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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 8

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

755 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 561▲ 313 vs year ago 442 · +70.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 74▼ 1 vs year ago 78 · −1.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 84▲ 23 vs year ago 64 · +35.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $408.87/cwt on 39 head, up $6.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +31.88 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$408.87

▲ 6.79 vs prior sale

39 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$40.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

vs AL average

−19.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	422.19	2,216	20
Medium and Large 2	538	400.96	2,157	13thin
Medium and Large 3	547	381.60	2,086	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.59/cwt here — about $130 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 sale39 hd

408.87

—

AL average16 barns · 361 hd

409.12

−0.25

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−19.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

+31.88

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	1,532	202.20	3,097	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	183.72	2,095	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	183.49	2,583	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	162.12	1,631	10

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)	—	$3,425	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,979	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,471	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,429	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,369	16

Every lot

104 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,386	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	620.53/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,694	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,856	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	631.92/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,940	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	602.60/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,977	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,250	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	564.10/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,189	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	532.48/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,199	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	551.71/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,372	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,444	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	482.99/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,304	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	499.06/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,445	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	505.03/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,586	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	490.75/cwt	488.00–495.00	2,572	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	467.34/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,458	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,384	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	455.04/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,598	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	434.18/cwt	430.00–442.00	2,514	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,553	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	405.45/cwt	403.00–408.00	2,566	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	402.65/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,710	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	389.67/cwt	389.00–390.00	2,622	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,608	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	357.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,624	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,697	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,043	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	642.42/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,465	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	601.88/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,643	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	576.17/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,654	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	539.96/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,717	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	579.71/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,867	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	554.93/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,881	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	553.93/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,000	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	517.02/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,949	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	487.91/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,913	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	449.28/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,878	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	435.15/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,819	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	466.56/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,969	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	448.88/cwt	445.00–452.00	2,092	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	438.43/cwt	432.00–442.00	2,078	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,054	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	422.19/cwt	418.00–428.00	2,216	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	387.40/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,034	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	406.73/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,152	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	387.99/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,165	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	371.66/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,345	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	358.96/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,276	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	334.69/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,219	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	324.09/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,171	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	324.63/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,308	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	319.34/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,465	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	726.56/cwt	720.00–740.00	1,548	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	693.93/cwt	685.00–700.00	1,492	6
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,463	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	671.55/cwt	665.00–680.00	1,786	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	595.23/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,607	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	650.36/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,821	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,126	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	608.12/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,970	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	592.96/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,980	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	548.46/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,013	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	528.28/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,044	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	484.30/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,078	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	525.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,273	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	488.01/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,318	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	472.58/cwt	465.00–478.00	2,254	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,175	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	470.09/cwt	464.00–478.00	2,421	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	452.71/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,350	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,328	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	413.52/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,341	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	443.90/cwt	440.00–448.00	2,575	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	380.45/cwt	370.00–388.00	2,351	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	361.63/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,253	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,445	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	329.92/cwt	326.00–334.00	2,557	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	194.63/cwt	192.00–198.00	2,507	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	207.66/cwt	205.00–211.00	3,578	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,023	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	155.39/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,409	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	162.99/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,680	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	170.02/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,858	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	179.65/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,035	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	185.94/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,112	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	193.70/cwt	192.00–195.00	2,315	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	177.92/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,443	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,750	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	183.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,606	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,425.00/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,425	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,978.57/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,979	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,471.43/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,471	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,428.57/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,429	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,214.29/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,214	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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 561Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 74Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 84Year ago 64

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,428.57

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)	14	—	—	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,978.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,471.43

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	—	—	4,450.00	4,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,214.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	161.00–166.00	162.99
3	—	907	153.00–157.00	155.39
2	—	1,093	168.00–172.00	170.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,421	180.00–185.00	183.41
2	—	1,373	177.00–179.00	177.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,133	178.00–182.00	179.65
3	—	1,195	192.00–195.00	193.70
14	—	1,136	183.00–189.00	185.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	205.00–211.00	207.66
1	—	1,880	214.00	214.00
3	—	1,288	192.00–198.00	194.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	650.00	650.00
4	250–300	270	585.00–600.00	595.23
5	300–350	334	590.00–595.00	592.96
10	400–450	429	470.00–495.00	484.30
4	450–500	478	450.00–460.00	454.97
2	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	565	412.00	412.00
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	720.00–740.00	726.56
7	250–300	266	665.00–680.00	671.55
1	300–350	315	675.00	675.00
7	350–400	367	540.00–555.00	548.46
4	400–450	433	520.00–530.00	525.03
8	450–500	475	480.00–495.00	488.01
8	500–550	515	464.00–478.00	470.09
4	550–600	580	440.00–448.00	443.90
6	600–650	618	370.00–388.00	380.45
2	750–800	775	326.00–334.00	329.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	215	685.00–700.00	693.93
4	250–300	280	640.00–660.00	650.36
11	300–350	324	600.00–620.00	608.12
6	350–400	387	520.00–535.00	528.28
3	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
6	450–500	477	465.00–478.00	472.58
11	500–550	519	445.00–460.00	452.71
7	550–600	566	410.00–420.00	413.52
3	600–650	623	355.00–365.00	361.63
2	750–800	770	315.00–320.00	317.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	318	535.00–545.00	539.96
10	350–400	392	485.00–500.00	487.91
4	400–450	418	430.00–440.00	435.15
2	450–500	480	428.00	428.00
4	500–550	525	385.00–390.00	387.40
2	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	670	320.00–328.00	324.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	570.00–580.00	576.17
8	300–350	339	550.00–565.00	554.93
5	350–400	377	515.00–520.00	517.02
15	400–450	418	445.00–455.00	449.28
10	450–500	474	432.00–442.00	438.43
9	500–550	529	400.00–416.00	406.73
4	550–600	558	386.00–390.00	387.99
6	600–650	634	356.00–362.00	358.96
3	650–700	663	332.00–340.00	334.69
6	700–750	711	320.00–328.00	324.63
3	750–800	772	318.00–320.00	319.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	640.00–650.00	642.42
7	250–300	273	590.00–610.00	601.88
8	300–350	322	570.00–595.00	579.71
5	350–400	361	550.00–560.00	553.93
13	400–450	422	460.00–470.00	466.56
8	450–500	466	445.00–452.00	448.88
20	500–550	525	418.00–428.00	422.19
5	600–650	631	368.00–375.00	371.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
2	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	477	480.00–485.00	482.99
4	500–550	526	460.00–480.00	467.34
2	550–600	565	422.00	422.00
2	650–700	690	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	630.00	630.00
6	250–300	273	610.00–625.00	620.53
4	300–350	328	600.00–605.00	602.60
31	350–400	388	550.00–565.00	564.10
4	400–450	413	530.00–535.00	532.48
16	450–500	490	495.00–500.00	499.06
8	500–550	524	488.00–495.00	490.75
7	550–600	579	430.00–442.00	434.18
4	600–650	633	403.00–408.00	405.45
3	650–700	673	389.00–390.00	389.67
5	700–750	733	350.00–365.00	357.93
2	750–800	775	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	640.00	640.00
5	300–350	307	620.00–640.00	631.92
2	350–400	375	600.00	600.00
6	400–450	430	550.00–555.00	551.71
2	450–500	470	520.00	520.00
3	500–550	512	500.00–515.00	505.03
7	550–600	571	450.00–460.00	455.04
2	600–650	605	422.00	422.00
6	650–700	673	400.00–406.00	402.65
16	950–1000	960	317.00	317.00

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.