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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

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

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

385 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 510▼ 194 vs year ago 579 · −33.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 90▼ 71 vs year ago 124 · −57.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 132▼ 64 vs year ago 111 · −57.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $401.56/cwt on 29 head, up $8.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +24.58 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$401.56

▲ 8.90 vs prior sale

29 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs AL average

−14.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	417.40	2,279	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	400.08	2,180	14thin
Medium and Large 3	525	393.32	2,066	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $213 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 sale29 hd

401.56

—

AL average12 barns · 154 hd

398.78

+2.78

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−14.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

+24.58

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	1,735	194.42	3,373	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	182.55	2,707	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	178.36	2,116	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	159.06	1,554	7thin

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)	—	$3,000	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,575	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,963	4thin

Every lot

87 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,353	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,891	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	553.37/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,754	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,872	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	556.81/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,127	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	526.05/cwt	522.00–530.00	2,157	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	497.50/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,134	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	480.95/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,102	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	480.04/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,314	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	479.00/cwt	478.00–480.00	2,433	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	454.95/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,366	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	437.04/cwt	434.00–440.00	2,482	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	407.99/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,493	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,504	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,369	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	589.51/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,586	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	617.98/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,687	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	566.43/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,586	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	553.34/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,737	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	573.19/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,823	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	539.97/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,787	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	512.92/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,954	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	524.98/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,005	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	498.32/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,953	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	512.48/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,091	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	494.50/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,047	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	474.66/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,008	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	463.27/cwt	454.00–470.00	2,145	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	444.98/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,074	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	423.50/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,978	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	511	397.12/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,029	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	431.58/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,210	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	408.35/cwt	404.00–416.00	2,111	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	391.80/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,245	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	403.22/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,339	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	361.51/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,306	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	352.02/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,323	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	322.68/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,346	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,528	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,496	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	320.70/cwt	314.00–322.00	2,857	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,606	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	634.13/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,718	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,705	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,958	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	600.99/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,887	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	575.93/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,883	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,932	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	554.93/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,998	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	535.96/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,042	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	521.39/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,986	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	515.62/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,176	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	499.92/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,150	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	481.84/cwt	478.00–485.00	2,274	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	471.03/cwt	468.00–475.00	2,247	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	449.72/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,384	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	431.57/cwt	425.00–436.00	2,300	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	417.46/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,225	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,189	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	410.56/cwt	406.00–416.00	2,365	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	376.01/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,297	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	394.83/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,416	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	321.54/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,373	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,449	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	195.32/cwt	192.00–198.00	3,397	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	166.05/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,549	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	150.04/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,455	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	157.60/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,655	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	181.94/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,154	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	174.27/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,072	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	188.60/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,674	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	180.13/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,718	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,000	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,575.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,575	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,962.50/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,963	4

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 510Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 90Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 132Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	560.00–570.00	566.43
5	300–350	331	535.00–545.00	539.97
3	350–400	392	495.00–500.00	498.32
11	400–450	423	470.00–480.00	474.66
3	450–500	467	420.00–430.00	423.50
7	500–550	511	390.00–400.00	397.12
2	550–600	575	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	610.00–625.00	617.98
3	300–350	318	570.00–580.00	573.19
6	350–400	382	520.00–530.00	524.98
4	400–450	408	510.00–515.00	512.48
6	450–500	463	454.00–470.00	463.27
3	500–550	512	425.00–445.00	431.58
3	550–600	580	400.00–410.00	403.22
2	600–650	638	358.00–365.00	361.51
2	650–700	660	350.00–354.00	352.02
1	700–750	735	344.00	344.00
6	850–900	891	314.00–322.00	320.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	595.00	595.00
8	250–300	269	580.00–600.00	589.51
12	300–350	314	550.00–560.00	553.34
7	350–400	381	510.00–515.00	512.92
8	400–450	414	485.00–500.00	494.50
7	450–500	466	435.00–450.00	444.98
7	500–550	517	404.00–416.00	408.35
7	550–600	573	385.00–395.00	391.80
2	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	727	320.00–324.00	322.68
2	750–800	785	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	730.00	730.00
1	250–300	290	675.00	675.00
5	300–350	314	600.00–605.00	600.99
4	350–400	360	550.00–560.00	554.93
8	400–450	422	510.00–520.00	515.62
11	450–500	472	478.00–485.00	481.84
4	500–550	530	440.00–460.00	449.72
7	550–600	576	406.00–416.00	410.56
5	600–650	612	390.00–400.00	394.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	630.00–640.00	634.13
10	300–350	327	570.00–580.00	575.93
10	350–400	381	530.00–545.00	535.96
6	400–450	430	495.00–505.00	499.92
6	450–500	477	468.00–475.00	471.03
10	500–550	533	425.00–436.00	431.57
2	550–600	590	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	611	370.00–380.00	376.01
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	738	318.00–325.00	321.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	345	560.00	560.00
7	350–400	381	520.00–525.00	521.39
3	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
4	500–550	533	415.00–420.00	417.46
2	550–600	570	384.00	384.00
1	750–800	795	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	660.00	660.00
2	300–350	310	610.00	610.00
2	400–450	410	522.00–530.00	526.05
2	500–550	508	478.00–480.00	479.00
5	600–650	611	400.00–410.00	407.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	550.00–555.00	553.37
1	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	437	475.00–485.00	480.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	585.00	585.00
3	350–400	382	550.00–560.00	556.81
6	400–450	429	490.00–505.00	497.50
5	450–500	482	475.00–485.00	480.04
2	500–550	520	450.00–460.00	454.95
2	550–600	568	434.00–440.00	437.04
1	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	790	317.00	317.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	179.00–185.00	181.94
7	—	1,189	172.00–178.00	174.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	165.00–168.00	166.05
2	—	1,050	154.00–161.00	157.60
2	—	970	149.00–151.00	150.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	187.00–190.00	188.60
5	—	1,509	178.00–183.00	180.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,739	192.00–198.00	195.32
1	—	1,710	189.00	189.00

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)	3	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,575.00

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)	8	—	—	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,962.50

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.