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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 29

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 15Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

462 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 719▼ 157 vs year ago 619 · −25.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 87▲ 7 vs year ago 97 · +7.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 75▲ 10 vs year ago 106 · +9.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $397.33/cwt on 32 head, down $19.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +20.35 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$397.33

▼ 19.23 vs prior sale

32 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$38.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs AL average

−26.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	415.85	2,203	11thin
Medium and Large 2	547	393.73	2,154	13thin
Medium and Large 3	551	377.74	2,079	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.12/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd

397.33

—

AL average15 barns · 439 hd

400.78

−3.45

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−26.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

+20.35

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	1,851	206.88	3,829	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	173.91	2,462	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	172.83	1,987	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	158.53	1,631	22

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)	—	$3,089	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,667	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,420	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,113	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,817	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,258	6

Every lot

88 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,906	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,130	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	558.26/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,082	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	571.06/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,204	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	533.27/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,202	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	498.96/cwt	495.00–502.00	2,136	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	485.69/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,098	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	502.03/cwt	500.00–504.00	2,360	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	484.97/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,318	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	466.74/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,264	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	476.17/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,495	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	459.32/cwt	458.00–460.00	2,444	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	442.48/cwt	442.00–448.00	2,403	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	452.82/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,590	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	428.99/cwt	428.00–430.00	2,660	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,720	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,687	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,748	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	474.86/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,747	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	495.76/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,874	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	495.05/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,030	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	463.03/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,986	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	477.47/cwt	472.00–485.00	2,058	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	442.38/cwt	438.00–450.00	2,057	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	431.26/cwt	424.00–435.00	2,053	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	421.03/cwt	416.00–426.00	2,181	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	406.73/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,135	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	387.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,063	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	382.58/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,165	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	368.42/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,093	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	392.55/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,289	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	349.31/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,183	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,279	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,553	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	572.09/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,928	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	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	522.08/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,906	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	498.29/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,043	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	481.61/cwt	476.00–490.00	2,023	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	471.43/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,018	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	474.80/cwt	468.00–480.00	2,203	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	457.97/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,180	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	491.66/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,350	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	453.34/cwt	452.00–454.00	2,348	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	438.29/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,332	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	422.59/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,274	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	415.79/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,349	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	427.49/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,428	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,291	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	396.64/cwt	390.00–406.00	2,439	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	377.70/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,353	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	366.06/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,306	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,295	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	317.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,470	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,851	206.88/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,829	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	153.95/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,510	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	167.33/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,712	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	160.01/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,719	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	167.23/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,836	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	179.71/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,018	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	173.11/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,013	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	174.46/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,462	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	168.78/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,385	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,621	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,680.00/head	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,680	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,900.00/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,900	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,088.89/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,089	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,000	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,666.67/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,667	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,420.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,420	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,112.50/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,113	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,258.33/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,258	6

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 719Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 87Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 75Year ago 106

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	575.00	575.00
3	300–350	315	555.00	555.00
8	350–400	378	490.00–500.00	495.76
11	400–450	431	472.00–485.00	477.47
9	450–500	465	438.00–450.00	442.38
6	500–550	525	400.00–410.00	406.73
7	550–600	566	380.00–385.00	382.58
3	600–650	625	348.00–350.00	349.31
2	650–700	655	348.00	348.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	560.00	560.00
6	350–400	368	470.00–480.00	474.86
7	400–450	429	455.00–470.00	463.03
11	450–500	476	424.00–435.00	431.26
4	500–550	533	380.00–390.00	387.05
4	550–600	568	365.00–372.00	368.42
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
8	400–450	410	490.00–500.00	495.05
9	500–550	518	416.00–426.00	421.03
2	550–600	583	390.00–395.00	392.55
2	600–650	645	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	428	465.00–475.00	471.43
7	450–500	476	450.00–465.00	457.97
5	500–550	538	420.00–425.00	422.59
1	550–600	570	402.00	402.00
2	600–650	630	362.00–370.00	366.06
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	565.00–575.00	572.09
5	350–400	365	520.00–525.00	522.08
13	400–450	420	476.00–490.00	481.61
10	450–500	464	468.00–480.00	474.80
3	500–550	532	435.00–440.00	438.29
4	550–600	565	410.00–420.00	415.79
3	600–650	623	375.00–380.00	377.70
2	700–750	723	315.00–320.00	317.49
4	750–800	779	310.00–320.00	317.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	675.00	675.00
1	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	410	495.00–500.00	498.29
3	450–500	478	490.00–495.00	491.66
3	500–550	518	452.00–454.00	453.34
2	550–600	568	425.00–430.00	427.49
3	600–650	615	390.00–406.00	396.64
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	790	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	386	565.00–575.00	571.06
6	400–450	428	495.00–502.00	498.96
6	450–500	478	480.00–490.00	484.97
3	500–550	532	458.00–460.00	459.32
1	600–650	640	425.00	425.00
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	555.00–560.00	558.26
7	400–450	432	480.00–490.00	485.69
3	450–500	485	460.00–470.00	466.74
12	500–550	543	442.00–448.00	442.48
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	630	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	665	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	625.00	625.00
2	350–400	355	600.00	600.00
3	400–450	413	530.00–535.00	533.27
5	450–500	470	500.00–504.00	502.03
4	500–550	524	470.00–480.00	476.17
5	550–600	572	450.00–455.00	452.82
2	600–650	620	428.00–430.00	428.99
1	650–700	665	404.00	404.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,098	165.00–169.00	167.23
26	—	1,163	170.00–176.00	173.11
3	—	1,123	178.00–181.00	179.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	180.00–184.00	181.99
4	—	1,413	166.00–170.00	168.78
8	—	1,411	171.00–178.00	174.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	981	152.00–157.00	153.95
10	—	1,074	158.00–164.00	160.01
3	—	1,023	167.00–168.00	167.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,851	202.00–210.00	206.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,900.00

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	2	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,680.00

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)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,420.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,112.50

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)	9	—	—	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,088.89

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	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,258.33

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.