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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 6

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

766 head

▲ 304 vs last sale 462▲ 236 vs year ago 530 · +44.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 104▼ 24 vs year ago 105 · −22.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 116▲ 23 vs year ago 80 · +28.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher ,feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $427.04/cwt on 44 head, down $1.18 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +40.06 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$427.04

▼ 1.18 vs prior sale

44 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$32.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	447.04	2,487	11thin
Medium and Large 2	549	423.90	2,327	20
Medium and Large 3	540	414.96	2,242	13thin

One grade step is worth $32.07/cwt here — about $244 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 sale44 hd

427.04

—

AL average15 barns · 418 hd

427.84

−0.80

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

+40.06

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $322.17, median $386.99 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	1,747	213.11	3,722	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	176.02	2,081	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	175.59	2,559	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	163.70	1,697	20

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)	—	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,493	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,213	32

Every lot

99 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,219	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	583.33/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,217	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	484.96/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,085	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	498.80/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,190	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	497.97/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,286	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	472.48/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,410	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	480.70/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,538	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	456.44/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,469	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	432.17/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,485	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	448.99/cwt	446.00–452.00	2,595	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,619	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,548	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,482	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,548	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,714	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	575.32/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,599	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	596.71/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,689	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	522.44/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,687	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	466.99/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,789	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	507.40/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,953	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	479.42/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,875	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	455.57/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,913	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	482.06/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,058	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	468.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,017	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	434.35/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,994	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	449.21/cwt	448.00–450.00	2,071	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	422.91/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,983	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	401.12/cwt	398.00–406.00	2,086	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	380.72/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,980	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	414.43/cwt	410.00–419.00	2,188	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	390.67/cwt	389.00–395.00	2,196	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	381.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,187	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,091	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	363.03/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,273	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,326	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	332.86/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,277	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	329.14/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,390	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,359	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,599	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,751	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	566.04/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,574	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	586.59/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,689	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	555.12/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,765	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	609.82/cwt	605.00–615.00	2,012	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	586.10/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,934	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	521.62/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,956	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	533.87/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,039	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	505.68/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,932	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	500.54/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,067	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	471.02/cwt	470.00–472.00	1,945	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	481.98/cwt	478.00–490.00	2,019	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	487.14/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,299	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	470.07/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,242	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	455.13/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,176	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	464.08/cwt	460.00–468.00	2,413	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	443.42/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,315	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	427.26/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,243	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	387.30/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,227	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	404.38/cwt	398.00–412.00	2,329	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	437.30/cwt	430.00–444.00	2,523	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	391.94/cwt	388.00–398.00	2,446	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	374.92/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,343	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	335.06/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,272	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	340.80/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,464	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	328.84/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,414	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	331.01/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,598	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	197.60/cwt	196.00–199.00	2,915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	225.99/cwt	220.00–235.00	3,962	4
Bulls	—	—	1,876	207.99/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,902	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	156.23/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,523	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	172.16/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,839	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	163.92/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,757	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	182.11/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,133	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	168.91/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,997	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	177.04/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,105	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,442	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	175.63/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,585	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,523	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,233.33/head	3,700.00–4,500.00	4,233	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,070.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,070	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,666.67/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,667	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,250.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,250	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,492.86/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,493	14
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,150.00/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,022.22/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,022	9

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 766Last week 462Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 104Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 116Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	570.00–580.00	575.32
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
10	350–400	391	475.00–490.00	479.42
8	400–450	431	465.00–475.00	468.00
8	450–500	459	430.00–440.00	434.35
7	500–550	520	398.00–406.00	401.12
7	550–600	574	375.00–385.00	381.00
4	600–650	626	360.00–365.00	363.03
7	650–700	684	330.00–334.00	332.86
4	700–750	735	320.00–322.00	321.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	595.00–600.00	596.71
4	300–350	323	520.00–525.00	522.44
4	350–400	385	500.00–515.00	507.40
7	400–450	427	480.00–485.00	482.06
5	450–500	461	448.00–450.00	449.21
12	500–550	528	410.00–419.00	414.43
12	550–600	562	389.00–395.00	390.67
9	650–700	684	340.00	340.00
7	700–750	726	328.00–332.00	329.14
1	750–800	790	329.00	329.00
2	850–900	865	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
8	350–400	383	460.00–470.00	466.99
11	400–450	420	450.00–460.00	455.57
5	450–500	469	420.00–425.00	422.91
6	500–550	520	375.00–385.00	380.72
2	550–600	585	355.00–360.00	357.52
2	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
4	750–800	795	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	580.00–585.00	583.33
4	400–450	439	495.00–500.00	498.80
3	450–500	465	475.00	475.00
4	500–550	510	470.00–475.00	472.48
14	550–600	575	430.00–440.00	432.17
2	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	655	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	745	342.00	342.00
2	750–800	760	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	480.00–490.00	484.96
7	500–550	541	455.00–460.00	456.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	625.00	625.00
5	450–500	459	495.00–500.00	497.97
7	500–550	528	480.00–485.00	480.70
4	550–600	578	446.00–452.00	448.99
7	600–650	625	419.00	419.00
2	650–700	660	386.00	386.00
2	700–750	705	352.00	352.00
1	750–800	780	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	288	580.00–600.00	586.59
12	300–350	330	580.00–600.00	586.10
6	350–400	375	520.00–525.00	521.62
20	400–450	419	478.00–490.00	481.98
9	450–500	477	465.00–480.00	470.07
10	500–550	522	440.00–450.00	443.42
10	550–600	576	398.00–412.00	404.38
4	600–650	625	370.00–380.00	374.92
2	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	734	324.00–330.00	328.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	560.00–570.00	566.04
4	300–350	318	550.00–560.00	555.12
7	350–400	382	500.00–510.00	505.68
4	400–450	413	470.00–472.00	471.02
6	450–500	478	450.00–460.00	455.13
9	500–550	525	420.00–435.00	427.26
4	550–600	575	380.00–395.00	387.30
2	600–650	635	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	678	330.00–340.00	335.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	605.00–615.00	609.82
5	350–400	382	530.00–540.00	533.87
8	400–450	413	495.00–505.00	500.54
9	450–500	472	485.00–490.00	487.14
4	500–550	520	460.00–468.00	464.08
7	550–600	577	430.00–444.00	437.30
5	600–650	624	388.00–398.00	391.94
5	700–750	723	338.00–346.00	340.80
2	750–800	785	330.00–332.00	331.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	196.00–199.00	197.60
4	—	1,876	205.00–212.00	207.99
4	—	1,753	220.00–235.00	225.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,072	162.00–168.00	163.92
7	—	975	153.00–159.00	156.23
6	—	1,068	170.00–175.00	172.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,320	185.00	185.00
5	—	1,472	172.00–180.00	175.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,182	167.00–173.00	168.91
9	—	1,171	181.00–184.00	182.11
16	—	1,189	174.00–180.00	177.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,666.67

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	6	—	—	3,700.00–4,500.00	4,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,070.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,022.22

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)	14	—	—	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,492.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,150.00

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)	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.