–340.00	335.02
3	750–800	788	320.00–326.00	324.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	157.00	157.00
2	—	958	168.00–169.00	168.58
5	—	1,012	160.00–165.00	162.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	181.00–185.00	183.46
2	—	1,365	206.00–210.00	207.96
4	—	1,400	187.00–194.00	188.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,145	179.00–186.00	181.89
2	—	1,025	204.00–206.00	204.99
17	—	1,176	188.00–195.00	191.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	193.00–194.00	193.51
2	—	1,865	212.00–214.00	213.04
5	—	1,653	198.00–209.00	206.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100.00

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)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,250.00

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)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,450.00

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	8	—	—	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,100.00

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	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,775.00

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.