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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 30

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,100 head

▲ 268 vs last sale 832▲ 366 vs year ago 734 · +49.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

315 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 235▲ 188 vs year ago 127 · +148.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 52▼ 20 vs year ago 65 · −30.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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 $223.29/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$223.29

195 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	228.16	1,117	113
Medium and Large 2	512	217.69	1,115	62
Medium and Large 3	488	213.11	1,039	20

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $77 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 sale195 hd

223.29

—

AL average15 barns · 1,773 hd

222.88

+0.41

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	1,495	119.37	1,784	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	106.78	1,496	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	101.49	1,184	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	91.39	933	69

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)	—	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,098	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,338	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$933	3thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	247.97/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,190	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	239.52/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,289	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	239.33/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,335	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,319	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	231.71/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,430	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	214.20/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,354	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,471	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	210.50/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	243.24/cwt	238.00–246.00	795	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	796	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	232.53/cwt	231.00–234.00	867	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	222.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	835	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	238.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	908	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	233.13/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,002	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	225.42/cwt	222.00–228.00	992	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	218.59/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,025	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	231.50/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,088	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	222.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,049	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	229.36/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,188	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	209.66/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,090	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	216.93/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,132	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	212.50/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,211	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	218.19/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,257	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	216.08/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,340	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	208.00/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,300	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,469	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	897	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	273.35/cwt	270.00–275.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	266.54/cwt	260.00–270.00	965	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	252.57/cwt	250.00–256.00	945	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	243.44/cwt	240.00–246.00	932	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	252.00/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,038	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	243.48/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,059	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	439	235.74/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,035	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	242.80/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,124	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	237.30/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,137	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	228.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,101	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	208.46/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,090	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	225.05/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,197	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	234.00/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,247	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	225.77/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,278	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	206.87/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,173	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	218.32/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,271	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,297	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	632	201.32/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,272	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,231	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	204.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,363	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,327	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,314	116.39/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,529	5
Bulls	—	—	1,533	125.86/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	119.84/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,038	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	92.90/cwt	91.00–96.00	922	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	87.96/cwt	85.00–90.00	916	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	99.66/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,099	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	98.82/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,147	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	104.06/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,215	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	109.94/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,327	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,257	100.99/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,269	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	106.76/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,442	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	112.64/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,890	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462.50/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,463	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	962.50/head	950.00–975.00	963	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933.33/head	850.00–1,075.00	933	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152.78/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,153	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112.50/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	933.33/head	900.00–975.00	933	3

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 832Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 235Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	440	222.00–228.00	225.42
2	—	790	185.00–187.00	185.99
20	—	522	212.00–220.00	216.93
2	—	625	204.00–212.00	208.00
3	—	340	234.00	234.00
2	—	745	191.00	191.00
10	—	471	220.00–225.00	222.71
6	—	570	210.00–214.00	212.50
3	—	655	200.00	200.00
4	—	373	231.00–234.00	232.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	228.00–231.00	229.36
23	—	470	228.00–234.00	231.50
21	—	430	230.00–238.00	233.13
7	—	380	235.00–240.00	238.98
13	—	620	213.00–218.00	216.08
29	—	576	215.00–220.00	218.19
1	—	675	214.00	214.00
13	—	327	238.00–246.00	243.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
3	—	425	220.00	220.00
4	—	375	220.00–225.00	222.57
3	—	520	209.00–210.00	209.66
2	—	675	190.00	190.00
5	—	469	218.00–219.00	218.59
2	—	555	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	240.00	240.00
1	—	540	230.00	230.00
5	—	632	210.00–219.00	214.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	228.00	228.00
11	—	480	245.00–250.00	247.97
3	—	440	250.00	250.00
6	—	572	230.00–232.00	230.66
8	—	538	238.00–240.00	239.52
1	—	665	220.00	220.00
2	—	788	210.00–211.00	210.50
1	—	735	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	270.00	270.00
1	—	725	220.00	220.00
28	—	617	230.00–234.00	231.71
1	—	665	230.00	230.00
10	—	890	215.00	215.00
3	—	515	250.00	250.00
3	—	558	238.00–240.00	239.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	294.00	294.00
12	—	533	230.00–238.00	234.00
10	—	566	223.00–230.00	225.77
5	—	412	250.00–256.00	252.00
15	—	463	240.00–246.00	242.80
3	—	362	260.00–270.00	266.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	234.00–239.00	237.30
6	—	374	250.00–256.00	252.57
3	—	582	215.00–220.00	218.32
3	—	668	200.00–210.00	204.04
6	—	532	220.00–229.00	225.05
1	—	335	280.00	280.00
1	—	725	200.00	200.00
2	—	765	190.00	190.00
6	—	435	242.00–245.00	243.48
2	—	625	205.00–210.00	207.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	235.00–238.00	235.74
3	—	655	188.00	188.00
3	—	632	200.00–202.00	201.32
6	—	483	226.00–230.00	228.01
1	—	725	183.00	183.00
3	—	318	270.00–275.00	273.35
4	—	383	240.00–246.00	243.44
5	—	523	206.00–210.00	208.46
5	—	567	202.00–210.00	206.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,161	96.00–101.00	98.82
10	—	1,207	108.00–113.00	109.94
45	—	1,168	102.00–107.00	104.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	993	91.00–96.00	92.90
5	—	1,103	98.00–102.00	99.66
28	—	1,041	85.00–90.00	87.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	104.00–109.00	106.76
3	—	1,257	97.00–103.00	100.99
3	—	1,678	112.00–114.00	112.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,701	117.00–123.00	119.84
5	—	1,314	114.00–118.00	116.39
2	—	1,533	125.00–127.00	125.86

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	12	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,462.50

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	—	—	950.00–975.00	962.50

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	3	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	933.33

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)	3	—	—	900.00–975.00	933.33

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)	9	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,152.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50

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.