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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 27

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 13May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 478▼ 88 vs year ago 391 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 87▲ 15 vs year ago 78 · +19.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 63▲ 35 vs year ago 68 · +51.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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 $416.06/cwt on 23 head, down $14.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 31 comparable sales and sits +29.08 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$416.06

▼ 14.28 vs prior sale

23 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$41.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	438.77	2,295	5thin
Medium and Large 2	549	417.42	2,290	11thin
Medium and Large 3	571	397.71	2,270	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.06/cwt here — about $25 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 sale23 hd

416.06

—

AL average10 barns · 174 hd

413.56

+2.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

+29.08

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	1,797	224.63	4,035	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	189.25	2,651	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	186.73	2,165	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	168.53	1,794	13

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)	—	$3,363	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,953	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,531	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,475	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,800	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,606	18

Every lot

92 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	488.29/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,100	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	454.50/cwt	454.00–455.00	2,173	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	461.96/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,213	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	442.69/cwt	440.00–446.00	2,337	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	452.57/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,399	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	430.65/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,291	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	431.34/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,450	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	413.92/cwt	410.00–419.00	2,612	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,765	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	552.99/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,709	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	532.54/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,678	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	511.60/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,704	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	454.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,685	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	497.55/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,856	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	473.30/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,789	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	459.33/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,971	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	448.48/cwt	444.00–452.00	1,942	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	434.34/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,894	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	440.63/cwt	436.00–448.00	2,062	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	424.41/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,033	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	382.46/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,962	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	403.73/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,148	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	394.98/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,243	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	384.04/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,243	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	361.67/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,224	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,150	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,270	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,155	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,360	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,317	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,394	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	571.04/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,530	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	594.93/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,612	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	583.37/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,849	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	543.37/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,750	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	556.10/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,868	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	518.30/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,907	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	504.82/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,878	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	536.64/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,050	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	447.89/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,886	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	463.35/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,992	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	490.09/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,147	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	427.95/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,981	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	449.80/cwt	443.00–460.00	2,146	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	438.77/cwt	434.00–446.00	2,295	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	422.81/cwt	420.00–426.00	2,237	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	407.99/cwt	406.00–410.00	2,379	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	390.80/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,317	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	382.96/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,348	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,509	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	213.93/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,847	225.10/cwt	220.00–229.00	4,158	5
Bulls	—	—	1,905	239.49/cwt	239.00–240.00	4,562	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	166.24/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,613	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,625	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	180.41/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,012	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	172.71/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,952	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	198.35/cwt	195.00–204.00	2,317	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	186.77/cwt	184.00–193.00	2,223	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	178.96/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,466	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	188.97/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,640	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	196.96/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,813	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	5,350.00/head	5,200.00–5,500.00	5,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,025.00/head	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,025	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,950.00/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	2,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,466.67/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,467	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,362.50/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,363	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,953.33/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,953	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,530.77/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,531	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,475.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,475	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,605.56/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,606	18

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 478Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 87Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 63Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	540.00–545.00	543.37
6	350–400	372	500.00–510.00	504.82
7	400–450	421	445.00–450.00	447.89
5	450–500	463	425.00–430.00	427.95
2	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
5	550–600	593	390.00–392.00	390.80
3	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	565.00–575.00	571.04
5	300–350	336	550.00–570.00	556.10
3	350–400	368	515.00–525.00	518.30
6	400–450	430	455.00–470.00	463.35
12	450–500	477	443.00–460.00	449.80
7	500–550	529	420.00–426.00	422.81
4	550–600	583	406.00–410.00	407.99
4	600–650	613	380.00–386.00	382.96
2	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	720	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	680.00	680.00
4	250–300	271	590.00–600.00	594.93
3	300–350	317	580.00–585.00	583.37
3	350–400	382	530.00–540.00	536.64
4	400–450	438	485.00–495.00	490.09
2	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
5	500–550	523	434.00–446.00	438.77
2	750–800	778	320.00–325.00	322.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
4	400–450	435	480.00	480.00
5	450–500	479	460.00–465.00	461.96
6	500–550	528	440.00–446.00	442.69
1	600–650	635	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	655	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	478	454.00–455.00	454.50
6	500–550	532	430.00–432.00	430.65
2	550–600	575	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
3	400–450	430	485.00–490.00	488.29
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	530	450.00–455.00	452.57
3	550–600	568	430.00–432.00	431.34
7	600–650	631	410.00–419.00	413.92
1	750–800	790	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	315	530.00–535.00	532.54
3	350–400	378	470.00–480.00	473.30
9	400–450	433	444.00–452.00	448.48
4	450–500	479	420.00–430.00	424.41
6	500–550	532	400.00–412.00	403.73
2	550–600	568	390.00–400.00	394.98
1	600–650	645	352.00	352.00
2	650–700	658	325.00–330.00	327.49
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
3	300–350	333	505.00–515.00	511.60
5	350–400	371	450.00–460.00	454.10
5	400–450	436	430.00–440.00	434.34
3	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	513	380.00–390.00	382.46
6	550–600	584	380.00–388.00	384.04
1	600–650	640	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	280	575.00	575.00
5	300–350	309	545.00–560.00	552.99
4	350–400	373	495.00–500.00	497.55
7	400–450	429	455.00–465.00	459.33
3	450–500	468	436.00–448.00	440.63
3	600–650	615	360.00–363.00	361.67
6	650–700	690	342.00	342.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	213.00–216.00	213.93
2	—	1,905	239.00–240.00	239.49
5	—	1,847	220.00–229.00	225.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,130	171.00–176.00	172.71
4	—	970	165.00–168.00	166.24
2	—	1,025	158.00–159.00	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	178.00–180.00	178.96
3	—	1,428	195.00–200.00	196.96
9	—	1,397	185.00–193.00	188.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,115	178.00–183.00	180.41
7	—	1,168	195.00–204.00	198.35
17	—	1,190	184.00–193.00	186.77

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	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,466.67

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	6	—	—	2,750.00–3,300.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	5,200.00–5,500.00	5,350.00

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	8	—	—	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,025.00

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)	8	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.00

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)	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,530.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,953.33

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	18	—	—	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,605.56

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.