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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 14

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 31Jun 14Jun 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

720 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 628▲ 33 vs year ago 687 · +4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

295 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 136▲ 125 vs year ago 170 · +73.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 73▲ 125 vs year ago 14 · +892.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $218.44/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$218.44

146 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$7.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	222.07	1,091	66
Medium and Large 3	404	217.62	880	26
Medium and Large 2	489	214.41	1,048	54

One grade step is worth $7.66/cwt here — about $43 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 sale146 hd

218.44

—

AL average16 barns · 2,234 hd

216.28

+2.16

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	1,652	115.69	1,912	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	99.51	1,408	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	98.06	1,123	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	84.16	839	73

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)	—	$1,248	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$858	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,337	76
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$821	6

Every lot

84 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	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	247.59/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,065	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	259.26/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,138	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	250.29/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,189	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	240.94/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,169	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	246.94/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,304	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	239.35/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,288	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	243.10/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,378	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	236.81/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,345	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	214.40/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,229	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	229.83/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,416	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,494	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	204.67/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,388	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	207.96/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,497	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	316	224.82/cwt	224.00–226.00	710	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	233.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	220.96/cwt	220.00–222.00	829	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	235.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	894	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	226.55/cwt	225.00–228.00	870	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	231.76/cwt	228.00–236.00	985	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	222.03/cwt	220.00–225.00	946	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	215.61/cwt	215.00–216.00	918	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	227.33/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,066	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	208.68/cwt	206.00–210.00	997	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	217.25/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,041	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	217.32/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,124	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	210.29/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,136	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	212.31/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,185	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	199.83/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,145	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	203.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,268	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	195.35/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,246	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	190.66/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,281	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	257.28/cwt	252.00–260.00	857	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	250.22/cwt	250.00–252.00	913	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	255.31/cwt	254.00–258.00	963	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	419	222.00/cwt	220.00–224.00	930	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	243.55/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,023	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	218.06/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,047	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	229.02/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,106	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	242.00/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,174	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	229.00/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,163	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,145	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	531	209.42/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,112	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	210.00/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,220	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	213.35/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,327	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	208.02/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,327	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,414	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	784	176.98/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,388	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,421	110.07/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,564	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	116.78/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,977	5
Bulls	—	—	1,893	121.38/cwt	121.00–122.00	2,298	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	78.19/cwt	75.00–80.00	751	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	90.09/cwt	88.00–93.00	886	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	84.58/cwt	82.00–87.00	873	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	93.58/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,048	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	98.25/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,110	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	104.09/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,268	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,291	104.16/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,345	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	93.49/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,366	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	99.96/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,489	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,312.50/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188.89/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,189	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096.15/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,096	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858.33/head	800.00–900.00	858	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,538.46/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,538	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317.19/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,317	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,080.56/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,081	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820.83/head	775.00–900.00	821	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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 628Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 136Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 73Year ago 14

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)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,188.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–900.00	858.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,096.15

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	18	—	—	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,080.56

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	32	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,317.19

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	26	—	—	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,538.46

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	6	—	—	775.00–900.00	820.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	205.00	205.00
2	—	785	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
1	—	395	244.00	244.00
8	—	419	220.00–224.00	222.00
5	—	531	207.00–210.00	209.42
5	—	480	215.00–220.00	218.06
3	—	335	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	235.00	235.00
9	—	365	250.00–252.00	250.22
7	—	784	174.00–181.00	176.98
6	—	581	209.00–211.00	210.00
4	—	483	226.00–230.00	229.02
3	—	333	252.00–260.00	257.28
1	—	530	216.00	216.00
4	—	638	206.00–210.00	208.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	211.00–215.00	213.35
3	—	377	254.00–258.00	255.31
2	—	680	208.00	208.00
6	—	420	240.00–248.00	243.55
2	—	508	228.00–230.00	229.00
2	—	485	240.00–244.00	242.00
1	—	745	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	195.00	195.00
3	—	320	246.00	246.00
6	—	623	200.00–205.00	203.50
9	—	380	230.00–240.00	235.38
21	—	558	206.00–215.00	212.31
1	—	275	268.00	268.00
10	—	425	228.00–236.00	231.76
8	—	469	225.00–232.00	227.33
7	—	517	215.00–220.00	217.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	194.00–196.00	195.35
7	—	384	225.00–228.00	226.55
9	—	426	220.00–225.00	222.03
4	—	321	230.00–235.00	233.48
6	—	573	199.00–200.00	199.83
11	—	479	214.00–220.00	217.25
3	—	672	190.00–192.00	190.66
11	—	540	209.00–212.00	210.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	220.00–222.00	220.96
5	—	316	224.00–226.00	224.82
5	—	426	215.00–216.00	215.61
3	—	525	200.00	200.00
6	—	478	206.00–210.00	208.68
3	—	285	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	528	245.00–250.00	246.94
4	—	620	240.00–242.00	240.98
2	—	720	206.00–210.00	207.96
8	—	475	247.00–254.00	250.29
8	—	439	254.00–262.00	259.26
7	—	567	240.00–248.00	243.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	238.00–240.00	239.35
4	—	485	238.00–244.00	240.94
12	—	616	228.00–230.00	229.83
3	—	678	204.00–206.00	204.67
3	—	315	270.00	270.00
6	—	430	245.00–250.00	247.59
5	—	568	235.00–238.00	236.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	210.00	210.00
5	—	435	230.00	230.00
3	—	490	220.00	220.00
2	—	573	210.00–219.00	214.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	961	75.00–80.00	78.19
20	—	983	88.00–93.00	90.09
31	—	1,032	82.00–87.00	84.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,461	91.00–95.00	93.49
7	—	1,291	103.00–105.00	104.16
8	—	1,490	97.00–102.00	99.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,120	91.00–95.00	93.58
22	—	1,218	102.00–107.00	104.09
54	—	1,130	96.00–101.00	98.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,893	121.00–122.00	121.38
5	—	1,693	114.00–119.00	116.78
4	—	1,421	109.00–111.00	110.07

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.