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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 30

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,058 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 1,002▲ 318 vs year ago 740 · +43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 85▼ 53 vs year ago 148 · −35.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 71▲ 39 vs year ago 102 · +38.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $319.30/cwt on 69 head, down $19.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.69 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$319.30

▼ 19.54 vs prior sale

69 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$29.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs AL average

−33.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	338.24	1,907	15thin
Medium and Large 2	555	321.63	1,785	22
Medium and Large 3	543	308.82	1,677	32

One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about $229 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 sale69 hd

319.30

—

AL average16 barns · 594 hd

325.38

−6.08

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−33.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−57.69

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	—	Low	1,679	171.88	2,885	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	147.52	2,062	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	145.50	1,694	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	130.72	1,333	17

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)	—	$3,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,485	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,356	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,013	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,719	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,645	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,707	30
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,838	8

Every lot

93 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	480.09/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,031	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	453.39/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,918	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	453.05/cwt	450.00–456.00	2,120	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	440.55/cwt	434.00–445.00	2,097	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	383.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,970	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	392.15/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,043	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	364.79/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,966	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	363.66/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,066	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	351.11/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,029	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	329.33/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,950	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	347.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,155	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	337.42/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,119	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	323.97/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,057	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	332.26/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,219	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,198	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	674	311.98/cwt	308.00–316.00	2,103	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,347	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,394	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,495	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,386	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	401.84/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,270	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,472	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,530	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	376.52/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,450	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	365.44/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,524	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	381.85/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,608	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	350.57/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,518	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,556	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	357.09/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,675	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	344.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,625	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	312.50/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,634	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	324.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,718	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	341.22/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,832	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	304.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,730	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	336.75/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,943	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	318.67/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,864	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	318.18/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,995	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	302.18/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,904	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	333.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,103	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	304.76/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,045	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	294.02/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,979	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	716	277.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,983	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,505	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,622	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	471.99/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,973	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	436.85/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,844	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	452.47/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,950	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	424.37/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,007	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	398.27/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,900	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,690	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	338.77/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,775	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	357.67/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,892	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	341.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,919	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	314.05/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,800	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	326.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,903	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	323.28/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,020	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	313.08/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,966	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	331.40/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,088	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	323.99/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,138	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	309.38/cwt	304.00–312.00	2,067	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	320.83/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,348	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	308.79/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,282	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	318.00/cwt	314.00–324.00	2,433	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	270.50/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,091	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	288.98/cwt	282.00–292.00	2,268	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	168.14/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,732	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	176.36/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,074	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	124.50/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,201	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	137.08/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,422	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	131.30/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,362	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	140.17/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,567	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	154.37/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,774	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	145.42/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,739	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	148.46/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,068	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,925	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,288	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,431.25/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,431	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,041.67/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,042	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,012.50/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,013	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,718.75/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,719	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,500.00/head	4,100.00–4,900.00	4,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,325.00/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,325	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,706.67/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,707	30
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,837.50/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,838	8

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,058Last week 1,002Year ago 740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 85Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 71Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	475.00–485.00	480.09
6	450–500	468	450.00–456.00	453.05
5	500–550	521	388.00–395.00	392.15
7	550–600	568	360.00–370.00	363.66
6	600–650	620	345.00–350.00	347.63
1	650–700	670	328.00	328.00
1	700–750	720	326.00	326.00
2	750–800	770	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	450.00–455.00	453.39
6	450–500	476	434.00–445.00	440.55
8	500–550	514	380.00–385.00	383.35
8	550–600	578	346.00–355.00	351.11
7	600–650	628	335.00–340.00	337.42
6	650–700	668	328.00–335.00	332.26
2	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	765	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	539	360.00–372.00	364.79
3	550–600	592	328.00–330.00	329.33
3	600–650	635	320.00–326.00	323.97
11	650–700	674	308.00–316.00	311.98
1	750–800	790	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	316	400.00–405.00	401.84
6	350–400	375	390.00–395.00	392.43
13	400–450	417	360.00–370.00	365.44
13	450–500	471	340.00–350.00	344.99
12	500–550	530	320.00–330.00	324.09
10	550–600	585	312.00–325.00	318.67
9	600–650	627	310.00–322.00	318.18
5	650–700	671	300.00–308.00	304.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	375.00–378.00	376.52
7	400–450	433	348.00–352.00	350.57
4	450–500	468	330.00–335.00	332.46
18	500–550	523	310.00–318.00	312.50
14	550–600	569	300.00–310.00	304.08
10	600–650	630	296.00–308.00	302.18
5	650–700	673	288.00–298.00	294.02
5	700–750	716	270.00–280.00	277.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	380	400.00–405.00	402.50
11	400–450	421	380.00–384.00	381.85
11	450–500	469	355.00–360.00	357.09
5	500–550	537	340.00–342.00	341.22
10	550–600	577	330.00–342.00	336.75
9	600–650	631	330.00–340.00	333.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	515.00	515.00
3	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
16	400–450	431	450.00–460.00	452.47
9	450–500	473	420.00–428.00	424.37
10	500–550	524	334.00–345.00	338.77
17	550–600	582	320.00–335.00	326.94
14	600–650	625	318.00–328.00	323.28
6	650–700	668	304.00–312.00	309.38
5	700–750	739	308.00–310.00	308.79
4	750–800	785	282.00–292.00	288.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	422	430.00–445.00	436.85
18	450–500	477	395.00–400.00	398.27
4	500–550	520	320.00–330.00	325.05
6	550–600	573	310.00–318.00	314.05
4	600–650	628	310.00–316.00	313.08
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	773	270.00–272.00	270.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	590.00	590.00
5	400–450	418	470.00–475.00	471.99
10	500–550	529	355.00–360.00	357.67
5	550–600	561	340.00–345.00	341.98
10	600–650	630	330.00–334.00	331.40
5	650–700	660	320.00–326.00	323.99
7	700–750	732	318.00–324.00	320.83
7	750–800	765	314.00–324.00	318.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,196	143.00–149.00	145.42
13	—	1,118	137.00–142.00	140.17
8	—	1,149	152.00–156.00	154.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	122.00–126.00	124.50
3	—	1,037	136.00–139.00	137.08
10	—	1,037	129.00–133.00	131.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	136.00–138.00	137.02
1	—	1,430	160.00	160.00
9	—	1,393	146.00–152.00	148.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,625	165.00–170.00	168.14
5	—	1,743	173.00–178.00	176.36

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)	16	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,012.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,718.75

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,041.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,431.25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	30	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,706.67

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	6	—	—	4,100.00–4,900.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,325.00

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	8	—	—	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,837.50

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.