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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 26

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

763 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 667▲ 90 vs year ago 673 · +13.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 164▲ 4 vs year ago 93 · +4.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 83▲ 62 vs year ago 43 · +144.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 $210.67/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$210.67

157 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$11.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.82

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	215.82	1,168	55
Medium and Large 2	528	209.63	1,108	69
Medium and Large 3	490	204.28	1,001	33

One grade step is worth $11.54/cwt here — about $167 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 sale157 hd

210.67

—

AL average15 barns · 1,908 hd

220.49

−9.82

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	1,616	120.36	1,945	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	107.39	1,367	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	102.97	1,183	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	89.26	829	19

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)	—	$1,422	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,184	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$883	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,489	40

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	255.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	964	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	249.15/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,079	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,036	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	244.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,188	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	237.42/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,256	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	248.62/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,320	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	245.56/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,400	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	232.83/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,353	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	612	217.34/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,330	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,415	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	219.03/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,588	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	229.58/cwt	228.00–230.00	755	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	768	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	219.23/cwt	218.00–220.00	811	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	231.35/cwt	230.00–232.00	868	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	218.22/cwt	216.00–222.00	932	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	209.42/cwt	208.00–210.00	913	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	228.02/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,003	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	219.96/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,025	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	212.94/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,026	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	486	204.60/cwt	204.00–205.00	994	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	216.43/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,141	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	210.47/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,109	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	199.51/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,069	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	214.38/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,213	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	203.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,166	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	208.83/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,316	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	203.16/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,280	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	187.50/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,191	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	199.38/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,461	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	244.93/cwt	242.00–248.00	796	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	239.52/cwt	238.00–240.00	814	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	234.75/cwt	230.00–238.00	899	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	406	249.50/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,013	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	232.61/cwt	230.00–234.00	984	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	240.68/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,035	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	230.49/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,104	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	220.39/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,058	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	238.41/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,156	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	228.71/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,180	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,161	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	216.39/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,227	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	221.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,274	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	209.66/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,306	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	639	199.78/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,277	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	666	204.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,363	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	213.31/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,457	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	724	210.56/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,524	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	194.59/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,430	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,382	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	778	189.57/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,475	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,582	117.95/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,866	3
Bulls	—	—	1,681	122.62/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,061	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	95.31/cwt	95.00–96.00	863	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	84.22/cwt	82.00–86.00	764	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	90.47/cwt	88.00–93.00	858	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	111.21/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,200	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	98.31/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,108	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	104.49/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,246	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	107.39/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,367	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329.17/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,329	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260.42/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,260	12
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	925.00–1,100.00	1,000	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	883.33/head	850.00–900.00	883	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,850	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,431.25/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,431	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,116.67/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,117	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 Jul 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 763Last week 667Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 164Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 83Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	208.00–210.00	209.42
3	—	560	190.00	190.00
3	—	340	226.00	226.00
2	—	725	180.00	180.00
5	—	486	204.00–205.00	204.60
5	—	370	218.00–220.00	219.23
4	—	635	180.00–190.00	187.50
4	—	536	198.00–200.00	199.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	208.00–210.00	208.83
2	—	315	238.00	238.00
1	—	785	190.00	190.00
3	—	375	230.00–232.00	231.35
1	—	685	200.00	200.00
4	—	440	226.00–230.00	228.02
5	—	733	195.00–201.00	199.38
11	—	566	211.00–217.00	214.38
8	—	466	218.00–224.00	219.96
14	—	527	215.00–218.00	216.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	200.00–210.00	203.89
13	—	527	206.00–214.00	210.47
4	—	715	190.00	190.00
13	—	482	210.00–216.00	212.94
12	—	630	200.00–206.00	203.16
9	—	427	216.00–222.00	218.22
5	—	329	228.00–230.00	229.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	225.00–234.00	230.49
5	—	567	214.00–218.00	216.39
10	—	666	200.00–210.00	204.67
1	—	275	250.00	250.00
6	—	325	242.00–248.00	244.93
4	—	530	218.00–220.00	218.98
3	—	623	209.00–210.00	209.66
6	—	430	238.00–242.00	240.68
4	—	778	186.00–196.00	189.57
3	—	735	192.00–200.00	194.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	210.00	210.00
2	—	370	250.00	250.00
2	—	605	220.00	220.00
12	—	516	222.00–231.00	228.71
1	—	325	255.00	255.00
8	—	485	235.00–240.00	238.41
7	—	724	208.00–214.00	210.56
4	—	406	248.00–250.00	249.50
6	—	683	211.00–216.00	213.31
5	—	574	220.00–225.00	221.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	639	198.00–200.00	199.78
4	—	340	238.00–240.00	239.52
3	—	540	210.00	210.00
2	—	735	188.00	188.00
8	—	383	230.00–238.00	234.75
5	—	480	220.00–221.00	220.39
2	—	555	205.00	205.00
2	—	665	190.00	190.00
3	—	423	230.00–234.00	232.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	216.00–218.00	217.34
2	—	305	250.00	250.00
3	—	445	240.00	240.00
2	—	475	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	240.00–248.00	245.56
8	—	531	245.00–252.00	248.62
3	—	655	228.00	228.00
2	—	725	218.00–220.00	219.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	250.00–260.00	255.72
7	—	581	230.00–238.00	232.83
6	—	618	228.00–230.00	229.01
5	—	529	232.00–240.00	237.42
5	—	487	240.00–250.00	244.02
8	—	433	245.00–255.00	249.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	948	88.00–93.00	90.47
3	—	905	95.00–96.00	95.31
6	—	907	82.00–86.00	84.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	107.00–108.00	107.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,192	102.00–107.00	104.49
4	—	1,079	110.00–113.00	111.21
11	—	1,127	96.00–101.00	98.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,681	121.00–124.00	122.62
3	—	1,582	117.00–120.00	117.95
1	—	1,325	114.00	114.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00

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)	5	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–900.00	883.33

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)	12	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,260.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,329.17

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	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,116.67

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	24	—	—	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,431.25

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	10	—	—	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,850.00

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.