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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 11

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 511▼ 120 vs year ago 630 · −19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 97▼ 25 vs year ago 115 · −21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 65▼ 100 vs year ago 232 · −43.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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 $413.73/cwt on 33 head, up $0.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +26.74 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$413.73

▲ 0.61 vs prior sale

33 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$37.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	429.10	2,274	12thin
Medium and Large 2	536	407.22	2,183	18thin
Medium and Large 3	560	391.33	2,191	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.77/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale33 hd

413.73

—

AL average15 barns · 242 hd

410.10

+3.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

+26.74

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	1,712	202.38	3,465	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	170.70	2,464	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	170.66	1,923	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	156.81	1,540	15

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)	—	$2,771	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,480	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,376	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,493	14

Every lot

88 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	601.62/cwt	595.00–630.00	1,751	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	591.92/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,953	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,024	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	542.35/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,023	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	525.06/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,153	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	496.54/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,100	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	510.63/cwt	505.00–516.00	2,191	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	486.04/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,289	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	469.81/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,222	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,498	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	434.32/cwt	433.00–435.00	2,258	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	447.25/cwt	443.00–450.00	2,411	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	367.99/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,473	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,232	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,404	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	554.17/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,541	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	556.88/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,765	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	540.97/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,785	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	528.51/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,749	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	500.07/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,825	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	484.04/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,805	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	523.90/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,959	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	451.18/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,886	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	507.19/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,171	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	448.99/cwt	448.00–450.00	2,065	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	422.05/cwt	420.00–424.00	2,017	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	386.60/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,010	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	404.40/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,107	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	416.00/cwt	411.00–422.00	2,176	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	400.02/cwt	394.00–406.00	2,268	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	380.25/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,209	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	354.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,076	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	353.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,209	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	332.69/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,222	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,222	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	319.39/cwt	316.00–322.00	2,325	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	212	680.66/cwt	645.00–690.00	1,443	5
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	580.05/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,584	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	567.39/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,577	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	597.59/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,673	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	578.35/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,839	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	555.07/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,859	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,967	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	553.08/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,046	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	540.03/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,014	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,009	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	499.75/cwt	497.00–507.00	2,099	21
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	484.94/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,100	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	472.51/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,093	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	482.96/cwt	478.00–490.00	2,222	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	451.69/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,114	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	463.65/cwt	458.00–470.00	2,193	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	415.85/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,162	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	434.92/cwt	432.00–438.00	2,266	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,191	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	384.78/cwt	383.00–386.00	2,224	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	382.94/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,363	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	348.02/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,168	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	366.46/cwt	365.00–368.00	2,301	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,238	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,323	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	308.94/cwt	306.00–312.00	2,394	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	192.55/cwt	192.00–193.00	3,010	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	201.72/cwt	196.00–206.00	3,407	6
Bulls	—	—	2,150	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,859	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	164.69/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,487	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	149.73/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,448	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	156.54/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,586	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	174.70/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,911	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	165.60/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,934	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	179.37/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,466	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	170.38/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,457	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,469	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,771.43/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,771	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,480.00/head	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,480	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,625.00/head	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,625	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,933.33/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,933	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,492.86/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,493	14

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 511Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 97Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 65Year ago 232

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
8	250–300	273	575.00–585.00	580.05
4	300–350	345	570.00	570.00
8	350–400	373	535.00–545.00	540.03
9	400–450	433	480.00–490.00	484.94
11	450–500	473	458.00–470.00	463.65
13	500–550	520	410.00–422.00	415.85
5	550–600	578	383.00–386.00	384.78
4	600–650	628	365.00–368.00	366.46
2	650–700	670	334.00	334.00
2	700–750	735	316.00	316.00
2	750–800	775	306.00–312.00	308.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	212	645.00–690.00	680.66
6	250–300	280	595.00–600.00	597.59
6	300–350	318	575.00–580.00	578.35
5	350–400	370	550.00–555.00	553.08
21	400–450	420	497.00–507.00	499.75
6	450–500	460	478.00–490.00	482.96
10	500–550	521	432.00–438.00	434.92
2	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	617	380.00–385.00	382.94
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	565.00–570.00	567.39
4	300–350	335	550.00–560.00	555.07
10	350–400	390	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	443	470.00–475.00	472.51
6	450–500	468	450.00–455.00	451.69
2	500–550	545	402.00	402.00
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	623	346.00–350.00	348.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	560.00	560.00
5	250–300	278	550.00–560.00	554.17
10	300–350	330	535.00–545.00	540.97
8	350–400	365	495.00–505.00	500.07
4	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	480	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	521	400.00–408.00	404.40
8	550–600	581	375.00–388.00	380.25
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	668	330.00–334.00	332.69
3	700–750	728	316.00–322.00	319.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	240	585.00	585.00
8	300–350	317	550.00–565.00	556.88
5	350–400	374	520.00–530.00	523.90
4	400–450	428	500.00–515.00	507.19
4	450–500	460	448.00–450.00	448.99
8	500–550	523	411.00–422.00	416.00
6	550–600	567	394.00–406.00	400.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
7	300–350	331	525.00–530.00	528.51
9	350–400	373	475.00–490.00	484.04
12	400–450	418	450.00–455.00	451.18
4	450–500	478	420.00–424.00	422.05
6	500–550	520	380.00–390.00	386.60
4	550–600	586	350.00–365.00	354.21
3	600–650	625	350.00–355.00	353.39
1	650–700	690	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	373	535.00–550.00	542.35
8	400–450	429	505.00–516.00	510.63
18	450–500	471	480.00–495.00	486.04
5	500–550	539	443.00–450.00	447.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	490.00–500.00	496.54
4	450–500	473	465.00–475.00	469.81
3	500–550	520	433.00–435.00	434.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	291	595.00–630.00	601.62
13	300–350	330	585.00–595.00	591.92
2	350–400	355	570.00	570.00
4	400–450	410	520.00–530.00	525.06
1	500–550	515	485.00	485.00
7	650–700	672	365.00–370.00	367.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	162.00–166.00	164.69
9	—	1,013	153.00–160.00	156.54
3	—	967	147.00–151.00	149.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,375	179.00–180.00	179.37
9	—	1,442	168.00–174.00	170.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,168	164.00–168.00	165.60
15	—	1,094	172.00–179.00	174.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	192.00–193.00	192.55
1	—	2,150	226.00	226.00
6	—	1,689	196.00–206.00	201.72

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)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,480.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,771.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	14	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,492.86

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	32	—	—	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,933.33

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.