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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 23

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 9Aug 23Aug 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

832 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 927▼ 286 vs year ago 1,118 · −25.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 143▼ 105 vs year ago 340 · −30.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 65▼ 23 vs year ago 75 · −30.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold 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 $223.76/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$223.76

124 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	227.40	1,095	60
Medium and Large 2	440	223.83	984	48
Medium and Large 3	498	209.93	1,045	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $50 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 sale124 hd

223.76

—

AL average16 barns · 1,956 hd

222.61

+1.15

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	1,625	115.26	1,873	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	102.10	1,428	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	99.25	1,110	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	89.49	912	42

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)	—	$1,333	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,167	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,422	16

Every lot

78 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	250.83/cwt	250.00–252.00	916	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	261.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	989	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	260.50/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,071	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	247.34/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,155	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	240.51/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,154	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	240.66/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,249	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,302	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,197	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	236.83/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,348	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,286	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	230.60/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,365	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,435	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	229.39/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,560	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,588	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	223.93/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,630	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	211.50/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	792	204.33/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,618	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	224.68/cwt	222.00–226.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	239.66/cwt	238.00–242.00	774	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	232.55/cwt	228.00–236.00	760	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	237.16/cwt	234.00–242.00	892	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	229.79/cwt	226.00–232.00	864	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	225.03/cwt	220.00–228.00	941	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	231.66/cwt	230.00–236.00	975	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	231.28/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,092	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	222.39/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,070	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	220.31/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,154	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	225.66/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,191	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	210.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,123	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	217.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,243	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	213.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,326	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	821	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	248.33/cwt	245.00–250.00	956	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	242.44/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,030	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	249.64/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,071	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	233.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,109	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	244.67/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,170	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	233.39/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,207	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,181	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	225.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,272	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	213.48/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,234	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	210.65/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,312	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	733	188.01/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,378	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	177.97/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,397	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,581	110.76/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,751	4
Bulls	—	—	1,627	115.82/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,884	10
Bulls	—	—	1,703	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	2,069	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	91.53/cwt	89.00–94.00	929	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	86.48/cwt	83.00–88.00	887	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	95.35/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,058	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	107.43/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,205	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	101.29/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,141	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	104.30/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,426	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,531	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	97.54/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,405	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166.67/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,167	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346.43/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,346	14

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 927Year ago 1,118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 143Year ago 340

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 65Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
8	—	376	226.00–232.00	229.79
10	—	327	228.00–236.00	232.55
6	—	418	220.00–228.00	225.03
5	—	481	220.00–224.00	222.39
3	—	575	210.00	210.00
2	—	705	190.00	190.00
9	—	524	217.00–222.00	220.31
1	—	615	205.00	205.00
3	—	265	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	234.00–242.00	237.16
2	—	655	210.00	210.00
11	—	573	215.00–220.00	217.00
8	—	421	230.00–236.00	231.66
6	—	622	210.00–215.00	213.17
5	—	323	238.00–242.00	239.66
4	—	528	223.00–233.00	225.66
15	—	472	228.00–236.00	231.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	210.00–215.00	210.70
3	—	575	200.00	200.00
3	—	318	222.00–226.00	224.68
1	—	285	230.00	230.00
2	—	635	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	230.00–233.00	231.51
7	—	569	235.00–240.00	236.83
5	—	680	229.00–230.00	229.39
3	—	525	248.00	248.00
6	—	728	221.00–227.00	223.93
2	—	763	210.00–213.00	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	220.00–225.00	222.49
2	—	435	250.00	250.00
2	—	343	250.00–255.00	252.48
1	—	525	228.00	228.00
8	—	480	238.00–242.00	240.51
5	—	365	250.00–252.00	250.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	238.00–245.00	240.66
3	—	792	203.00–205.00	204.33
6	—	467	245.00–250.00	247.34
3	—	378	260.00–265.00	261.70
2	—	725	219.00	219.00
5	—	592	230.00–231.00	230.60
4	—	411	260.00–262.00	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	288.00	288.00
7	—	478	242.00–247.00	244.67
6	—	517	231.00–236.00	233.39
5	—	429	248.00–252.00	249.64
4	—	565	220.00–230.00	225.09
2	—	315	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	245.00–250.00	248.33
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
5	—	345	250.00	250.00
2	—	785	176.00–180.00	177.97
2	—	733	186.00–190.00	188.01
1	—	615	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	207.00–213.00	210.65
6	—	425	240.00–247.00	242.44
4	—	578	210.00–217.00	213.48
2	—	355	260.00	260.00
8	—	525	220.00–230.00	224.96
12	—	474	230.00–240.00	233.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,026	83.00–88.00	86.48
25	—	1,015	89.00–94.00	91.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,367	101.00–106.00	104.30
2	—	1,385	110.00–111.00	110.51
9	—	1,440	95.00–100.00	97.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,110	93.00–98.00	95.35
11	—	1,122	105.00–111.00	107.43
38	—	1,126	99.00–104.00	101.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,627	113.00–118.00	115.82
4	—	1,581	110.00–111.00	110.76
2	—	1,703	121.00–122.00	121.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,166.67

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	14	—	—	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,346.43

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	2	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.