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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 24

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

660 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 594▲ 660 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 112▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 97▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.46/cwt on 20 head, up $3.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +15.31 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$439.46

▲ 3.11 vs prior sale

20 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$44.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs AL average

−29.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	468.76	2,527	4thin
Medium and Large 2	546	446.00	2,435	6thin
Medium and Large 3	564	423.81	2,389	10thin

One grade step is worth $44.94/cwt here — about $137 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 sale20 hd

439.46

—

AL average13 barns · 186 hd

443.23

−3.78

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−29.00

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

+15.31

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $345.52, median $424.14 across 29 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	1,615	216.09	3,489	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	191.61	2,235	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	190.33	2,790	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	174.43	1,815	30

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)	—	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,720	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,358	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,963	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	9

Every lot

90 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,888	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	577.38/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,848	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	353	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,800	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	577.25/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,182	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	453.36/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,891	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	497.43/cwt	485.00–502.00	2,094	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	469.96/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,049	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	480.74/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,303	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	463.00/cwt	458.00–470.00	2,222	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	474.02/cwt	470.00–478.00	2,455	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	455.29/cwt	454.00–458.00	2,377	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	444.10/cwt	440.00–448.00	2,323	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	463.49/cwt	462.00–465.00	2,596	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	436.70/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,489	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	418.74/cwt	414.00–430.00	2,404	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	413.83/cwt	412.00–416.00	2,541	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	396.79/cwt	394.00–405.00	2,528	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	392.00/cwt	387.00–397.00	2,568	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	376.49/cwt	375.00–378.00	2,541	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,679	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,430	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,506	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	487.42/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,584	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	517.52/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,697	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	478.23/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,755	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	467.52/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,767	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	437.83/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,821	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	424.92/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,789	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	423.14/cwt	415.00–432.00	1,972	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	407.98/cwt	406.00–410.00	1,979	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,234	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	411.29/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,139	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	387.38/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,084	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	402.32/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,273	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	347.40/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,008	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	383.15/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,234	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	348.05/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,151	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,171	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,131	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	553.70/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,528	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	531.95/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,718	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	512.62/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,666	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	483.79/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,867	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	470.34/cwt	462.00–475.00	1,971	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	440.02/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,055	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	459.76/cwt	455.00–466.00	2,184	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,253	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	402.98/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,095	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	414.14/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,158	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	381.66/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,160	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	366.68/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,119	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	360.40/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,256	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,355	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	356.68/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,418	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	333.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,415	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,532	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,529	208.73/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,191	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	3,618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	221.61/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,856	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	166.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,690	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	174.66/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,799	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	202.65/cwt	201.00–204.00	2,164	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	180.63/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,967	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	186.82/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,203	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	194.31/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,297	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,973	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	185.93/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,713	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	194.52/cwt	191.00–197.00	2,875	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,780.00/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,780	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,802.78/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,803	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,358.33/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,358	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,300	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,962.50/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,963	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 Jun 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 594Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 97Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle 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
1	250–300	260	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	367	475.00–480.00	478.23
6	400–450	416	430.00–445.00	437.83
8	450–500	466	415.00–432.00	423.14
6	500–550	520	405.00–420.00	411.29
5	550–600	583	380.00–390.00	383.15
5	600–650	618	342.00–355.00	348.05
2	650–700	668	320.00–330.00	325.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	269	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	328	515.00–520.00	517.52
1	500–550	510	438.00	438.00
3	550–600	565	400.00–405.00	402.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	325	485.00–490.00	487.42
4	350–400	378	465.00–470.00	467.52
7	400–450	421	420.00–430.00	424.92
4	450–500	485	406.00–410.00	407.98
10	500–550	538	387.00–390.00	387.38
2	550–600	578	325.00–370.00	347.40
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	550.00–560.00	553.70
5	300–350	323	530.00–540.00	531.95
4	450–500	475	455.00–466.00	459.76
2	500–550	518	430.00–440.00	434.98
6	550–600	566	380.00–385.00	381.66
2	600–650	628	370.00–380.00	375.02
3	650–700	678	350.00–360.00	356.68
3	700–750	723	330.00–340.00	333.96
1	750–800	765	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	325	505.00–515.00	512.62
4	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	419	462.00–475.00	470.34
6	450–500	467	430.00–450.00	440.02
6	500–550	521	410.00–425.00	414.14
3	550–600	578	364.00–370.00	366.68
5	600–650	626	360.00–362.00	360.40
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	386	480.00–485.00	483.79
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
8	500–550	520	400.00–408.00	402.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	378	570.00–585.00	577.25
11	400–450	421	485.00–502.00	497.43
15	450–500	479	475.00–485.00	480.74
2	500–550	518	470.00–478.00	474.02
2	550–600	560	462.00–465.00	463.49
6	600–650	614	412.00–416.00	413.83
2	650–700	655	387.00–397.00	392.00
1	700–750	705	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	320	575.00–580.00	577.38
4	400–450	436	465.00–475.00	469.96
9	450–500	480	458.00–470.00	463.00
3	500–550	522	454.00–458.00	455.29
3	550–600	570	435.00–440.00	436.70
14	600–650	637	394.00–405.00	396.79
2	650–700	675	375.00–378.00	376.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	353	510.00	510.00
3	400–450	417	450.00–460.00	453.36
2	500–550	523	440.00–448.00	444.10
8	550–600	574	414.00–430.00	418.74
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,015	164.00–169.00	166.55
7	—	1,089	179.00–184.00	180.63
17	—	1,030	171.00–178.00	174.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,179	185.00–190.00	186.82
3	—	1,068	201.00–204.00	202.65
9	—	1,182	191.00–198.00	194.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,459	182.00–189.00	185.93
1	—	1,450	205.00	205.00
7	—	1,478	191.00–197.00	194.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	205.00–212.00	208.73
1	—	1,580	229.00	229.00
3	—	1,740	220.00–224.00	221.61

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	5	—	—	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,780.00

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	—	—	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,358.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,802.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

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.