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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 20

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,020 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 902▲ 1,020 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

242 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 135▲ 242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 99▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $221.22/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$221.22

223 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$26.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	233.21	1,486	104
Medium and Large 2	523	212.94	1,114	74
Medium and Large 3	493	207.12	1,021	45

One grade step is worth $26.09/cwt here — about $465 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 sale223 hd

221.22

—

AL average15 barns · 2,210 hd

217.87

+3.34

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	1,498	116.54	1,745	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	102.53	1,138	101
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	102.43	1,458	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	87.38	878	61

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)	—	$1,405	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,168	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,496	38
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$910	5

Every lot

77 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	238.78/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,029	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	227.66/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,168	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	240.99/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,265	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	247.39/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,304	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	241.45/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,367	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	227.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,338	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	232.86/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,451	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	221.92/cwt	220.00–225.00	703	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	762	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	231.98/cwt	230.00–233.00	958	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	216.03/cwt	215.00–218.00	912	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	222.51/cwt	220.00–224.00	975	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	210.44/cwt	210.00–212.00	987	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	217.60/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,044	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	217.21/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,125	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	212.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,115	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	202.91/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,073	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	207.59/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,183	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	214.76/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,239	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	579	200.28/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,160	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	210.81/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,284	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	204.46/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,286	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,643	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	371	237.95/cwt	235.00–240.00	883	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	247.91/cwt	245.00–250.00	925	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	243.53/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,025	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	235.61/cwt	230.00–238.00	997	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	237.03/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,107	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	231.63/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,211	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	221.71/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,179	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	222.44/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,257	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	214.75/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,224	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	571	198.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,135	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	214.33/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	197.98/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,237	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	193.66/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,294	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	201.26/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	714	198.00/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,414	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	184.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,334	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	766	192.84/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,477	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	110.64/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,431	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,796	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,901	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	80.56/cwt	78.00–83.00	769	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	93.27/cwt	92.00–97.00	922	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	87.73/cwt	84.00–91.00	903	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	96.49/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,059	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	102.16/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,127	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,201	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	102.14/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,420	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,564	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,499	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910.00/head	875.00–1,000.00	910	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,412.50/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405.00/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,405	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127.08/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,127	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,000	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,730.00/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,730	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508.33/head	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,508	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,240.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,240	10

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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 902Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 99Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	230.00–238.00	235.61
5	—	371	235.00–240.00	237.95
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
4	—	571	195.00–200.00	198.74
4	—	465	230.00	230.00
2	—	325	250.00	250.00
1	—	505	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	523	228.00–236.00	231.63
7	—	714	194.00–199.00	198.00
3	—	612	210.00–218.00	214.33
6	—	766	190.00–196.00	192.84
4	—	673	200.00–205.00	201.26
11	—	565	220.00–226.00	222.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	210.00–218.00	214.75
2	—	725	180.00–188.00	184.00
12	—	467	234.00–240.00	237.03
3	—	668	193.00–194.00	193.66
3	—	325	260.00	260.00
8	—	532	218.00–225.00	221.71
11	—	421	240.00–250.00	243.53
10	—	373	245.00–250.00	247.91
4	—	625	195.00–200.00	197.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	198.00–204.00	200.28
9	—	469	210.00–212.00	210.44
3	—	422	215.00–218.00	216.03
5	—	317	220.00–225.00	221.92
3	—	710	182.00	182.00
14	—	529	200.00–205.00	202.91
4	—	380	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	185.00	185.00
20	—	480	215.00–222.00	217.60
9	—	629	203.00–207.00	204.46
3	—	675	200.00	200.00
1	—	715	194.00	194.00
14	—	570	205.00–211.00	207.59
3	—	390	225.00	225.00
12	—	526	210.00–215.00	212.00
4	—	438	220.00–224.00	222.51
6	—	330	230.00–232.00	231.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	210.00–212.00	210.81
10	—	518	216.00–220.00	217.21
5	—	413	230.00–233.00	231.98
13	—	577	212.00–218.00	214.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	683	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	250.00	250.00
2	—	490	245.00	245.00
6	—	525	238.00–244.00	240.99
4	—	675	220.00	220.00
4	—	588	220.00–230.00	227.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	235.00–240.00	238.78
6	—	513	226.00–230.00	227.66
1	—	455	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	220.00	220.00
5	—	527	247.00–248.00	247.39
8	—	623	230.00–235.00	232.86
9	—	566	237.00–245.00	241.45
2	—	445	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	989	92.00–97.00	93.27
13	—	955	78.00–83.00	80.56
35	—	1,029	84.00–91.00	87.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,098	94.00–98.00	96.49
36	—	1,126	105.00–110.00	106.67
43	—	1,103	99.00–104.00	102.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,390	100.00–104.00	102.14
1	—	1,545	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	110.00–111.00	110.64
1	—	1,425	126.00	126.00
6	—	1,612	116.00–120.00	117.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	910.00

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)	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,127.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,405.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	900.00–1,150.00	1,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,412.50

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	10	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,240.00

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	18	—	—	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,508.33

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	—	—	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,730.00

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.