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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 9

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 2Aug 9Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

927 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 928▲ 21 vs year ago 906 · +2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 175▼ 142 vs year ago 285 · −49.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 110▼ 75 vs year ago 140 · −53.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.15/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$221.15

179 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$18.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	224.38	1,131	112
Medium and Large 2	480	217.75	1,045	56
Medium and Large 3	506	205.57	1,039	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.80/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 sale179 hd

221.15

—

AL average14 barns · 1,624 hd

223.14

−1.99

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	1,615	121.09	1,955	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	108.88	1,567	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	107.45	1,237	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	96.83	969	29

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)	—	$1,377	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,281	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	20

Every lot

90 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 2	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	265.25/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,119	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	272.99/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,190	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	238.25/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,125	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	256.63/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,224	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	246.56/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,193	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	249.00/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,277	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,286	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	238.56/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,360	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,388	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	236.13/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,462	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	227.66/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,564	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	221.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	239.95/cwt	238.00–242.00	780	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	830	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	239.22/cwt	238.00–240.00	919	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	214.39/cwt	210.00–217.00	900	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	228.75/cwt	226.00–230.00	963	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	972	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	225.61/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,063	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	219.33/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,035	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	216.00/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,108	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	223.39/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,157	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	208.67/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,204	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	222.07/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,292	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	202.67/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,232	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	213.72/cwt	210.00–214.50	1,368	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,373	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	201.50/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	196.48/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	793	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,368	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	246.65/cwt	245.00–250.00	809	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	331	254.36/cwt	252.00–258.00	842	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	264.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	985	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	249.58/cwt	246.00–252.00	953	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	248.37/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,033	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	242.20/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,032	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	228.73/cwt	226.00–230.00	974	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	233.37/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,097	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	243.09/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,150	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	219.72/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,059	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	211.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,099	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	231.48/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,213	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	543	222.32/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,207	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	207.52/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,177	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	226.30/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,301	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	215.98/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,259	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	220.56/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,376	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	208.91/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,310	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	198.94/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,263	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	217.97/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,465	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	209.26/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,423	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	212.67/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,542	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,407	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	125.94/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,091	3
Bulls	—	—	1,696	121.71/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,064	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	98.16/cwt	96.00–101.00	934	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	94.01/cwt	92.00–95.00	942	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	105.11/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,163	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	102.11/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,146	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	113.25/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,289	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	107.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,271	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	108.30/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,537	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,549	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	115.68/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,741	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396.15/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,396	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356.67/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,357	15
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,055.00/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,450	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 927Last week 928Year ago 906

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 175Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 110Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	238.00–240.00	239.22
15	—	640	210.00–214.50	213.72
17	—	471	223.00–230.00	225.61
8	—	325	238.00–242.00	239.95
2	—	275	250.00	250.00
2	—	708	201.00–202.00	201.50
3	—	755	200.00	200.00
10	—	582	216.00–224.00	222.07
1	—	665	207.00	207.00
31	—	518	219.00–226.00	223.39
18	—	421	226.00–230.00	228.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	200.00–202.00	201.01
2	—	735	195.00–198.00	196.48
9	—	472	215.00–221.00	219.33
3	—	608	202.00–204.00	202.67
6	—	577	207.00–210.00	208.67
8	—	368	225.00–226.00	225.50
16	—	437	220.00–225.00	222.43
7	—	513	210.00–218.00	216.00
3	—	325	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	170.00–175.00	172.49
3	—	485	210.00	210.00
6	—	420	210.00–217.00	214.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	619	230.00–239.00	236.13
4	—	513	248.00–250.00	249.00
4	—	436	270.00–275.00	272.99
3	—	687	225.00–229.00	227.66
2	—	713	220.00–224.00	221.99
6	—	477	253.00–259.00	256.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	235.00	235.00
7	—	472	235.00–240.00	238.25
2	—	615	220.00	220.00
1	—	375	260.00	260.00
3	—	565	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	237.00–240.00	238.56
7	—	484	242.00–250.00	246.56
2	—	365	270.00	270.00
2	—	315	270.00	270.00
4	—	538	238.00–240.00	239.01
3	—	422	260.00–268.00	265.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	588	236.00	236.00
10	—	498	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	215.00–220.00	217.97
7	—	624	219.00–223.00	220.56
3	—	725	210.00–214.00	212.67
13	—	473	240.00–246.00	243.09
11	—	524	228.00–234.00	231.48
5	—	373	260.00–270.00	264.13
6	—	575	223.00–229.00	226.30
5	—	416	246.00–250.00	248.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	245.00–250.00	246.65
2	—	385	240.00	240.00
8	—	426	226.00–230.00	228.73
4	—	635	195.00–203.00	198.94
1	—	795	180.00	180.00
2	—	665	200.00	200.00
7	—	519	210.00–215.00	211.69
5	—	567	204.00–210.00	207.52
6	—	482	216.00–224.00	219.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	220.00–227.00	222.32
8	—	680	206.00–211.00	209.26
5	—	331	252.00–258.00	254.36
11	—	470	228.00–238.00	233.37
2	—	730	206.00	206.00
1	—	785	190.00	190.00
8	—	426	240.00–244.00	242.20
6	—	583	213.00–220.00	215.98
5	—	382	246.00–252.00	249.58
8	—	627	205.00–215.00	208.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	951	96.00–101.00	98.16
16	—	1,002	92.00–95.00	94.01
4	—	1,106	104.00–108.00	105.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	114.00–117.00	115.68
10	—	1,419	106.00–111.00	108.30
2	—	1,475	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,122	99.00–104.00	102.11
19	—	1,138	111.00–115.00	113.25
30	—	1,180	105.00–110.00	107.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	114.00–116.00	115.00
3	—	1,660	125.00–127.00	125.94
6	—	1,696	119.00–123.00	121.71

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)	13	—	—	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,396.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,356.67

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	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,450.00

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	4	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.