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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 1

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

561 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 682▲ 34 vs year ago 527 · +6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 99▼ 63 vs year ago 137 · −46.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 124▲ 14 vs year ago 70 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.08/cwt on 22 head, down $4.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +25.10 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$402.08

▼ 4.80 vs prior sale

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$21.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs AL average

−21.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	414.75	2,227	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	401.08	2,181	11thin
Medium and Large 3	542	393.38	2,131	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about $96 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 sale22 hd

402.08

—

AL average14 barns · 349 hd

403.42

−1.34

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−21.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

+25.10

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	—	Low	1,687	208.17	3,512	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	195.45	3,029	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	185.48	2,203	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	167.67	1,646	8thin

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)	—	$3,089	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,030	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,556	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,340	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,780	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,307	15

Every lot

91 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,658	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	572.52/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,964	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,041	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	532.47/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,050	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	532.56/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,237	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	518.08/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,243	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	497.51/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,279	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,255	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	512.94/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,436	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,498	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,515	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,599	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,552	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,503	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,582	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	237	613.24/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,453	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	578.47/cwt	578.00–580.00	1,643	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	544.92/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,716	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	527.12/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,755	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	515.07/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,854	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	489.38/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,806	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	444.42/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,862	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	458.05/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,951	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	432.60/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,852	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	436.38/cwt	428.00–442.00	2,060	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	449.98/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,128	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	420.74/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,994	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	411.97/cwt	404.00–416.00	2,150	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	424.58/cwt	420.00–434.00	2,229	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	398.05/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,118	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	392.00/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,203	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	372.38/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,309	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,220	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	340.74/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,263	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	358.67/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,396	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	319.97/cwt	318.00–322.00	2,304	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,656	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	605.30/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,652	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	628.14/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,759	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	595.04/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,833	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	571.93/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,899	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	555.03/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,843	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	532.11/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,963	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	544.38/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,047	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	520.06/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,981	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	502.57/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,091	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	524.94/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,205	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	482.51/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,089	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	487.97/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,289	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	476.29/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,286	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	389.85/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,214	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	375.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,184	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	356.54/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,200	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	369.86/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,323	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,403	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	193.89/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	220.98/cwt	216.00–226.00	3,646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,726	207.07/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,574	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	174.57/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,702	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	162.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,583	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,607	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	179.97/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,086	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	188.83/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,257	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,719	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	201.04/cwt	197.00–204.00	2,947	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	190.97/cwt	187.00–194.00	3,088	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,030.00/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,030	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,000	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,555.56/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,556	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,340.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,340	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,600.00/head	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,750	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,306.67/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,307	15

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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 682Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 99Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 124Year ago 70

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	245	600.00	600.00
5	300–350	333	520.00–530.00	527.12
4	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
9	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	444.42
13	450–500	472	428.00–442.00	436.38
5	500–550	522	404.00–416.00	411.97
6	550–600	562	388.00–395.00	392.00
2	600–650	630	350.00–355.00	352.46
4	650–700	664	338.00–345.00	340.74
2	700–750	720	318.00–322.00	319.97
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
5	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	369	485.00–495.00	489.38
2	400–450	428	430.00–435.00	432.60
4	450–500	474	418.00–425.00	420.74
5	500–550	532	395.00–400.00	398.05
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	610.00–620.00	613.24
4	250–300	284	578.00–580.00	578.47
6	300–350	315	540.00–550.00	544.92
4	350–400	360	510.00–520.00	515.07
8	400–450	426	455.00–465.00	458.05
7	450–500	473	445.00–455.00	449.98
3	500–550	525	420.00–434.00	424.58
2	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	620	365.00–380.00	372.38
3	650–700	668	358.00–360.00	358.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	600.00–615.00	605.30
5	300–350	332	570.00–575.00	571.93
5	350–400	369	530.00–535.00	532.11
12	400–450	416	500.00–510.00	502.57
10	450–500	480	470.00–480.00	476.29
6	550–600	568	385.00–395.00	389.85
4	600–650	628	365.00–375.00	369.86
2	650–700	675	356.00	356.00

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	555.03
7	350–400	381	515.00–525.00	520.06
6	400–450	433	480.00–485.00	482.51
2	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
5	550–600	581	370.00–380.00	375.94
3	600–650	617	350.00–360.00	356.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	770.00	770.00
7	250–300	280	620.00–635.00	628.14
4	300–350	308	590.00–600.00	595.04
7	350–400	376	540.00–550.00	544.38
6	400–450	420	520.00–530.00	524.94
5	450–500	469	485.00–490.00	487.97
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	570.00–575.00	572.52
4	350–400	385	530.00–535.00	532.47
5	400–450	433	515.00–520.00	518.08
6	450–500	458	495.00–500.00	497.51
3	500–550	535	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	575	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	615	415.00	415.00
2	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	755	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	395	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	465	485.00	485.00
2	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	645	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	355	575.00	575.00
4	400–450	420	530.00–535.00	532.56
5	450–500	475	510.00–515.00	512.94
1	500–550	515	485.00	485.00
2	550–600	565	460.00	460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	197.00	197.00
13	—	1,195	187.00–194.00	188.83
10	—	1,159	178.00–184.00	179.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	173.00–176.00	174.57
3	—	975	160.00–164.00	162.35
1	—	1,030	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	197.00–204.00	201.04
5	—	1,617	187.00–194.00	190.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	192.00–196.00	193.89
3	—	1,650	216.00–226.00	220.98
9	—	1,726	202.00–210.00	207.07

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)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,340.00

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	—	—	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,030.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,555.56

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)	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00

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	6	—	—	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,750.00

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	8	—	—	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,600.00

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	2	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00

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	15	—	—	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,306.67

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.