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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

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

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 12Apr 19May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

672 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 677▲ 99 vs year ago 573 · +17.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 185▲ 5 vs year ago 140 · +3.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 136▼ 28 vs year ago 143 · −19.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.34/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$204.34

159 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$20.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	210.24	902	71
Medium and Large 2	424	202.12	857	70
Medium and Large 3	444	189.66	842	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $59 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 sale159 hd

204.34

—

AL average15 barns · 1,761 hd

204.17

+0.17

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	—	Low	1,645	112.15	1,845	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	100.83	1,467	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,086	100.61	1,093	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	88.39	825	22

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	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,099	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,364	36
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$958	9

Every lot

82 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	239.02/cwt	238.00–240.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	831	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	242.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	922	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	234.80/cwt	230.00–238.00	904	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	247.75/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,018	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	237.72/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,006	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	242.98/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,127	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,083	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,118	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	225.67/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,180	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	219.01/cwt	218.00–222.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	219.54/cwt	218.00–222.00	696	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	214.82/cwt	212.00–217.00	694	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	210.97/cwt	206.00–215.00	793	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	218.31/cwt	216.00–221.00	838	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	210.65/cwt	208.00–215.00	902	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	204.33/cwt	198.00–207.00	885	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	186.99/cwt	186.00–188.00	879	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	194.70/cwt	190.00–200.00	929	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	206.36/cwt	203.00–211.00	997	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	195.76/cwt	190.00–200.00	996	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	181.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	942	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	179.66/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,037	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	175.97/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,121	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	242.13/cwt	240.00–246.00	770	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	231.94/cwt	226.00–236.00	765	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	231.16/cwt	228.00–234.00	860	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	239.05/cwt	236.00–244.00	899	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	231.34/cwt	226.00–236.00	972	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	216.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	932	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	204.45/cwt	200.00–208.00	955	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	212.70/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,021	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	208.18/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,068	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	188.23/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,065	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	199.46/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,137	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	183.51/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,134	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	171.96/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,164	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,653	7
Bulls	—	—	1,711	115.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,968	7
Bulls	—	—	1,935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,419	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	81.69/cwt	80.00–83.00	748	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	88.26/cwt	87.00–90.00	817	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	92.72/cwt	91.00–94.00	882	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	95.01/cwt	92.00–97.00	989	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	100.61/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,090	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	105.90/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,199	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	104.70/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,427	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,500	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,513	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,464.29/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,464	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,400.00/head	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,400	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182.50/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,183	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075.00/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,075	15
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	995.83/head	925.00–1,050.00	996	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/head	875.00–1,000.00	925	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	850.00/head	800.00–950.00	850	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845.00/head	750.00–900.00	845	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,606.25/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,606	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271.43/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,271	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	933.33/head	850.00–1,000.00	933	6

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 677Year ago 573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 185Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 136Year ago 143

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	175.00–178.00	175.97
20	—	376	206.00–215.00	210.97
9	—	519	180.00–185.00	181.54
12	—	433	198.00–207.00	204.33
9	—	477	190.00–200.00	194.70
10	—	323	212.00–217.00	214.82
3	—	577	179.00–180.00	179.66
4	—	281	218.00–222.00	219.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	166.00	166.00
3	—	320	206.00	206.00
5	—	370	200.00	200.00
4	—	470	186.00–188.00	186.99
2	—	415	190.00	190.00
1	—	570	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	185.00	185.00
16	—	483	203.00–211.00	206.36
9	—	317	218.00–222.00	219.54
17	—	384	216.00–221.00	218.31
19	—	428	208.00–215.00	210.65
8	—	509	190.00–200.00	195.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	170.00	170.00
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
3	—	523	225.00–226.00	225.67
10	—	380	240.00–245.00	242.69
1	—	280	245.00	245.00
2	—	465	235.00	235.00
1	—	685	191.00	191.00
8	—	423	234.00–240.00	237.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	247.00–248.00	247.75
7	—	464	240.00–247.00	242.98
3	—	335	248.00	248.00
3	—	505	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	240.00	240.00
1	—	555	205.00	205.00
2	—	475	228.00	228.00
2	—	323	238.00–240.00	239.02
2	—	430	230.00	230.00
5	—	385	230.00–238.00	234.80
2	—	515	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	240.00–246.00	242.13
5	—	420	226.00–236.00	231.34
4	—	570	195.00–204.00	199.46
11	—	513	205.00–210.00	208.18
9	—	376	236.00–244.00	239.05
4	—	480	210.00–216.00	212.70
1	—	655	186.00	186.00
1	—	215	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	182.00–185.00	183.51
7	—	431	210.00–220.00	216.28
5	—	677	170.00–175.00	171.96
4	—	566	185.00–192.00	188.23
12	—	372	228.00–234.00	231.16
10	—	330	226.00–236.00	231.94
9	—	467	200.00–208.00	204.45
2	—	525	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	240.00	240.00
2	—	370	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	99.00	99.00
4	—	1,363	104.00–106.00	104.70
1	—	1,700	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	916	80.00–83.00	81.69
8	—	951	91.00–94.00	92.72
9	—	926	87.00–90.00	88.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,041	92.00–97.00	95.01
21	—	1,083	98.00–103.00	100.61
19	—	1,132	104.00–108.00	105.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,538	105.00–110.00	107.45
1	—	1,935	125.00	125.00
7	—	1,711	113.00–119.00	115.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	—	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,464.29

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)	15	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,182.50

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)	7	—	—	800.00–950.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	995.83

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	5	—	—	750.00–900.00	845.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	6	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	933.33

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	14	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,271.43

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	16	—	—	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,606.25

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.