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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 17

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

594 head

▲ 213 vs last sale 381▲ 58 vs year ago 536 · +10.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 59▼ 79 vs year ago 191 · −41.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 35▲ 12 vs year ago 85 · +14.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $393.76/cwt on 65 head, up $16.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +16.78 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$393.76

▲ 16.78 vs prior sale

65 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$45.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.61

vs AL average

−17.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	425.91	2,282	14thin
Medium and Large 2	557	393.80	2,193	18thin
Medium and Large 3	542	380.10	2,061	33

One grade step is worth $45.80/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale65 hd

393.76

—

AL average16 barns · 437 hd

385.15

+8.61

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−17.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

+16.78

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	—	Low	1,882	214.31	4,033	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	189.73	2,227	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	189.63	2,805	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	172.07	1,770	27

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)	—	$3,880	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,885	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,825	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,360	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,333	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,960	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,783	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,244	9

Every lot

96 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,080	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	557.03/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,306	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	526.72/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,302	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,292	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	521.26/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,377	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	473.92/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,284	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,279	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	462.98/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,449	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	429.49/cwt	428.00–430.00	2,311	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	435.91/cwt	434.00–444.00	2,363	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	429.99/cwt	428.00–432.00	2,434	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,419	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	405.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,503	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,451	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,660	57
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	370.10/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,543	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	767	316.63/cwt	314.00–318.00	2,429	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	336.96/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,625	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,243	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	585.07/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,422	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	280	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,764	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	521.95/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,769	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	504.52/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,867	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	517.09/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,986	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	482.96/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,033	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	508.50/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,181	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	454.99/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,961	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	447.49/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,050	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	420.77/cwt	418.00–424.00	1,973	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,009	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	520	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,486	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	439.95/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,297	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	384.81/cwt	381.00–400.00	2,047	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	416.18/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,222	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	393.02/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,205	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	375.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,161	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	358.93/cwt	356.00–365.00	2,111	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	357.96/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,212	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	379.27/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,439	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,337	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	371.45/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,526	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,345	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	348.93/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,519	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	335.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,472	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	315.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,435	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	664.86/cwt	660.00–670.00	1,815	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	606.79/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,669	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	578.29/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,608	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	654.89/cwt	650.00–660.00	2,148	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	622.68/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,267	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,360	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,223	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	485.86/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,065	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	529.86/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,294	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	508.38/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,201	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	453.95/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,138	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	437.30/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,077	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	426.49/cwt	425.00–428.00	2,103	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	416.71/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,134	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	393.99/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,068	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	402.45/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,117	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	381.60/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,206	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,457	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,386	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	220.47/cwt	217.00–224.00	4,167	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	165.13/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,636	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	179.72/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,867	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	171.35/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,809	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	184.32/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,099	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	191.98/cwt	189.00–196.00	2,248	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	204.34/cwt	203.00–208.00	2,722	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	199.91/cwt	199.00–202.00	2,833	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	184.62/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,747	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	190.34/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,855	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,700.00/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,884.62/head	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,885	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,825.00/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,825	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,360.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,360	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,333.33/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,333	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,783.33/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,783	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,244.44/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,244	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	5,533.33/head	5,000.00–6,000.00	5,533	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,100.00/head	3,700.00–4,500.00	4,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,950.00/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,950	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 381Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 59Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 35Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,360.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,333.33

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)	13	—	—	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,884.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	4,600.00	4,600.00

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	9	—	—	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,244.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,783.33

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	—	—	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,950.00

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	4	—	—	3,700.00–4,500.00	4,100.00

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	6	—	—	5,000.00–6,000.00	5,533.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	575.00–590.00	585.07
3	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
7	350–400	384	515.00–520.00	517.09
7	400–450	429	500.00–515.00	508.50
4	450–500	458	445.00–450.00	447.49
8	500–550	522	435.00–445.00	439.95
5	550–600	561	390.00–395.00	393.02
27	600–650	643	370.00–380.00	379.27
4	650–700	680	368.00–375.00	371.45
5	700–750	722	345.00–355.00	348.93
1	750–800	770	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	565.00	565.00
3	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
5	300–350	339	520.00–525.00	521.95
7	350–400	370	500.00–510.00	504.52
5	400–450	421	480.00–485.00	482.96
8	450–500	469	418.00–424.00	420.77
8	500–550	534	412.00–420.00	416.18
10	550–600	575	370.00–380.00	375.90
5	600–650	618	355.00–360.00	357.96
4	650–700	663	350.00–355.00	352.49
6	700–750	738	330.00–340.00	335.01
5	750–800	771	310.00–320.00	315.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	478.00	478.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	630.00	630.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
10	400–450	431	450.00–460.00	454.99
4	450–500	493	405.00–410.00	407.51
27	500–550	532	381.00–400.00	384.81
6	550–600	588	356.00–365.00	358.93
2	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	715	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	650.00	650.00
5	400–450	414	555.00–560.00	557.03
4	450–500	456	520.00–525.00	521.26
5	500–550	529	460.00–465.00	462.98
4	600–650	618	400.00–410.00	405.02
12	650–700	687	368.00–380.00	370.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	650–700	665	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	437	520.00–540.00	526.72
7	450–500	482	470.00–480.00	473.92
20	500–550	542	434.00–444.00	435.91
7	550–600	566	428.00–432.00	429.99
2	600–650	645	380.00	380.00
4	750–800	779	328.00–340.00	336.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	515.00	515.00
3	450–500	490	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	538	428.00–430.00	429.49
2	550–600	590	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
3	750–800	767	314.00–318.00	316.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	275	600.00–610.00	606.79
2	350–400	390	605.00	605.00
3	400–450	433	505.00–510.00	508.38
6	450–500	475	430.00–440.00	437.30
8	500–550	526	400.00–406.00	402.45
2	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	740	332.00	332.00
2	750–800	755	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	660.00–670.00	664.86
4	300–350	328	650.00–660.00	654.89
4	350–400	364	620.00–630.00	622.68
5	400–450	433	525.00–540.00	529.86
5	450–500	471	450.00–460.00	453.95
3	500–550	512	410.00–420.00	416.71
6	550–600	578	380.00–385.00	381.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	575.00–580.00	578.29
3	350–400	390	570.00	570.00
5	400–450	425	480.00–490.00	485.86
4	450–500	493	425.00–428.00	426.49
4	500–550	525	390.00–396.00	393.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,332	203.00–208.00	204.34
18	—	1,171	189.00–196.00	191.98
21	—	1,139	182.00–188.00	184.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,488	181.00–187.00	184.62
6	—	1,500	189.00–192.00	190.34
3	—	1,417	199.00–202.00	199.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	991	162.00–168.00	165.13
9	—	1,056	170.00–176.00	171.35
9	—	1,039	178.00–182.00	179.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	202.00	202.00
2	—	1,890	217.00–224.00	220.47

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.