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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 15

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

719 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 755▲ 32 vs year ago 687 · +4.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 77▼ 75 vs year ago 162 · −46.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 87▼ 61 vs year ago 136 · −44.9%

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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 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.84/cwt on 34 head, up $2.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +41.70 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$465.84

▲ 2.00 vs prior sale

34 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$48.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs AL average

−22.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	488.27	2,594	11thin
Medium and Large 2	561	460.46	2,582	17thin
Medium and Large 3	565	439.97	2,486	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.30/cwt here — about $108 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 sale34 hd

465.84

—

AL average13 barns · 266 hd

464.45

+1.39

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−22.51

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

+41.70

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $345.52, median $424.14 across 29 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	1,670	211.01	3,523	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	188.93	2,692	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	188.29	2,176	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	165.58	1,606	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)	—	$3,475	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,950	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,775	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,445	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,575	8

Every lot

93 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	601.59/cwt	595.00–605.00	1,702	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	592.47/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,192	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	569.68/cwt	564.00–575.00	2,125	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	521.54/cwt	520.00–524.00	2,243	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	538.92/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,339	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,423	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	499.40/cwt	495.00–506.00	2,377	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,328	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	495.88/cwt	494.00–504.00	2,559	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	480.05/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,592	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	474.96/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,650	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	449.77/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,573	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	434.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,545	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	440.09/cwt	434.00–440.50	2,707	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	424.00/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,629	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	402.97/cwt	396.00–410.00	2,511	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	398.38/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,713	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	406.80/cwt	406.25–415.00	2,811	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	395.99/cwt	386.00–396.50	2,895	72
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,872	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	604.77/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,330	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	593.91/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,550	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	548.31/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,601	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	575.02/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,806	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	542.39/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,790	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	553.98/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,878	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	545.23/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,034	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	509.91/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,902	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	491.06/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,895	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	465.68/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,937	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	452.04/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,917	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	480.64/cwt	476.00–485.00	2,062	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	428.38/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,026	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	441.27/cwt	438.00–445.00	2,109	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	455.05/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,184	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	399.72/cwt	388.00–404.00	2,119	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	413.64/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,201	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	427.06/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,289	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	393.31/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,195	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	411.25/cwt	408.00–415.00	2,348	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	364.58/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,271	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	381.39/cwt	378.00–390.00	2,410	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,317	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,356	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,353	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	614.27/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,714	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	601.06/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,863	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,845	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	631.89/cwt	630.00–635.00	2,104	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	536.70/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,056	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	517.11/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,996	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	511.81/cwt	504.00–515.00	2,134	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	478.45/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,253	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	495.47/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,349	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	463.27/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,432	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	445.93/cwt	440.00–452.00	2,372	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,267	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	444.47/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,565	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	421.34/cwt	420.00–424.00	2,431	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	397.65/cwt	395.00–403.00	2,438	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	360.34/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,461	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	336.93/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,460	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	340.60/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,640	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	199.97/cwt	198.00–202.00	2,890	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	209.19/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,602	5
Bulls	—	—	1,829	224.34/cwt	220.00–228.00	4,103	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,423	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	164.75/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,542	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	173.68/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,846	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	183.22/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,109	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	190.41/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,205	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	197.13/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,295	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	184.50/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,506	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,845	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,511.11/head	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,511	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,475.00/head	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,475	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,800.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,800	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,775.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,775	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,228.57/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,229	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,445.45/head	3,900.00–4,600.00	4,445	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,575.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,575	8

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 755Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 77Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 87Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	292	545.00–550.00	548.31
5	300–350	339	550.00–560.00	553.98
6	350–400	373	500.00–530.00	509.91
19	400–450	416	460.00–470.00	465.68
8	450–500	478	438.00–445.00	441.27
13	500–550	532	408.00–420.00	413.64
3	550–600	558	390.00–400.00	393.31
3	600–650	623	358.00–368.00	364.58
2	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	715	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	535.00–545.00	542.39
10	350–400	386	485.00–495.00	491.06
7	400–450	424	450.00–455.00	452.04
3	450–500	473	425.00–430.00	428.38
7	500–550	530	388.00–404.00	399.72
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
2	750–800	765	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	600.00–610.00	604.77
5	250–300	261	590.00–600.00	593.91
7	300–350	314	570.00–580.00	575.02
4	350–400	373	540.00–550.00	545.23
9	400–450	429	476.00–485.00	480.64
7	450–500	480	450.00–460.00	455.05
28	500–550	536	422.00–435.00	427.06
5	550–600	571	408.00–415.00	411.25
23	600–650	632	378.00–390.00	381.39
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	310	595.00	595.00
2	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	430	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	480	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	545	416.00	416.00
3	550–600	565	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	640	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	610.00–620.00	614.27
10	300–350	310	600.00–605.00	601.06
7	350–400	386	515.00–520.00	517.11
11	400–450	417	504.00–515.00	511.81
7	450–500	471	470.00–485.00	478.45
9	500–550	532	440.00–452.00	445.93
6	550–600	577	420.00–424.00	421.34
4	650–700	683	350.00–368.00	360.34
4	700–750	730	332.00–342.00	336.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	660.00	660.00
5	300–350	333	630.00–635.00	631.89
6	350–400	383	535.00–540.00	536.70
10	450–500	474	490.00–500.00	495.47
6	500–550	525	460.00–470.00	463.27
7	550–600	577	440.00–450.00	444.47
3	600–650	613	395.00–403.00	397.65
3	750–800	775	338.00–346.00	340.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	595.00–605.00	601.59
4	350–400	373	564.00–575.00	569.68
5	400–450	430	520.00–524.00	521.54
6	450–500	476	495.00–506.00	499.40
6	500–550	540	475.00–485.00	480.05
11	550–600	572	445.00–455.00	449.77
5	600–650	620	420.00–428.00	424.00
5	650–700	681	396.00–400.00	398.38
12	800–850	830	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	585	430.00–440.00	434.96
4	600–650	623	396.00–410.00	402.97
2	650–700	680	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	590.00–595.00	592.47
5	400–450	434	535.00–545.00	538.92
9	450–500	475	510.00	510.00
7	500–550	516	494.00–504.00	495.88
4	550–600	558	465.00–485.00	474.96
32	600–650	615	434.00–440.50	440.09
28	650–700	691	406.25–415.00	406.80
72	700–750	731	386.00–396.50	395.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,158	187.00–194.00	190.41
15	—	1,151	180.00–186.00	183.22
5	—	1,164	195.00–201.00	197.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	155.00–156.00	155.50
3	—	1,063	173.00–174.00	173.68
5	—	936	162.00–167.00	164.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	183.00–187.00	184.50
5	—	1,478	190.00–195.00	192.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	198.00–202.00	199.97
4	—	1,829	220.00–228.00	224.34
5	—	1,722	206.00–214.00	209.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,228.57

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)	6	—	—	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,800.00

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)	9	—	—	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,511.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,775.00

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	8	—	—	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,575.00

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	22	—	—	3,900.00–4,600.00	4,445.45

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.