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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

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

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

677 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 605▼ 98 vs year ago 775 · −12.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 112▲ 43 vs year ago 142 · +30.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 70▲ 106 vs year ago 30 · +353.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.94/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$199.94

135 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$18.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	204.42	927	63
Medium and Large 2	462	197.40	913	63
Medium and Large 3	446	186.40	832	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.02/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale135 hd

199.94

—

AL average10 barns · 990 hd

198.24

+1.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,722	116.69	2,010	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,399	102.89	1,440	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	102.60	1,164	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	87.99	829	53

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)	—	$1,220	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,011	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,474	98

Every lot

85 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	297	244.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	726	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	247.76/cwt	241.00–248.00	887	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	859	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	241.78/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,052	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	226.48/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,071	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,154	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,168	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	195.51/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,232	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,280	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	181.66/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,312	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	795	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	228.66/cwt	228.00–230.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	220.08/cwt	218.00–228.00	700	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	204.16/cwt	200.00–208.00	649	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	213.77/cwt	210.00–216.00	703	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	211.17/cwt	207.00–214.00	802	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	219.16/cwt	216.00–226.00	839	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	202.76/cwt	200.00–207.00	846	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	209.09/cwt	208.00–211.00	889	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	866	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	203.01/cwt	200.00–206.00	938	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	194.25/cwt	190.00–198.00	911	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	192.75/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,000	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	185.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	961	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,042	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	188.02/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,091	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	182.66/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,112	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,022	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	178.41/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,135	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	231.76/cwt	230.00–235.00	725	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	225.00/cwt	224.00–227.00	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	238.99/cwt	238.00–240.00	808	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	224.61/cwt	220.00–229.00	860	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	389	236.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	918	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	225.63/cwt	223.00–228.00	943	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	214.74/cwt	212.00–218.00	908	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	211.73/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,014	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	205.81/cwt	203.00–208.00	990	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	200.99/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,051	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	207.53/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,117	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	180.66/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,126	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	190.99/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,280	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,822	121.63/cwt	121.00–122.00	2,216	3
Bulls	—	—	1,847	118.53/cwt	117.00–119.00	2,189	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	91.94/cwt	90.00–95.00	866	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	87.03/cwt	84.00–89.00	820	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	80.48/cwt	77.00–83.00	760	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	97.74/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,075	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	109.15/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,240	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	104.61/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,218	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	110.89/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,478	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,409	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	98.93/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,457	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220.00/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,220	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195.00/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,195	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	908.33/head	800.00–1,000.00	908	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,622.12/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,622	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357.89/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,358	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,062.50/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,063	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 Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 605Year ago 775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 112Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 70Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,164	102.00–107.00	104.61
25	—	1,100	95.00–101.00	97.74
10	—	1,136	108.00–113.00	109.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	942	90.00–95.00	91.94
24	—	942	84.00–89.00	87.03
8	—	944	77.00–83.00	80.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	98.00–100.00	98.93
2	—	1,333	108.00–114.00	110.89
7	—	1,355	103.00–105.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,822	121.00–122.00	121.63
3	—	1,847	117.00–119.00	118.53
2	—	1,385	106.00–107.00	106.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	215.00	215.00
7	—	508	230.00	230.00
28	—	435	238.00–242.00	241.78
1	—	485	238.00	238.00
32	—	358	241.00–248.00	247.76
2	—	765	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	161.00	161.00
2	—	620	190.00	190.00
2	—	380	226.00	226.00
1	—	320	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	195.00–196.00	195.51
10	—	297	240.00–245.00	244.52
4	—	473	225.00–228.00	226.48
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
3	—	722	181.00–182.00	181.66
3	—	660	194.00	194.00
2	—	415	230.00	230.00
1	—	560	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	160.00	160.00
9	—	417	200.00–207.00	202.76
9	—	329	210.00–216.00	213.77
1	—	710	167.00	167.00
9	—	519	180.00–188.00	185.09
2	—	560	186.00	186.00
5	—	636	178.00–179.00	178.41
8	—	469	190.00–198.00	194.25
14	—	380	207.00–214.00	211.17
2	—	285	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	462	200.00–206.00	203.01
6	—	580	186.00–190.00	188.02
8	—	318	218.00–228.00	220.08
3	—	283	228.00–230.00	228.66
11	—	425	208.00–211.00	209.09
7	—	383	216.00–226.00	219.16
9	—	519	190.00–197.00	192.75
6	—	609	180.00–185.00	182.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	170.00	170.00
4	—	318	200.00–208.00	204.16
1	—	435	199.00	199.00
2	—	635	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	195.00	195.00
1	—	205	272.00	272.00
4	—	538	205.00–215.00	207.53
3	—	670	190.00–193.00	190.99
9	—	479	210.00–218.00	211.73
1	—	285	268.00	268.00
9	—	389	230.00–240.00	236.11
2	—	338	238.00–240.00	238.99
9	—	418	223.00–228.00	225.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	160.00	160.00
2	—	490	200.00	200.00
2	—	440	205.00	205.00
3	—	620	170.00	170.00
1	—	280	242.00	242.00
3	—	565	180.00	180.00
2	—	375	215.00	215.00
3	—	330	224.00–227.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	167.00	167.00
3	—	585	190.00	190.00
6	—	623	179.00–182.00	180.66
2	—	670	180.00	180.00
13	—	383	220.00–229.00	224.61
11	—	481	203.00–208.00	205.81
10	—	313	230.00–235.00	231.76
8	—	423	212.00–218.00	214.74
6	—	523	200.00–203.00	200.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,220.00

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)	9	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	908.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,062.50

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	38	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,357.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	—	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,622.12

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.