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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 31

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 24May 31Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

628 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 742▲ 628 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 175▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 99▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $218.32/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$218.32

131 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	227.03	979	56
Medium and Large 2	465	214.00	995	55
Medium and Large 3	467	205.81	961	20

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $17 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 sale131 hd

218.32

—

AL average9 barns · 885 hd

213.44

+4.88

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	1,770	116.46	2,061	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	102.73	1,191	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	99.24	1,399	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	87.25	854	24

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,216	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	26

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	261.06/cwt	258.00–264.00	974	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	273.26/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,038	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	240.16/cwt	238.00–243.00	999	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	247.05/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,082	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	241.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,145	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	232.68/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,124	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	235.57/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,220	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	537	219.69/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,180	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	224.73/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,297	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	191.27/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,366	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	186.44/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,445	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	247.99/cwt	246.00–250.00	786	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	227.19/cwt	225.00–228.00	745	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	233.31/cwt	230.00–236.00	777	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	225.18/cwt	224.00–226.00	838	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	216.48/cwt	214.00–219.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	230.78/cwt	228.00–234.00	877	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	218.28/cwt	214.00–220.00	910	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	225.57/cwt	222.00–230.00	952	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	222.09/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,048	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	215.96/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,032	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	217.97/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,123	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	208.39/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,111	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	209.18/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,199	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	198.67/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,162	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,109	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	205.98/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,256	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	616	182.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,123	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	189.00/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,187	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	738	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,262	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,296	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	263.68/cwt	260.00–266.00	839	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	272.20/cwt	270.00–275.00	887	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	282.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	956	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	246.67/cwt	244.00–250.00	925	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	239.99/cwt	238.00–242.00	914	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	241.92/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,018	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	232.00/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,002	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	224.73/cwt	222.00–228.00	973	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	222.58/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,048	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	230.63/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,100	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	206.49/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,070	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	220.39/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,157	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	537	211.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,137	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	215.72/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,223	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	205.59/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,188	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,147	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	212.01/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,306	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,363	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,339	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,310	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	788	182.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,434	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	116.46/cwt	116.00–117.00	2,061	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	88.94/cwt	86.00–91.00	859	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	82.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	806	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	93.43/cwt	92.00–95.00	951	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	107.63/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,221	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	102.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,193	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	97.20/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,152	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	100.31/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,353	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,440	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	94.81/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,458	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,385.00/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,385	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169.44/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,169	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/head	875.00–1,000.00	925	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141.67/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,142	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	905.00/head	875.00–925.00	905	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 742Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 99Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	230.00–234.00	232.68
1	—	645	210.00	210.00
4	—	373	258.00–264.00	261.06
3	—	577	221.00–228.00	224.73
4	—	714	190.00–195.00	191.27
3	—	545	230.00	230.00
2	—	775	184.00–189.00	186.44
1	—	275	275.00	275.00
1	—	330	274.00	274.00
7	—	416	238.00–243.00	240.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	250.00	250.00
2	—	405	230.00	230.00
5	—	780	180.00	180.00
3	—	537	218.00–221.00	219.69
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
1	—	475	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	240.00–245.00	241.98
2	—	305	290.00	290.00
2	—	780	199.00	199.00
2	—	438	244.00–250.00	247.05
5	—	380	266.00–276.00	273.26
5	—	518	233.00–240.00	235.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	317	246.00–250.00	247.99
11	—	380	228.00–234.00	230.78
2	—	610	203.00–209.00	205.98
7	—	472	220.00–228.00	222.09
5	—	515	213.00–222.00	217.97
15	—	422	222.00–230.00	225.57
2	—	280	248.00	248.00
6	—	573	206.00–213.00	209.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	210.00–219.00	215.96
2	—	783	165.00–166.00	165.49
10	—	533	206.00–210.00	208.39
3	—	585	196.00–200.00	198.67
9	—	417	214.00–220.00	218.28
2	—	628	188.00–190.00	189.00
2	—	738	170.00–172.00	171.01
11	—	372	224.00–226.00	225.18
9	—	333	230.00–236.00	233.31
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
1	—	275	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	188.00	188.00
3	—	505	200.00	200.00
6	—	328	225.00–228.00	227.19
4	—	616	180.00–185.00	182.27
2	—	373	214.00–219.00	216.48
3	—	490	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	192.00	192.00
12	—	375	244.00–250.00	246.67
8	—	567	212.00–220.00	215.72
12	—	525	216.00–226.00	220.39
4	—	421	238.00–248.00	241.92
5	—	338	280.00–290.00	282.87
1	—	675	210.00	210.00
4	—	616	210.00–218.00	212.01
8	—	477	228.00–237.00	230.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	230.00–236.00	232.00
1	—	720	186.00	186.00
7	—	326	270.00–275.00	272.20
5	—	578	205.00–206.00	205.59
3	—	537	210.00–215.00	211.68
2	—	788	180.00–184.00	182.02
7	—	381	238.00–242.00	239.99
9	—	471	220.00–226.00	222.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	222.00–228.00	224.73
1	—	720	182.00	182.00
3	—	318	260.00–266.00	263.68
1	—	585	196.00	196.00
2	—	518	205.00–208.00	206.49
5	—	390	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,185	94.00–99.00	97.20
18	—	1,134	106.00–111.00	107.63
25	—	1,161	100.00–105.00	102.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	92.00–95.00	93.43
11	—	966	86.00–91.00	88.94
9	—	977	80.00–85.00	82.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,349	98.00–103.00	100.31
5	—	1,538	94.00–97.00	94.81
2	—	1,365	105.00–106.00	105.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	116.00–117.00	116.46

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,169.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	925.00

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)	5	—	—	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,385.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	10	—	—	875.00–925.00	905.00

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	12	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,141.67

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	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00

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.