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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 19

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

692 head

▼ 185 vs last sale 877▼ 98 vs year ago 790 · −12.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 69▲ 0 vs year ago 100 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 50▼ 25 vs year ago 112 · −22.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $366.85/cwt on 55 head, down $8.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −57.30 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$366.85

▼ 8.71 vs prior sale

55 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$18.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs AL average

−29.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	375.03	2,090	19thin
Medium and Large 2	567	363.49	2,063	31
Medium and Large 3	550	356.56	1,962	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.48/cwt here — about $129 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 sale55 hd

366.85

—

AL average12 barns · 356 hd

371.23

−4.38

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−29.93

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

−57.30

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	1,520	190.44	2,895	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	165.18	2,415	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	163.35	1,954	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	152.10	1,577	25

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)	—	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,929	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,682	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,080	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,383	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,567	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,940	10

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,693	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	483.38/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,861	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	457.46/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,935	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	446.50/cwt	440.00–448.00	1,982	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	416.12/cwt	410.00–426.00	1,939	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	444.53/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,089	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	419.88/cwt	400.00–436.00	2,015	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	408.99/cwt	408.00–410.00	2,086	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	388.15/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,038	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	368.25/cwt	366.00–373.00	1,970	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	365.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,086	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	360.85/cwt	348.00–385.00	2,064	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	339.02/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,943	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	347.01/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,183	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,114	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	332.56/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,202	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	345.18/cwt	344.00–348.00	2,327	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	316.69/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,258	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,438	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,433	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,816	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,279	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,221	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	463.35/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,450	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	437.44/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,413	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	450.52/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,505	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	397.89/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,488	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	419.96/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,596	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	431.97/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,667	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	372.95/cwt	368.00–380.00	1,578	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	367.90/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,722	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,574	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	347.91/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,680	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	335.68/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,732	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	317.96/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,653	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	351.97/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,876	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,898	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	315.32/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,788	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	329.36/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,881	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	343.32/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,118	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,148	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,159	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,415	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	546.96/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,564	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,755	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	492.44/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,664	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,668	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	460.13/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,748	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	441.75/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,855	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	452.01/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,975	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	433.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,001	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	408.39/cwt	407.00–410.00	1,924	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,927	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	336.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,919	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,849	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	333.01/cwt	332.00–334.00	2,065	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	324.42/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,047	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	190.44/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,895	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	158.35/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,603	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	151.04/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,580	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	144.48/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,530	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	157.21/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,820	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	164.43/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,945	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	169.96/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,152	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	166.99/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,426	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	162.17/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,395	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,511.11/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,511	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,681.82/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,682	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,555.56/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,556	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,880.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,880	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,383.33/head	2,900.00–3,550.00	3,383	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,566.67/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,567	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,940.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,940	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,550.00/head	4,300.00–4,800.00	4,550	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,080.00/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,080	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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 692Last week 877Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 69Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 50Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	385	480.00–485.00	483.38
8	400–450	444	440.00–448.00	446.50
8	450–500	466	410.00–426.00	416.12
3	500–550	525	380.00–392.00	388.15
28	550–600	572	348.00–385.00	360.85
5	600–650	631	330.00–340.00	335.00
5	650–700	662	328.00–336.00	332.56
3	700–750	713	314.00–320.00	316.69
1	750–800	790	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
8	450–500	480	400.00–436.00	419.88
3	500–550	535	366.00–373.00	368.25
2	550–600	573	338.00–340.00	339.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	365	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	423	455.00–460.00	457.46
9	450–500	470	440.00–450.00	444.53
4	500–550	510	408.00–410.00	408.99
15	550–600	570	360.00–370.00	365.98
6	600–650	629	345.00–350.00	347.01
21	650–700	674	344.00–348.00	345.18
5	700–750	730	334.00	334.00
1	850–900	880	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	555.00	555.00
2	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
8	300–350	334	445.00–455.00	450.52
6	350–400	380	415.00–425.00	419.96
10	400–450	423	368.00–380.00	372.95
8	450–500	483	340.00–352.00	347.91
10	500–550	516	330.00–345.00	335.68
7	550–600	571	325.00–335.00	329.36
3	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	715	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	435.00–440.00	437.44
9	350–400	374	395.00–400.00	397.89
2	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	480	328.00	328.00
3	500–550	520	314.00–320.00	317.96
3	550–600	567	310.00–318.00	315.32
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	595.00	595.00
3	300–350	313	460.00–465.00	463.35
5	350–400	386	430.00–435.00	431.97
16	450–500	468	360.00–370.00	367.90
4	500–550	533	350.00–354.00	351.97
8	550–600	555	342.00	342.00
3	600–650	617	340.00–345.00	343.32
2	650–700	655	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
8	600–650	615	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
5	250–300	286	545.00–550.00	546.96
2	300–350	310	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	375	440.00–450.00	444.93
6	400–450	420	440.00–445.00	441.75
5	450–500	471	407.00–410.00	408.39
8	500–550	528	360.00–370.00	364.94
6	550–600	570	330.00–340.00	336.73
5	600–650	631	320.00–328.00	324.42
3	650–700	680	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	615.00	615.00
2	250–300	290	605.00	605.00
4	350–400	380	455.00–465.00	460.13
5	400–450	437	450.00–455.00	452.01
5	450–500	461	430.00–440.00	433.95
2	600–650	620	332.00–334.00	333.01
3	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	490.00–500.00	492.44
3	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	585	316.00	316.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,046	149.00–154.00	151.04
6	—	1,059	142.00–146.00	144.48
9	—	1,012	156.00–160.00	158.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,477	161.00–163.00	162.17
10	—	1,453	164.00–169.00	166.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,158	155.00–159.00	157.21
9	—	1,266	168.00–172.00	169.96
13	—	1,183	161.00–167.00	164.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	185.00–195.00	190.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	11	—	—	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,681.82

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)	3	—	—	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,555.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,511.11

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	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,566.67

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	—	—	2,900.00–3,550.00	3,383.33

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	10	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,940.00

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)	5	—	—	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,080.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	4,300.00–4,800.00	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.