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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 10

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 3May 10May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

645 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 617▲ 43 vs year ago 602 · +7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 158▲ 90 vs year ago 120 · +75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 170▲ 15 vs year ago 91 · +16.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 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 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.83/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$203.83

156 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$239

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$15.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	211.28	890	65
Medium and Large 3	387	205.92	797	24
Medium and Large 1	577	195.86	1,129	67

One grade step is worth $15.41/cwt here — about −$239 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 sale156 hd

203.83

—

AL average13 barns · 1,356 hd

203.63

+0.20

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	—	Average	1,800	110.71	1,993	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	92.59	1,238	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,060	92.13	977	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	78.99	757	48

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)	—	$1,093	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,026	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$869	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,081	24
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$831	4thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	226.16/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,092	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,146	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	216.99/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,124	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	228.83/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,211	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	225.75/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,273	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,267	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,337	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	222.06/cwt	220.00–226.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	282	216.81/cwt	216.00–218.00	611	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	215.87/cwt	212.00–217.00	684	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	221.70/cwt	218.00–224.00	745	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	217.94/cwt	214.00–222.00	824	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	199.73/cwt	199.00–200.00	829	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	215.95/cwt	213.00–220.00	911	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	209.62/cwt	206.00–212.00	910	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	208.25/cwt	205.00–210.00	979	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	214.22/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,015	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	197.98/cwt	196.00–200.00	950	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	204.84/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,059	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	200.34/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,036	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	193.87/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,123	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	187.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,115	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	187.66/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,167	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	181.67/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,154	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,129	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,289	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	282	232.67/cwt	232.00–234.00	656	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	235.29/cwt	232.00–238.00	753	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	327	229.61/cwt	228.00–230.00	751	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	242.15/cwt	240.00–248.00	806	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	215.29/cwt	214.00–218.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	240.66/cwt	238.00–244.00	905	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	227.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	862	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	221.04/cwt	220.00–224.00	931	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	216.40/cwt	214.00–218.00	937	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	215.50/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,024	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	205.52/cwt	205.00–206.00	986	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	210.63/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,013	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	191.69/cwt	190.00–195.00	993	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	202.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,056	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	208.88/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,090	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	194.76/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,100	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	204.16/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,156	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,125	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,104	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	188.32/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,196	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,153	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	181.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,220	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	710	170.49/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,210	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	114.74/cwt	112.00–116.00	2,042	5
Bulls	—	—	1,936	108.42/cwt	106.00–111.00	2,099	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	75.42/cwt	73.00–77.00	694	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	85.60/cwt	84.00–88.00	816	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	80.11/cwt	78.00–83.00	783	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,009	87.47/cwt	85.00–90.00	883	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	94.65/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,023	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	100.50/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,227	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	94.67/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,262	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	89.48/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,202	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,290.00/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,290	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087.50/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,088	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013.54/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,014	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868.75/head	800.00–950.00	869	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	825.00/head	700.00–875.00	825	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	808.33/head	775.00–850.00	808	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831.25/head	750.00–900.00	831	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192.86/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,193	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	925.00/head	875.00–975.00	925	10

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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 617Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 158Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 170Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	214.00–218.00	216.40
13	—	481	208.00–213.00	210.63
4	—	565	192.00–197.00	194.76
3	—	635	187.00–189.00	188.32
5	—	672	180.00–185.00	181.58
5	—	378	220.00–230.00	227.94
8	—	320	232.00–238.00	235.29
1	—	280	240.00	240.00
7	—	521	200.00–205.00	202.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	238.00–244.00	240.66
9	—	333	240.00–248.00	242.15
4	—	421	220.00–224.00	221.04
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
8	—	522	207.00–212.00	208.88
4	—	475	214.00–216.00	215.50
5	—	566	200.00–207.00	204.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	169.00–172.00	170.49
4	—	480	205.00–206.00	205.52
6	—	282	232.00–234.00	232.67
2	—	620	178.00	178.00
3	—	518	190.00–195.00	191.69
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
5	—	327	228.00–230.00	229.61
3	—	368	214.00–218.00	215.29
1	—	655	176.00	176.00
2	—	595	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	200.00–201.00	200.34
2	—	235	228.00	228.00
2	—	593	186.00–190.00	187.99
7	—	336	218.00–224.00	221.70
11	—	470	205.00–210.00	208.25
5	—	272	220.00–226.00	222.06
3	—	635	181.00–182.00	181.67
8	—	434	206.00–212.00	209.62
18	—	378	214.00–222.00	217.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	282	216.00–218.00	216.81
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
7	—	317	212.00–217.00	215.87
1	—	680	166.00	166.00
3	—	375	212.00	212.00
1	—	535	190.00	190.00
2	—	480	196.00–200.00	197.98
4	—	415	199.00–200.00	199.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	192.00–196.00	193.87
8	—	474	212.00–218.00	214.22
3	—	622	185.00–190.00	187.66
23	—	758	170.00	170.00
16	—	422	213.00–220.00	215.95
3	—	370	230.00	230.00
7	—	517	202.00–211.00	204.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	220.00	220.00
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
2	—	518	216.00–218.00	216.99
1	—	555	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	220.00–225.00	221.68
3	—	575	215.00	215.00
5	—	483	225.00–228.00	226.16
2	—	615	206.00	206.00
2	—	320	238.00	238.00
2	—	795	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	225.00–228.00	225.75
2	—	715	187.00	187.00
1	—	655	204.00	204.00
7	—	529	228.00–230.00	228.83
3	—	645	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	978	78.00–83.00	80.11
15	—	920	73.00–77.00	75.42
3	—	953	84.00–88.00	85.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,009	85.00–90.00	87.47
5	—	1,221	99.00–102.00	100.50
48	—	1,081	92.00–98.00	94.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	92.00–97.00	94.67
2	—	1,343	88.00–91.00	89.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,936	106.00–111.00	108.42
1	—	1,225	102.00	102.00
5	—	1,780	112.00–116.00	114.74

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	1,013.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,087.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–950.00	868.75

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,290.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–850.00	808.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–875.00	825.00

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	4	—	—	750.00–900.00	831.25

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	10	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00

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)	Open	14	—	—	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,192.86

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.