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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 5

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

606 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 484▼ 649 vs year ago 1,255 · −51.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 50▼ 23 vs year ago 106 · −21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 70▲ 0 vs year ago 92 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $374.38/cwt on 25 head, up $19.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −12.61 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$374.38

▲ 19.38 vs prior sale

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$29.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	383.48	2,103	14thin
Medium and Large 2	536	372.97	1,998	5thin
Medium and Large 3	559	354.33	1,981	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.16/cwt here — about $122 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 sale25 hd

374.38

—

AL average16 barns · 469 hd

369.77

+4.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

−12.61

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $322.17, median $386.99 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	—	High	1,811	211.76	3,836	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	179.36	2,085	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	178.36	2,588	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	162.78	1,644	11

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)	—	$3,450	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,020	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,513	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,550	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,607	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,933	6

Every lot

91 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	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	444.51/cwt	444.00–445.00	1,867	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	454.09/cwt	450.00–458.00	1,930	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	455.59/cwt	452.00–462.00	2,100	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	436.10/cwt	435.00–438.00	2,010	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	386.63/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,022	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	403.73/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,116	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	371.80/cwt	366.00–375.00	2,153	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	383.18/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,230	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	352.32/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,220	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	366.47/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,338	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	344.12/cwt	343.00–348.00	2,282	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	328.99/cwt	326.00–332.00	2,198	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	338.67/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,394	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	736	325.52/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,396	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,433	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,478	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	475.36/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,740	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,635	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	388.32/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,619	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	424.42/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,825	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	409.19/cwt	400.00–418.00	1,764	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	384.60/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,781	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	373.60/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,771	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	361.99/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,748	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	358.96/cwt	354.00–366.00	1,867	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	347.60/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,808	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	372.25/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,943	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	336.23/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,910	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	352.36/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,008	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	324.93/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,898	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	335.32/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,086	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	326.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,056	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	323.82/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,127	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	305.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,180	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	602.56/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,356	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,556	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	557.52/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,801	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	465.56/cwt	462.00–470.00	1,704	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	480.16/cwt	475.00–488.00	1,791	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	498.79/cwt	498.00–500.00	1,960	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	455.30/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,912	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	440.99/cwt	436.00–448.00	1,892	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	443.69/cwt	438.00–450.00	2,054	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	422.62/cwt	420.00–424.00	1,957	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	391.72/cwt	390.00–394.00	1,849	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	381.62/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,996	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	395.63/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,097	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	367.29/cwt	362.00–374.00	2,105	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	338.65/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,940	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	354.57/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,184	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	328.98/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,033	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	341.82/cwt	336.00–348.00	2,164	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	682	309.32/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,110	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	208.29/cwt	205.00–211.00	3,641	5
Bulls	—	—	1,970	220.44/cwt	219.00–222.00	4,343	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,462	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	163.92/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,674	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	169.72/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,757	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	181.10/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,074	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	175.89/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,107	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	179.43/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,584	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	173.72/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,606	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,450.00/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,020.00/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,020	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,512.50/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,513	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,325.00/head	4,250.00–4,400.00	4,325	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,607.14/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,607	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,933.33/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,933	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,550.00/head	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,550	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 484Year ago 1,255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 50Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 70Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
7	350–400	373	475.00–488.00	480.16
7	400–450	429	436.00–448.00	440.99
3	450–500	463	420.00–424.00	422.62
3	500–550	523	375.00–385.00	381.62
2	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
12	600–650	633	336.00–348.00	341.82
3	700–750	735	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
7	350–400	366	462.00–470.00	465.56
2	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
7	450–500	472	390.00–394.00	391.72
3	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	573	336.00–340.00	338.65
4	600–650	618	328.00–330.00	328.98
3	650–700	682	308.00–310.00	309.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	600.00–605.00	602.56
3	250–300	255	610.00	610.00
6	300–350	323	555.00–560.00	557.52
5	350–400	393	498.00–500.00	498.79
11	400–450	420	450.00–460.00	455.30
8	450–500	463	438.00–450.00	443.69
8	500–550	530	390.00–405.00	395.63
6	550–600	573	362.00–374.00	367.29
7	600–650	616	350.00–360.00	354.57
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
6	400–450	431	400.00–418.00	409.19
7	450–500	474	370.00–376.00	373.60
16	500–550	520	354.00–366.00	358.96
4	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	336.23
9	600–650	629	320.00–330.00	326.87
2	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	714	300.00–310.00	305.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	448.00	448.00
2	350–400	370	442.00	442.00
3	400–450	417	385.00–390.00	388.32
5	450–500	483	360.00–365.00	361.99
3	500–550	520	345.00–350.00	347.60
7	550–600	584	320.00–328.00	324.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	366	470.00–480.00	475.36
10	400–450	430	420.00–430.00	424.42
6	450–500	463	380.00–390.00	384.60
12	500–550	522	368.00–378.00	372.25
3	550–600	570	350.00–355.00	352.36
3	600–650	622	335.00–336.00	335.32
10	650–700	657	322.00–330.00	323.82
1	750–800	765	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
9	450–500	461	452.00–462.00	455.59
7	500–550	524	400.00–408.00	403.73
3	550–600	582	380.00–390.00	383.18
13	600–650	638	360.00–370.00	366.47
10	650–700	663	343.00–348.00	344.12
3	700–750	707	338.00–340.00	338.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	525.00	525.00
4	400–450	425	450.00–458.00	454.09
11	450–500	461	435.00–438.00	436.10
6	500–550	523	382.00–390.00	386.63
13	550–600	579	366.00–375.00	371.80
6	600–650	630	350.00–355.00	352.32
2	650–700	668	326.00–332.00	328.99
6	700–750	736	320.00–328.00	325.52
1	750–800	765	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	444.00–445.00	444.51
3	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	630	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	168.00–171.00	169.72
4	—	1,021	159.00–166.00	163.92
3	—	962	151.00–153.00	151.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,440	177.00–184.00	179.43
3	—	1,500	172.00–176.00	173.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,198	172.00–178.00	175.89
26	—	1,145	179.00–186.00	181.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	219.00–222.00	220.44
5	—	1,748	205.00–211.00	208.29

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,512.50

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)	6	—	—	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,020.00

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	6	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,933.33

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	4,250.00–4,400.00	4,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,607.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,550.00

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.