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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 16

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 2Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

810 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 635▼ 119 vs year ago 929 · −12.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 78▼ 67 vs year ago 140 · −47.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 126▼ 69 vs year ago 148 · −46.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $329.19/cwt on 78 head, down $2.59 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −47.80 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$329.19

▼ 2.59 vs prior sale

78 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$31.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs AL average

−25.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	339.93	1,900	26
Medium and Large 2	527	327.52	1,725	42
Medium and Large 3	557	308.26	1,717	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale78 hd

329.19

—

AL average15 barns · 585 hd

332.95

−3.76

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−25.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−47.80

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	1,625	177.83	2,890	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	152.38	2,127	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	149.06	1,808	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	136.90	1,422	19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,060	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,686	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,090	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,050	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,114	7

Every lot

87 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	495.07/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,881	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	422.41/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,816	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	443.31/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,920	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	425.37/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,965	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	506	389.50/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,971	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	413.32/cwt	405.00–418.00	2,162	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	398.22/cwt	394.00–404.00	2,119	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	384.59/cwt	381.00–388.00	2,211	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	369.96/cwt	368.00–374.00	2,301	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	353.13/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,242	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,219	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	411.39/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,308	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	420.98/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,423	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	403.20/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,512	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	391.60/cwt	388.00–395.00	1,476	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	374.56/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,566	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	358.63/cwt	354.00–365.00	1,539	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	367.57/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,680	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	341.32/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,597	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	331.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,577	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	331.31/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,700	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	313.55/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,671	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	343.47/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,855	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	315.39/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,798	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	302.97/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,760	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	335.11/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,960	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	310.18/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,917	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	301.34/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,043	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,374	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,323	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	564.23/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,495	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	556.12/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,869	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	542.05/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,821	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	534.32/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,036	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	479.10/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,031	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,904	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	462.83/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,046	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	442.49/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,027	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	428.60/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,997	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	393.98/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,942	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	386.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,027	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	372.29/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,962	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	396.88/cwt	392.00–404.00	2,096	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	366.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,109	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	377.62/cwt	372.00–382.00	2,179	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	343.02/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,979	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,195	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	313.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,978	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	310.80/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,057	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,084	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	302.67/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,143	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,205	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	171.43/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	179.25/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,936	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	128.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,315	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	136.79/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,427	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	142.87/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,494	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,785	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	144.45/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,696	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	150.70/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,863	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	154.72/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,123	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	149.46/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,131	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,633.33/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,633	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,050.00/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,050	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,814.29/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,814	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,685.71/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,686	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,090.00/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,090	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,050.00/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,950.00/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	2,950	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,114.29/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,114	7

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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 810Last week 635Year ago 929

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 78Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 126Year ago 148

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	630.00	630.00
5	300–350	336	540.00–545.00	542.05
3	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
7	400–450	442	460.00–470.00	462.83
7	450–500	466	425.00–430.00	428.60
9	500–550	525	380.00–390.00	386.03
5	550–600	576	360.00–370.00	366.15
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	662	310.00–312.00	310.80
3	700–750	745	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	428	440.00–450.00	444.91
5	450–500	493	390.00–400.00	393.98
8	500–550	527	370.00–375.00	372.29
5	550–600	577	335.00–350.00	343.02
3	600–650	630	310.00–320.00	313.94
2	650–700	690	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	670.00	670.00
5	250–300	265	560.00–570.00	564.23
9	300–350	336	550.00–565.00	556.12
7	350–400	381	530.00–540.00	534.32
7	400–450	424	475.00–485.00	479.10
8	450–500	458	440.00–450.00	442.49
16	500–550	528	392.00–404.00	396.88
10	550–600	577	372.00–382.00	377.62
2	600–650	620	354.00	354.00
3	700–750	708	300.00–304.00	302.67
2	750–800	755	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	318	405.00–415.00	411.39
14	350–400	375	400.00–408.00	403.20
8	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	374.56
3	450–500	468	340.00–342.00	341.32
32	500–550	513	320.00–338.00	331.31
10	550–600	570	310.00–320.00	315.39
10	600–650	618	306.00–315.00	310.18
3	650–700	678	300.00–302.00	301.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	377	388.00–395.00	391.60
8	400–450	429	354.00–365.00	358.63
5	450–500	476	325.00–335.00	331.37
5	500–550	533	310.00–316.00	313.55
5	550–600	581	300.00–305.00	302.97
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	530.00	530.00
5	300–350	338	420.00–425.00	420.98
1	400–450	405	390.00	390.00
16	450–500	457	367.00–370.00	367.57
15	500–550	540	342.00–350.00	343.47
11	550–600	585	330.00–340.00	335.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	380	490.00–500.00	495.07
3	400–450	433	440.00–445.00	443.31
7	450–500	462	420.00–430.00	425.37
13	500–550	532	394.00–404.00	398.22
2	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
13	600–650	635	348.00–360.00	353.13
2	650–700	665	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	420.00–425.00	422.41
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	506	388.00–390.00	389.50
3	700–750	745	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	470.00	470.00
15	500–550	523	405.00–418.00	413.32
4	550–600	575	381.00–388.00	384.59
7	600–650	622	368.00–374.00	369.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	148.00–150.00	149.46
5	—	1,372	153.00–157.00	154.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	158.00	158.00
17	—	1,236	148.00–154.00	150.70
8	—	1,174	142.00–147.00	144.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	125.00–130.00	128.68
7	—	1,046	141.00–145.00	142.87
7	—	1,043	135.00–139.00	136.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,638	175.00–182.00	179.25
2	—	1,568	171.00–172.00	171.43

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)	10	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	7	—	—	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,814.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,685.71

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,633.33

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	8	—	—	2,700.00–3,350.00	2,950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,950.00	4,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,050.00

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	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,114.29

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.