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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 24

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 10May 24May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

742 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 645▼ 67 vs year ago 809 · −8.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 210▼ 18 vs year ago 193 · −9.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 106▼ 1 vs year ago 100 · −1.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $208.04/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$208.04

151 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$16.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	214.37	1,000	68
Medium and Large 2	487	204.25	995	64
Medium and Large 3	458	198.19	909	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.17/cwt here — about $92 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 sale151 hd

208.04

—

AL average16 barns · 1,402 hd

204.51

+3.53

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	1,648	113.09	1,864	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	95.40	1,379	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	94.99	1,039	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	909	80.12	728	27

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)	—	$1,350	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,279	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$956	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,453	36

Every lot

88 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	263.02/cwt	262.00–264.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	243.51/cwt	242.00–245.00	933	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	248.04/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,029	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	237.09/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,015	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	238.55/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,104	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	234.20/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,105	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	225.67/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,079	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	232.57/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,200	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	221.89/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,203	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	216.26/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,224	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	229.63/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,304	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	581	210.25/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,222	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	214.90/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,330	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	224.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,417	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,403	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	217.50/cwt	217.00–218.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	229.99/cwt	228.00–232.00	731	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	223.48/cwt	222.00–224.00	724	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	222.69/cwt	218.00–225.00	842	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	213.06/cwt	210.00–216.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	227.20/cwt	226.00–228.00	886	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	220.17/cwt	218.00–225.00	923	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	203.50/cwt	200.00–208.00	877	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	213.25/cwt	210.00–216.00	928	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	205.99/cwt	200.00–208.00	962	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	214.71/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,028	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	201.50/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,036	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	207.93/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,079	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	189.52/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,003	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,002	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	196.59/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,113	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	188.22/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,082	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	181.95/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,141	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	191.42/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,206	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,229	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	177.63/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,210	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,227	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	238.70/cwt	238.00–240.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	251.18/cwt	248.00–254.00	839	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	243.75/cwt	242.00–246.00	912	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	234.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	881	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	388	223.92/cwt	220.00–228.00	869	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	234.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	986	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	211.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	892	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	221.09/cwt	219.00–225.00	933	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	212.65/cwt	208.00–216.00	999	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	221.93/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,072	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	195.99/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,015	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	206.62/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,074	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	214.94/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,128	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	209.09/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,209	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	193.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,180	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	210.68/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,313	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	178.70/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,342	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,827	10
Bulls	—	—	1,680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	117.14/cwt	116.00–118.00	2,001	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	88.06/cwt	86.00–90.00	749	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	81.64/cwt	79.00–84.00	735	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	76.24/cwt	73.00–78.00	711	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	90.72/cwt	88.00–93.00	954	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	95.90/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,049	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	103.09/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,238	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,333	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	96.50/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,373	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	90.93/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,403	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,757.14/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,757	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,300	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,451.56/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,452	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395.83/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,396	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165.38/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,165	13
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956.25/head	850.00–1,050.00	956	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	850.00/head	775.00–900.00	850	3

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 645Year ago 809

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 210Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 106Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	182.00–190.00	188.22
4	—	324	222.00–224.00	223.48
7	—	467	200.00–208.00	205.99
5	—	681	174.00–179.00	177.63
12	—	514	198.00–204.00	201.50
3	—	627	180.00–186.00	181.95
10	—	378	218.00–225.00	222.69
1	—	280	230.00	230.00
1	—	705	174.00	174.00
12	—	435	210.00–216.00	213.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	419	218.00–225.00	220.17
1	—	675	182.00	182.00
5	—	390	226.00–228.00	227.20
5	—	566	195.00–200.00	196.59
2	—	630	188.00–195.00	191.42
5	—	318	228.00–232.00	229.99
1	—	270	234.00	234.00
22	—	479	210.00–219.00	214.71
13	—	519	206.00–211.00	207.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	217.00–218.00	217.50
7	—	431	200.00–208.00	203.50
2	—	560	178.00–180.00	178.99
1	—	610	174.00	174.00
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
2	—	383	210.00–216.00	213.06
4	—	529	188.00–190.00	189.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	542	220.00–225.00	221.89
1	—	340	260.00	260.00
8	—	619	209.00–218.00	214.90
2	—	665	211.00	211.00
10	—	472	230.00–237.00	234.20
8	—	428	234.00–240.00	237.09
2	—	383	242.00–245.00	243.51
4	—	566	215.00–220.00	216.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	210.00–211.00	210.25
3	—	478	225.00–226.00	225.67
3	—	635	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	516	228.00–235.00	232.57
5	—	415	246.00–252.00	248.04
6	—	568	225.00–235.00	229.63
11	—	463	238.00–240.00	238.55
2	—	630	220.00–230.00	224.88
2	—	363	262.00–264.00	263.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	242.00–246.00	243.75
7	—	334	248.00–254.00	251.18
6	—	623	210.00–212.00	210.68
11	—	578	206.00–214.00	209.09
5	—	483	220.00–225.00	221.93
7	—	421	230.00–240.00	234.23
1	—	675	200.00	200.00
5	—	525	211.00–220.00	214.94
1	—	280	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	204.00–208.00	206.62
7	—	422	219.00–225.00	221.09
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
4	—	610	190.00–200.00	193.51
6	—	470	208.00–216.00	212.65
1	—	780	172.00	172.00
9	—	376	230.00–240.00	234.28
3	—	323	238.00–240.00	238.70
3	—	730	176.00–182.00	178.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	210.00–214.00	211.98
3	—	518	195.00–198.00	195.99
3	—	315	228.00	228.00
2	—	280	230.00	230.00
1	—	585	190.00	190.00
6	—	388	220.00–228.00	223.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	86.00–90.00	88.06
15	—	900	79.00–84.00	81.64
10	—	933	73.00–78.00	76.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	88.00–92.00	90.93
2	—	1,320	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,423	95.00–98.00	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,201	101.00–104.00	103.09
34	—	1,094	94.00–99.00	95.90
30	—	1,052	88.00–93.00	90.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	116.00–118.00	117.14
10	—	1,627	110.00–115.00	112.28
1	—	1,680	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	14	—	—	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,757.14

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	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00

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	18	—	—	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,300.00

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)	3	—	—	775.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	956.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,165.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,395.83

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)	16	—	—	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,451.56

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.