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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 12

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

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Feeder Cattle receipts

877 head

▲ 271 vs last sale 606▼ 64 vs year ago 941 · −6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 83▼ 45 vs year ago 114 · −39.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 92▼ 101 vs year ago 151 · −66.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.56/cwt on 43 head, down $5.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −48.59 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$375.56

▼ 5.62 vs prior sale

43 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

vs AL average

−26.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	379.75	2,097	26
Medium and Large 2	558	373.27	2,084	13thin
Medium and Large 3	577	355.75	2,051	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about $46 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

375.56

—

AL average16 barns · 326 hd

379.16

−3.60

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−26.27

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

−48.59

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	—	Average	1,823	186.73	3,404	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	167.92	1,996	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	165.96	2,542	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	154.33	1,611	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,213	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,381	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,983	9

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	457.38/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,784	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	442.63/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,850	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	457.53/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,945	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	445.94/cwt	444.00–450.00	2,087	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	428.29/cwt	423.00–430.00	2,039	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	415.18/cwt	414.00–418.00	1,997	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	391.24/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,991	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,950	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	385.60/cwt	378.00–389.00	2,075	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	377.66/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,115	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	358.89/cwt	354.00–365.00	2,089	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	351.67/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,082	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	350.82/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,175	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	369.28/cwt	357.00–369.50	2,378	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	355.13/cwt	353.00–362.00	2,365	61
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	326.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,188	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	340.97/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,295	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	342.47/cwt	335.00–344.50	2,497	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	462.56/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,494	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	474.83/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,543	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	443.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,460	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	434.83/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,600	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	401.84/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,696	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	412.38/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,777	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	396.85/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,734	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	363.27/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,682	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	369.32/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,736	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	351.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,663	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	340.25/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,742	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	348.97/cwt	343.00–353.00	1,825	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,947	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,893	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	316.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,795	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	349.53/cwt	349.50–350.00	1,992	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	319.66/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,985	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	315.52/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,133	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	318.99/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,281	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,161	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,259	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,334	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	595.00/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,666	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	498.23/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,569	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	536.98/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,708	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	513.40/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,710	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	457.52/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,684	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	427.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,789	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	444.60/cwt	444.00–445.00	1,881	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	383.09/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,824	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,807	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	377.01/cwt	375.00–381.00	1,949	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	365.32/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,903	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	351.94/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,865	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,018	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	335.87/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,935	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	304.45/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,888	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	321.32/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,047	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,231	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,402	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,982	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	188.32/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,484	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	148.88/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,538	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	160.02/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,659	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	154.18/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,625	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,994	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	169.49/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,002	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	164.19/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,985	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,582	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	163.94/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,525	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,212.50/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,213	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,633.33/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,633	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,381.25/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,381	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,983.33/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,983	9

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 606Year ago 941

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 83Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 92Year ago 151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	323	460.00–465.00	462.56
12	400–450	422	400.00–406.00	401.84
3	450–500	463	360.00–365.00	363.27
11	500–550	523	343.00–353.00	348.97
10	550–600	565	330.00–340.00	335.08
6	600–650	621	316.00–322.00	319.66
4	650–700	676	312.00–320.00	315.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
5	300–350	329	440.00–450.00	443.89
4	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
6	400–450	437	395.00–398.00	396.85
9	450–500	473	350.00–355.00	351.61
8	500–550	512	338.00–342.00	340.25
3	550–600	567	310.00–320.00	316.53
1	700–750	725	298.00	298.00
1	750–800	790	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
8	300–350	325	470.00–480.00	474.83
4	350–400	368	430.00–440.00	434.83
7	400–450	431	410.00–415.00	412.38
3	450–500	470	368.00–370.00	369.32
6	500–550	535	364.00	364.00
36	550–600	570	349.50–350.00	349.53
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	715	318.00–320.00	318.99
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	450.00–460.00	457.38
4	400–450	418	440.00–450.00	442.63
4	450–500	476	423.00–430.00	428.29
7	500–550	538	378.00–389.00	385.60
6	550–600	582	354.00–365.00	358.89
12	600–650	620	346.00–355.00	350.82
3	650–700	673	338.00–345.00	340.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	481	414.00–418.00	415.18
1	500–550	530	368.00	368.00
3	550–600	592	350.00–353.00	351.67
3	650–700	670	320.00–330.00	326.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
4	400–450	425	455.00–460.00	457.53
3	450–500	468	444.00–450.00	445.94
4	500–550	509	390.00–395.00	391.24
22	550–600	560	370.00–379.00	377.66
53	600–650	644	357.00–369.50	369.28
61	650–700	666	353.00–362.00	355.13
54	700–750	729	335.00–344.50	342.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	333	510.00–515.00	513.40
2	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	423	444.00–445.00	444.60
5	450–500	476	380.00–385.00	383.09
6	500–550	521	360.00–370.00	365.32
4	550–600	576	330.00–344.00	335.87
3	600–650	637	320.00–324.00	321.32
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	715	312.00	312.00
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
1	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	315	495.00–500.00	498.23
2	350–400	368	455.00–460.00	457.52
4	400–450	419	420.00–430.00	427.06
2	450–500	485	370.00–375.00	372.53
4	500–550	530	350.00–358.00	351.94
5	600–650	620	300.00–312.00	304.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	635.00	635.00
4	250–300	280	590.00–600.00	595.00
5	300–350	318	535.00–540.00	536.98
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	430	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	517	375.00–381.00	377.01
1	550–600	570	354.00	354.00
2	750–800	765	314.00	314.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,540	162.00–167.00	163.94
4	—	1,510	170.00–172.00	171.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	162.00–166.00	164.19
1	—	1,120	178.00	178.00
15	—	1,181	167.00–172.00	169.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	145.00–151.00	148.88
3	—	1,037	159.00–161.00	160.02
5	—	1,054	153.00–157.00	154.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,850	185.00–192.00	188.32
2	—	1,675	178.00	178.00

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	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700.00

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	16	—	—	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,212.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	9	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,983.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,381.25

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.