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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 13

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 6May 13May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

478 head

▼ 288 vs last sale 766▼ 18 vs year ago 496 · −3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 81▼ 37 vs year ago 124 · −29.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 103▼ 65 vs year ago 128 · −50.8%

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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 and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. 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 $386.94/cwt on 28 head, down $7.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +9.95 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$386.94

▼ 7.31 vs prior sale

28 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$25.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.10

vs AL average

−30.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	397.24	2,128	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	384.97	2,096	11thin
Medium and Large 3	545	371.64	2,027	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.60/cwt here — about $102 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 sale28 hd

386.94

—

AL average14 barns · 342 hd

406.04

−19.10

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−30.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

+9.95

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	1,707	212.46	3,626	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	181.21	2,613	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	178.99	2,047	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	160.30	1,596	16

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)	—	$3,033	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,977	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,267	6

Every lot

86 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	476.01/cwt	475.00–478.00	1,985	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	443.65/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,356	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	432.45/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,314	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	426.56/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,444	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,589	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	394.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,409	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	407.02/cwt	402.00–412.00	2,617	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,614	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,837	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,496	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,610	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	543.92/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,692	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	531.50/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,743	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	521.64/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,862	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	492.45/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,812	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	472.43/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,809	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	450.84/cwt	448.00–455.00	1,903	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	442.80/cwt	440.00–446.00	1,869	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	435.89/cwt	434.00–438.00	1,900	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	436.91/cwt	432.00–444.00	2,058	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	414.24/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,955	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,044	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	411.13/cwt	405.00–417.00	2,093	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,000	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	396.41/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,101	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	380.57/cwt	379.00–382.00	2,162	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,080	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	366.60/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,302	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	355.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,242	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,051	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,258	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,274	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,378	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	317.57/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,426	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	301.99/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,395	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,829	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	554.92/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,803	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	525.07/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,906	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	509.93/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,928	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	549.94/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,117	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	503.35/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,104	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	479.88/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,059	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	465.19/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,010	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	459.37/cwt	455.00–466.00	2,173	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	446.34/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,120	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	471.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,249	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	432.19/cwt	428.00–435.00	2,247	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	443.67/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,360	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	420.06/cwt	416.00–422.00	2,256	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	432.99/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,490	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	414.09/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,389	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	405.97/cwt	404.00–408.00	2,375	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,408	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	372.57/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,321	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	360.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,294	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	332.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,379	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	328.25/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,547	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	323.34/cwt	322.00–324.00	2,564	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,696	213.64/cwt	208.00–216.00	3,623	5
Bulls	—	—	1,707	200.79/cwt	199.00–202.00	3,427	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	227.03/cwt	220.00–235.00	3,934	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	153.85/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,478	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	161.04/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,617	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	166.66/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,695	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	181.52/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,051	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,168	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	172.97/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,019	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	182.51/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,626	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	177.31/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,571	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,625.00/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,625	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,033.33/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,033	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,976.92/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,977	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,500	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,366.67/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,367	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	4

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 766Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 81Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 103Year ago 128

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	550.00–560.00	554.92
6	350–400	363	520.00–530.00	525.07
8	400–450	429	475.00–490.00	479.88
8	450–500	473	455.00–466.00	459.37
6	500–550	520	428.00–435.00	432.19
3	550–600	577	410.00–422.00	414.09
3	600–650	623	368.00–380.00	372.57
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
3	750–800	793	322.00–324.00	323.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	310	590.00	590.00
6	350–400	385	545.00–555.00	549.94
3	400–450	418	500.00–505.00	503.35
9	450–500	477	470.00–475.00	471.49
8	500–550	532	440.00–450.00	443.67
4	550–600	575	430.00–435.00	432.99
1	600–650	605	398.00	398.00
1	650–700	660	370.00	370.00
4	700–750	716	330.00–335.00	332.29
4	750–800	776	327.00–330.00	328.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
6	350–400	378	505.00–515.00	509.93
3	400–450	432	455.00–470.00	465.19
8	450–500	475	440.00–450.00	446.34
3	500–550	537	416.00–422.00	420.06
2	550–600	585	404.00–408.00	405.97
3	600–650	637	350.00–365.00	360.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	328	525.00–535.00	531.50
4	350–400	368	490.00–495.00	492.45
13	400–450	422	440.00–446.00	442.80
19	450–500	481	420.00–430.00	425.00
7	500–550	530	390.00–400.00	396.41
4	550–600	570	360.00–370.00	364.96
5	600–650	630	350.00–360.00	355.83
1	700–750	715	318.00	318.00
2	750–800	793	300.00–304.00	301.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
8	350–400	383	465.00–480.00	472.43
10	400–450	436	434.00–438.00	435.89
9	450–500	472	410.00–418.00	414.24
4	500–550	523	380.00–385.00	382.46
2	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	680.00	680.00
2	250–300	290	555.00	555.00
5	300–350	311	540.00–550.00	543.92
3	350–400	357	515.00–525.00	521.64
10	400–450	422	448.00–455.00	450.84
7	450–500	471	432.00–444.00	436.91
6	500–550	509	405.00–417.00	411.13
5	550–600	568	379.00–382.00	380.57
3	600–650	628	365.00–370.00	366.60
1	650–700	680	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	725	328.00	328.00
5	750–800	764	314.00–320.00	317.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	531	440.00–450.00	443.65
4	550–600	573	420.00–430.00	426.56
4	600–650	643	402.00–412.00	407.02
1	850–900	865	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	475.00–478.00	476.01
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
4	500–550	535	430.00–435.00	432.45
3	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	610	390.00–400.00	394.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	428.00	428.00
1	650–700	660	396.00	396.00
1	700–750	745	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	175.00–179.00	177.31
9	—	1,439	180.00–186.00	182.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,167	171.00–177.00	172.97
19	—	1,130	178.00–185.00	181.52
2	—	1,135	190.00–192.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	151.00–155.00	153.85
3	—	1,017	165.00–170.00	166.66
9	—	1,004	156.00–164.00	161.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,696	208.00–216.00	213.64
2	—	1,733	220.00–235.00	227.03
3	—	1,707	199.00–202.00	200.79

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	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,625.00

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	—	—	4,550.00	4,550.00

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)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,366.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,033.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,976.92

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.