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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 22

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

524 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 616▼ 193 vs year ago 717 · −26.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 78▼ 58 vs year ago 116 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 42▲ 15 vs year ago 62 · +24.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $372.95/cwt on 43 head, down $29.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −4.03 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$372.95

▼ 29.40 vs prior sale

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$28.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs AL average

−2.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	387.99	2,118	14thin
Medium and Large 2	536	372.93	1,997	13thin
Medium and Large 3	543	359.81	1,952	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.18/cwt here — about $165 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 sale43 hd

372.95

—

AL average16 barns · 526 hd

370.56

+2.39

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−2.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−4.03

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	1,434	210.57	3,020	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	194.63	2,739	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	193.60	2,276	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	171.53	1,762	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,944	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,661	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,583	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,333	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,020	5

Every lot

94 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	582.15/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,572	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,581	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	554.68/cwt	554.00–555.00	1,747	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,910	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	446.75/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,876	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	436.12/cwt	430.00–444.00	2,067	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	419.79/cwt	418.00–425.00	2,200	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	409.49/cwt	408.00–410.00	2,203	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	409.33/cwt	408.00–410.00	2,284	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	368.26/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,088	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	391.52/cwt	384.00–394.00	2,247	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	385.27/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,385	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	359.31/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,228	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	374.02/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,405	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,434	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	470.21/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,519	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	446.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,477	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	457.84/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,680	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	432.96/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,615	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	416.66/cwt	413.00–420.00	1,562	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	433.37/cwt	430.00–436.00	1,863	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	424.40/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,833	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	403.41/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,767	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	365.67/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,700	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	403.21/cwt	398.00–410.00	1,915	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	375.60/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,788	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	377.29/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,966	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	362.86/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,905	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	387.99/cwt	384.00–392.00	2,068	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	365.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,046	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	354.72/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,029	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	387.99/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,243	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	331.03/cwt	325.00–334.00	2,059	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	343.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,157	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,381	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,322	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,106	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,540	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	458.33/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,696	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	454.85/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,947	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	443.17/cwt	440.00–446.00	1,901	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	431.53/cwt	430.00–432.00	1,881	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	440.36/cwt	436.00–445.00	2,043	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	422.23/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,014	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	407.48/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,001	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	397.19/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,121	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	411.21/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,204	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,084	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	381.75/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,161	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	371.02/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,144	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	352.03/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,211	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	363.49/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,290	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	320.81/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,162	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,073	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	319.00/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,290	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	306.51/cwt	305.00–308.00	2,253	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	201.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,622	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,491	211.25/cwt	209.00–213.00	3,150	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,690	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	164.71/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,627	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	176.47/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,962	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	192.96/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,223	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	199.44/cwt	198.00–201.00	2,323	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	187.40/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,339	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	192.01/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,650	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	202.50/cwt	202.00–203.00	3,017	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,380.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,380	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,010.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,010	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,835.00/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,835	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,583.33/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,583	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,558.82/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,559	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,333.33/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,333	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,020.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,020	5

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 616Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 78Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 42Year ago 62

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	580.00–590.00	582.15
6	300–350	315	554.00–555.00	554.68
6	400–450	420	440.00–450.00	446.75
7	450–500	474	430.00–444.00	436.12
6	500–550	524	418.00–425.00	419.79
4	550–600	574	384.00–394.00	391.52
2	600–650	643	370.00–378.00	374.02
1	650–700	665	366.00	366.00
1	700–750	735	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	575.00	575.00
2	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	538	408.00–410.00	409.49
3	550–600	567	365.00–370.00	368.26
3	600–650	620	358.00–360.00	359.31
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
3	300–350	335	570.00	570.00
2	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	558	408.00–410.00	409.33
5	600–650	619	380.00–390.00	385.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	450.00–470.00	458.33
4	400–450	436	430.00–432.00	431.53
4	450–500	491	400.00–410.00	407.48
1	500–550	540	386.00	386.00
5	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	680	300.00–310.00	304.89
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
7	400–450	429	440.00–446.00	443.17
9	450–500	477	415.00–428.00	422.23
7	500–550	534	390.00–400.00	397.19
4	550–600	578	370.00–372.00	371.02
11	600–650	628	350.00–358.00	352.03
5	650–700	674	320.00–322.00	320.81
2	700–750	735	305.00–308.00	306.51
2	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
4	400–450	428	450.00–460.00	454.85
5	450–500	464	436.00–445.00	440.36
5	500–550	536	410.00–412.00	411.21
7	550–600	566	380.00–385.00	381.75
9	600–650	630	360.00–368.00	363.49
2	700–750	718	318.00–320.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	323	460.00–475.00	470.21
11	350–400	373	425.00–440.00	432.96
7	400–450	432	420.00–428.00	424.40
10	450–500	476	370.00–382.00	375.60
8	500–550	521	372.00–380.00	377.29
5	550–600	559	360.00–370.00	365.96
6	600–650	628	340.00–350.00	343.42
2	650–700	660	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	367	455.00–460.00	457.84
8	400–450	430	430.00–436.00	433.37
6	450–500	475	398.00–410.00	403.21
10	500–550	533	384.00–392.00	387.99
4	550–600	578	386.00–390.00	387.99
1	600–650	630	378.00	378.00
4	650–700	668	345.00–350.00	347.53
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	765	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	440.00–450.00	446.09
7	350–400	375	413.00–420.00	416.66
10	400–450	438	400.00–410.00	403.41
6	450–500	465	362.00–368.00	365.67
10	500–550	525	360.00–366.00	362.86
6	550–600	572	350.00–358.00	354.72
5	600–650	622	325.00–334.00	331.03
2	650–700	675	312.00	312.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,152	190.00–195.00	192.96
6	—	1,248	186.00–189.00	187.40
8	—	1,165	198.00–201.00	199.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	164.00–165.00	164.71
5	—	1,112	175.00–178.00	176.47
6	—	983	170.00–174.00	171.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	202.00–203.00	202.50
6	—	1,380	190.00–194.00	192.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	209.00–213.00	211.25
2	—	1,298	200.00–204.00	201.99
1	—	1,480	225.00	225.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,583.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,558.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,835.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,380.00

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.