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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 21

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

899 head

▲ 179 vs last sale 720▲ 277 vs year ago 622 · +44.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 295▼ 169 vs year ago 432 · −39.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 139▲ 124 vs year ago 40 · +310.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $240.33/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$240.33

186 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$18.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	250.11	1,249	25
Medium and Large 3	429	245.72	1,054	24
Medium and Large 1-2	571	242.00	1,382	81
Medium and Large 2	553	231.22	1,280	56

One grade step is worth $18.89/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale186 hd

240.33

—

AL average11 barns · 712 hd

240.05

+0.28

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	1,676	111.73	1,872	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	93.54	1,082	121
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	92.74	1,260	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	936	82.17	769	41

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)	—	$1,089	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,056	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,566	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,395	74

Every lot

81 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	252.05/cwt	250.00–254.00	950	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	260.29/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,005	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	261.03/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,135	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	249.34/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,092	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,139	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	241.93/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,147	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	254.30/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,223	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	231.31/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,198	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	245.95/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,276	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	239.24/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,270	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	226.93/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,289	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,382	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	239.13/cwt	238.00–240.00	739	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	233.10/cwt	230.00–236.00	755	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	227.02/cwt	224.00–228.00	767	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	237.05/cwt	234.00–240.00	901	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	221.71/cwt	220.00–224.00	849	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	229.98/cwt	226.00–232.00	883	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	218.81/cwt	216.00–220.00	908	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	229.27/cwt	228.00–232.00	961	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	225.50/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,055	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	211.36/cwt	210.00–220.00	996	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	204.62/cwt	202.00–208.00	978	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	208.61/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,099	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	214.95/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,169	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,109	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	207.50/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,164	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	204.66/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,183	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,242	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	196.98/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,320	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	254.47/cwt	250.00–257.00	809	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	258.43/cwt	254.00–262.00	941	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	238.40/cwt	232.00–240.00	882	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	250.10/cwt	244.00–252.00	960	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	233.33/cwt	230.00–238.00	996	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	220.47/cwt	220.00–222.00	944	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	536	218.19/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,169	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	220.98/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,262	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	202.30/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,248	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	203.51/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,349	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,283	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	195.51/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,384	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,438	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	189.33/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,505	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,639	108.88/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,785	7
Bulls	—	—	1,704	113.95/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,942	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	818	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	85.54/cwt	84.00–89.00	744	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	80.30/cwt	78.00–83.00	777	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	95.79/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,103	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	90.75/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,052	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	101.67/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,181	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,307	95.48/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,248	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	88.64/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,273	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,639.29/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,639	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403.13/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,403	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,079.17/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,079	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565.63/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,566	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190.00/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,190	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089.06/head	975.00–1,225.00	1,089	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	887.50/head	875.00–900.00	888	4

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 720Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 295Year ago 432

Replacement CattleReceipts 164Last week 139Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	194.00–200.00	196.98
2	—	615	202.00	202.00
1	—	705	191.00	191.00
7	—	309	238.00–240.00	239.13
11	—	380	234.00–240.00	237.05
8	—	419	228.00–232.00	229.27
4	—	561	206.00–210.00	207.50
6	—	468	224.00–228.00	225.50
35	—	544	214.00–215.00	214.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	190.00	190.00
13	—	527	206.00–210.00	208.61
14	—	471	210.00–220.00	211.36
13	—	324	230.00–236.00	233.10
3	—	578	204.00–205.00	204.66
1	—	290	236.00	236.00
10	—	384	226.00–232.00	229.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	220.00–224.00	221.71
6	—	478	202.00–208.00	204.62
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
5	—	415	216.00–220.00	218.81
1	—	560	198.00	198.00
4	—	338	224.00–228.00	227.02
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
3	—	525	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	242.00–250.00	245.95
1	—	670	221.00	221.00
6	—	435	258.00–264.00	261.03
1	—	760	201.00	201.00
10	—	481	250.00–258.00	254.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	200.00	200.00
7	—	386	256.00–262.00	260.29
7	—	474	239.00–245.00	241.93
4	—	445	256.00	256.00
21	—	675	210.00	210.00
8	—	531	238.00–240.00	239.24
3	—	560	235.00	235.00
3	—	325	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	230.00–232.00	231.31
1	—	625	220.00	220.00
2	—	568	224.00–230.00	226.93
6	—	438	248.00–250.00	249.34
9	—	377	250.00–254.00	252.05
3	—	320	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	571	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	200.00–206.00	202.30
4	—	384	244.00–252.00	250.10
2	—	790	182.00	182.00
3	—	485	230.00	230.00
3	—	318	250.00–257.00	254.47
3	—	665	193.00	193.00
6	—	536	216.00–220.00	218.19
5	—	427	230.00–238.00	233.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	219.00–224.00	220.98
2	—	663	202.00–205.00	203.51
3	—	795	188.00–192.00	189.33
8	—	364	254.00–262.00	258.43
2	—	708	192.00–199.00	195.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	203.00	203.00
1	—	740	174.00	174.00
3	—	635	190.00	190.00
4	—	515	210.00	210.00
4	—	428	220.00–222.00	220.47
5	—	370	232.00–240.00	238.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,151	94.00–99.00	95.79
68	—	1,159	88.00–93.00	90.75
12	—	1,162	100.00–103.00	101.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	94.00	94.00
12	—	870	84.00–89.00	85.54
28	—	967	78.00–83.00	80.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,436	88.00–90.00	88.64
9	—	1,307	94.00–98.00	95.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,639	107.00–110.00	108.88
9	—	1,704	111.00–116.00	113.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	48	—	—	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,403.13

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	—	—	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,639.29

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	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,079.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,565.63

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)	4	—	—	875.00–900.00	887.50

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)	16	—	—	975.00–1,225.00	1,089.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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.