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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

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

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

682 head

▲ 297 vs last sale 385▼ 252 vs year ago 934 · −27.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 53▼ 69 vs year ago 168 · −41.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 47▼ 28 vs year ago 152 · −18.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bull sold 15.00 higher. 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 $406.88/cwt on 47 head, up $5.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +29.90 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$406.88

▲ 5.32 vs prior sale

47 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$50.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.17

vs AL average

−18.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	428.80	2,280	23
Medium and Large 2	553	394.62	2,182	11thin
Medium and Large 3	554	378.48	2,098	13thin

One grade step is worth $50.32/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale47 hd

406.88

—

AL average16 barns · 385 hd

396.72

+10.17

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−18.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

+29.90

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	—	High	1,569	209.13	3,281	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	184.51	2,101	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	182.98	2,500	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	160.77	1,628	14

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)	—	$3,200	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,135	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,763	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,414	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,875	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,938	16

Every lot

94 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,117	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,033	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,028	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	523.83/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,190	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	505.09/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,137	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	494.92/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,390	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	442.55/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,323	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	454.98/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,402	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	430.36/cwt	424.00–435.00	2,449	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	425.24/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,645	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	413.34/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,592	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,560	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,622	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	690.35/cwt	660.00–720.00	1,470	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,403	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,458	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	527.61/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,741	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	524.25/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,877	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	499.47/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,818	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	477.40/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,766	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	453.50/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,927	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	442.84/cwt	440.00–448.00	1,926	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	473.28/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,068	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	447.49/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,094	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	409.71/cwt	400.00–418.00	1,922	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	424.16/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,036	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	392.05/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,011	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	432.63/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,258	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	402.63/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,182	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,179	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	410.62/cwt	405.00–416.00	2,373	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	619	327.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,024	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	344.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,134	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	362.96/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,261	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	326.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,177	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	316.64/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,289	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	309.00/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,435	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,694	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	633.03/cwt	630.00–635.00	1,443	5
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,598	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	649.77/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,676	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	605.18/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,652	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	564.91/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,554	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	584.88/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,860	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	567.16/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,900	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	535.60/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,955	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	558.04/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,109	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	518.30/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,032	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	524.01/cwt	515.00–528.00	2,201	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	499.58/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,168	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	481.46/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,090	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	493.90/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,307	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	472.87/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,237	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	456.80/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,215	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	396.50/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,054	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	426.99/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,237	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,380	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	405.08/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,285	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	379.62/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,380	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	336.52/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,433	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,309	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,459	212.33/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,098	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	197.99/cwt	195.00–202.00	3,124	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	225.00/cwt	224.00–226.00	3,983	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	168.78/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,679	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	152.58/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,538	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	160.89/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,654	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	184.07/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,071	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	176.62/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,989	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	192.03/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,247	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	192.28/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,519	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	184.46/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,534	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	176.11/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,434	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,357.14/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,357	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,200	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,015.38/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,015	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,700	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,414.29/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,414	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,730.00/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,730	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,937.50/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,938	16

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 385Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 53Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 47Year ago 152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	610.00	610.00
4	300–350	330	525.00–530.00	527.61
9	350–400	364	490.00–505.00	499.47
13	400–450	425	450.00–465.00	453.50
12	450–500	480	420.00–435.00	424.16
6	500–550	542	400.00–410.00	402.63
5	550–600	566	380.00–390.00	385.00
7	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	344.22
5	650–700	667	320.00–330.00	326.35
3	700–750	723	310.00–320.00	316.64
4	750–800	788	308.00–310.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	595.00	595.00
2	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
8	350–400	370	475.00–480.00	477.40
14	400–450	435	440.00–448.00	442.84
10	450–500	469	400.00–418.00	409.71
5	500–550	513	390.00–395.00	392.05
8	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	619	320.00–330.00	327.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	660.00–720.00	690.35
3	250–300	255	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
7	350–400	358	520.00–530.00	524.25
13	400–450	437	470.00–475.00	473.28
4	450–500	468	445.00–450.00	447.49
19	500–550	522	420.00–435.00	432.63
4	550–600	578	405.00–416.00	410.62
5	600–650	623	360.00–365.00	362.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	380	535.00	535.00
4	400–450	423	500.00–510.00	505.09
4	450–500	483	490.00–500.00	494.92
4	500–550	528	450.00–460.00	454.98
8	550–600	569	424.00–435.00	430.36
6	600–650	627	410.00–416.00	413.34
2	650–700	655	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	520.00	520.00
4	500–550	525	440.00–445.00	442.55
3	600–650	640	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	690	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	365	580.00	580.00
5	400–450	418	515.00–530.00	523.83
6	600–650	622	420.00–430.00	425.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	630.00–635.00	633.03
2	250–300	275	560.00–570.00	564.91
2	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
6	350–400	392	510.00–525.00	518.30
7	400–450	434	480.00–485.00	481.46
3	450–500	485	450.00–460.00	456.80
3	500–550	518	390.00–400.00	396.50
2	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
3	700–750	740	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	680.00	680.00
8	250–300	273	590.00–620.00	605.18
6	300–350	335	550.00–575.00	567.16
7	350–400	365	530.00–540.00	535.60
11	400–450	434	490.00–510.00	499.58
14	450–500	473	465.00–480.00	472.87
4	500–550	524	422.00–430.00	426.99
2	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	627	375.00–382.00	379.62
4	700–750	723	335.00–338.00	336.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	770.00	770.00
5	250–300	258	630.00–680.00	649.77
4	300–350	318	580.00–590.00	584.88
6	350–400	378	550.00–575.00	558.04
7	400–450	420	515.00–528.00	524.01
5	450–500	467	490.00–500.00	493.90
4	500–550	535	440.00–450.00	444.91
7	550–600	564	400.00–415.00	405.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,170	190.00–195.00	192.03
23	—	1,125	180.00–188.00	184.07
13	—	1,126	172.00–179.00	176.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	167.00–170.00	168.78
6	—	1,028	157.00–165.00	160.89
4	—	1,008	149.00–154.00	152.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,382	172.00–179.00	176.11
3	—	1,310	191.00–194.00	192.28
9	—	1,374	180.00–188.00	184.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	224.00–226.00	225.00
4	—	1,578	195.00–202.00	197.99
4	—	1,459	210.00–215.00	212.33

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	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,414.29

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,357.14

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)	14	—	—	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,015.38

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	16	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,937.50

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	—	—	4,600.00	4,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,730.00

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.