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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 29

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

484 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 524▼ 177 vs year ago 661 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 58▼ 30 vs year ago 80 · −37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 77▼ 45 vs year ago 115 · −39.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $336.17/cwt on 40 head, down $36.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.82 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$336.17

▼ 36.78 vs prior sale

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$26.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.67

vs AL average

−24.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	352.43	1,966	9thin
Medium and Large 2	548	334.64	1,835	19thin
Medium and Large 3	547	326.39	1,786	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.05/cwt here — about $180 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 sale40 hd

336.17

—

AL average14 barns · 386 hd

347.84

−11.67

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−24.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−40.82

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	1,780	224.05	3,988	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	201.47	2,887	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	194.45	2,321	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	171.86	1,708	7thin

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)	—	$3,263	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,013	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,325	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,967	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,667	3thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	542.04/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,485	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	438.14/cwt	432.00–444.00	1,880	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	393.22/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,001	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	384.21/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,021	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	372.44/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,156	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	362.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,274	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	346.86/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,216	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	351.25/cwt	347.00–356.00	2,322	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	339.95/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,288	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	333.34/cwt	332.00–334.00	2,393	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	341.92/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,462	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	472.33/cwt	465.00–478.00	1,554	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	436.59/cwt	432.00–442.00	1,445	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	452.42/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,520	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	395.66/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,484	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	374.02/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,605	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	387.04/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,684	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	340.79/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,612	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	485	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,328	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	350.72/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,701	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	337.10/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,800	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	347.28/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,858	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	327.20/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,757	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	346.01/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,955	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	331.26/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,882	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	323.94/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,872	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	635	367.39/cwt	364.00–374.00	2,333	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,206	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	313.98/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,144	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,564	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	511.70/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,704	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	453.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,728	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	446.17/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,847	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	428.46/cwt	425.00–432.00	1,791	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	418.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,829	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	401.92/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,873	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	423.30/cwt	420.00–426.00	1,981	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	376.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,809	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	359.90/cwt	356.00–364.00	1,897	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,839	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	371.93/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,986	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	349.02/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,024	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	333.08/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,935	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,088	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	325.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,059	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,044	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	327.01/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,217	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	312.09/cwt	308.00–318.00	2,263	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	224.05/cwt	222.00–226.00	3,988	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,439	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,881	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	185.54/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,108	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	194.91/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,333	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	201.19/cwt	199.00–204.00	2,487	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	198.03/cwt	196.00–201.00	2,798	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	206.05/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,008	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,262.50/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,263	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,012.50/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,013	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,666.67/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,667	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,325.00/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,325	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,966.67/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,967	12

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 524Year ago 661

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 58Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 77Year ago 115

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. 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	274	540.00–545.00	542.04
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
6	400–450	429	432.00–444.00	438.14
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	526	378.00–388.00	384.21
8	550–600	579	368.00–380.00	372.44
7	600–650	639	345.00–348.00	346.86
4	650–700	673	338.00–342.00	339.95
3	700–750	718	332.00–334.00	333.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	645	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	560.00	560.00
4	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	465	420.00	420.00
5	500–550	509	390.00–398.00	393.22
5	600–650	627	360.00–370.00	362.75
9	650–700	661	347.00–356.00	351.25
3	700–750	720	336.00–345.00	341.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	680.00	680.00
3	300–350	333	510.00–515.00	511.70
3	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
7	400–450	414	440.00–450.00	446.17
6	450–500	468	420.00–426.00	423.30
10	500–550	534	368.00–378.00	371.93
4	550–600	580	348.00–350.00	349.02
1	600–650	625	334.00	334.00
2	650–700	678	324.00–330.00	327.01
4	700–750	725	308.00–318.00	312.09
2	750–800	765	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
7	350–400	381	450.00–460.00	453.48
7	400–450	418	425.00–432.00	428.46
9	450–500	466	395.00–410.00	401.92
9	500–550	527	356.00–364.00	359.90
7	550–600	581	328.00–338.00	333.08
6	600–650	633	320.00–330.00	325.31
1	650–700	655	312.00	312.00
2	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	437	415.00–420.00	418.48
11	450–500	480	370.00–380.00	376.87
6	500–550	527	348.00–350.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	590	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	635	364.00–374.00	367.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	450.00–460.00	452.42
9	400–450	435	380.00–390.00	387.04
12	450–500	473	334.00–345.00	340.79
11	500–550	534	332.00–342.00	337.10
8	550–600	568	328.00–335.00	331.26
2	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	683	310.00–316.00	313.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	432.00–442.00	436.59
6	350–400	375	390.00–400.00	395.66
7	400–450	429	370.00–378.00	374.02
3	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
9	500–550	537	320.00–330.00	327.20
3	550–600	578	320.00–326.00	323.94
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	465.00–478.00	472.33
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
8	450–500	485	348.00–360.00	350.72
3	500–550	535	346.00–350.00	347.28
5	550–600	565	342.00–348.00	346.01
1	600–650	645	342.00	342.00
4	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,057	178.00	178.00
1	—	905	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	183.00–189.00	185.54
9	—	1,197	191.00–198.00	194.91
6	—	1,236	199.00–204.00	201.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,460	203.00–209.00	206.05
8	—	1,413	196.00–201.00	198.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	222.00–226.00	224.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	8	—	—	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,012.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,262.50

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	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,666.67

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	12	—	—	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,325.00

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	12	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,966.67

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.