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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 15

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

616 head

▼ 196 vs last sale 812▼ 156 vs year ago 772 · −20.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 152▼ 52 vs year ago 130 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 71▼ 34 vs year ago 76 · −44.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. 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 $402.36/cwt on 49 head, up $15.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +25.37 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$402.36

▲ 15.44 vs prior sale

49 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$33.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.51

vs AL average

+6.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	411.95	2,311	29
Medium and Large 2	550	392.70	2,158	14thin
Medium and Large 3	527	378.53	1,994	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.42/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale49 hd

402.36

—

AL average15 barns · 530 hd

383.85

+18.51

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+6.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

+25.37

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	1,684	209.96	3,537	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	192.46	2,742	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	190.28	2,217	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	172.07	1,773	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,959	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,275	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,117	6

Every lot

89 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 1	285	580.09/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,653	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,926	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	456.54/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,931	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,993	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	482.53/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,099	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	463.49/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,160	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	451.92/cwt	448.00–458.00	2,120	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	415.58/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,140	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	450.99/cwt	450.00–452.00	2,359	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	435.88/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,288	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	431.85/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,444	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	416.20/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,356	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	405.18/cwt	400.00–407.00	2,370	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,441	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,627	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	674	363.78/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,452	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	375.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,543	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,405	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	470.23/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,754	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	452.91/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,707	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,801	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	413.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,797	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	388.52/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,791	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	405.24/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,929	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	418.52/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,001	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	381.29/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,945	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	525	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,242	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	393.74/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,110	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	416.96/cwt	416.00–420.00	2,243	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,089	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	390.82/cwt	388.00–392.00	2,243	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	404.98/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,349	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,242	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	401.34/cwt	398.00–406.00	2,500	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	710	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,897	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,560	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,763	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	538.37/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,491	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,771	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	501.62/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,655	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	538.21/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,008	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	486.59/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,044	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	472.54/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,070	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	463.50/cwt	462.00–465.00	2,035	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	459.96/cwt	458.00–462.00	2,162	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	432.00/cwt	430.00–434.00	2,095	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	446.75/cwt	440.00–454.00	2,171	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	427.01/cwt	425.00–428.00	2,229	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	435.59/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,291	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	377.23/cwt	372.00–384.00	2,180	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	394.38/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,287	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	364.51/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,271	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	376.69/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,392	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	355.98/cwt	354.00–358.00	2,260	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,274	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,559	203.14/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,167	4
Bulls	—	—	1,730	212.44/cwt	208.00–218.00	3,675	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	164.78/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,610	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	178.13/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,760	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	170.87/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,852	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	182.97/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,110	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	190.48/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,221	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	199.47/cwt	196.00–203.00	2,350	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	193.30/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,639	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	185.40/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,546	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,260	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,275.00/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,275	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,959.09/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,959	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,566.67/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,567	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,116.67/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,117	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 812Year ago 772

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 152Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 71Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	373	535.00–545.00	538.21
3	400–450	420	480.00–490.00	486.59
6	450–500	470	458.00–462.00	459.96
6	500–550	526	430.00–440.00	435.59
3	600–650	635	374.00–380.00	376.69
1	650–700	680	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	535.00–540.00	538.37
4	400–450	438	470.00–475.00	472.54
12	450–500	486	440.00–454.00	446.75
3	500–550	522	425.00–428.00	427.01
5	550–600	580	390.00–396.00	394.38
4	600–650	623	360.00–370.00	364.51
2	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	715	318.00	318.00
3	750–800	790	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	500.00–505.00	501.62
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	439	462.00–465.00	463.50
6	450–500	485	430.00–434.00	432.00
2	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	578	372.00–384.00	377.23
2	600–650	635	354.00–358.00	355.98
4	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
7	400–450	424	465.00–475.00	469.95
7	450–500	466	460.00–470.00	463.49
15	500–550	525	430.00–445.00	435.88
8	550–600	566	410.00–420.00	416.20
13	600–650	626	390.00	390.00
7	650–700	677	370.00–380.00	375.67
1	700–750	735	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	770	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	423	450.00–460.00	456.54
5	450–500	469	448.00–458.00	451.92
21	500–550	515	410.00–425.00	415.58
5	550–600	585	400.00–407.00	405.18
4	650–700	674	360.00–365.00	363.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	575.00–585.00	580.09
1	350–400	360	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	435	480.00–485.00	482.53
2	450–500	475	480.00	480.00
4	500–550	523	450.00–452.00	450.99
12	550–600	566	430.00–435.00	431.85
1	650–700	665	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	720	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	373	465.00–475.00	470.23
2	400–450	415	434.00	434.00
8	450–500	478	417.00–420.00	418.52
4	500–550	538	416.00–420.00	416.96
18	550–600	580	400.00–416.00	404.98
3	600–650	623	398.00–406.00	401.34
1	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	810	316.00	316.00
1	850–900	880	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	530.00	530.00
9	350–400	377	450.00–455.00	452.91
19	400–450	434	410.00–420.00	413.95
10	450–500	476	400.00–412.00	405.24
9	500–550	536	390.00–400.00	393.74
5	550–600	574	388.00–392.00	390.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
8	450–500	461	388.00–390.00	388.52
4	500–550	510	380.00–385.00	381.29
2	550–600	560	373.00	373.00
2	600–650	610	365.00–370.00	367.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	525	427.00	427.00
1	700–750	710	408.00	408.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	197.00	197.00
2	—	1,373	183.00–188.00	185.40
6	—	1,365	191.00–194.00	193.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	176.00–183.00	178.13
3	—	977	161.00–167.00	164.78
7	—	1,084	168.00–175.00	170.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,153	180.00–186.00	182.97
17	—	1,166	187.00–194.00	190.48
6	—	1,178	196.00–203.00	199.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	200.00–205.00	203.14
11	—	1,730	208.00–218.00	212.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,275.00

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)	11	—	—	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,959.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,566.67

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	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,116.67

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.