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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 27

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,258 head

▲ 238 vs last sale 1,020▲ 131 vs year ago 1,127 · +11.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 242▲ 60 vs year ago 250 · +24.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 99▼ 14 vs year ago 94 · −14.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, 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 $216.31/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$216.31

197 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$18.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	224.43	1,320	78
Medium and Large 2	460	214.81	988	69
Medium and Large 3	486	205.72	1,000	50

One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about $319 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 sale197 hd

216.31

—

AL average15 barns · 1,999 hd

218.18

−1.87

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	1,606	114.53	1,840	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	97.89	1,112	106
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,376	94.58	1,301	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	87.74	918	38

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,308	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,032	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,006	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,498	20

Every lot

96 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	273.25/cwt	270.00–275.00	716	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	260.63/cwt	260.00–263.00	844	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	268.41/cwt	267.00–270.00	872	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	258.85/cwt	255.00–260.00	958	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,014	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	242.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,030	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,151	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	238.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,126	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	247.14/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,270	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	238.20/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,258	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	240.22/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,379	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	237.92/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,449	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	236.23/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,604	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,033	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	226.45/cwt	225.00–228.00	713	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	224.83/cwt	220.00–228.00	827	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	214.60/cwt	210.00–218.00	811	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	218.48/cwt	216.00–220.00	950	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	210.39/cwt	210.00–212.00	932	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	213.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	994	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	207.04/cwt	205.00–209.00	977	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	214.57/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,111	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	207.95/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,081	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	200.66/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,080	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	206.71/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,176	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	211.30/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,219	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,279	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	231.91/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,436	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	203.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,273	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	251.61/cwt	250.00–255.00	916	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	242.05/cwt	240.00–245.00	886	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	250.68/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,048	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	237.93/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,011	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	957	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	224.01/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,053	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,123	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	221.61/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,159	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	213.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,127	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,262	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	220.84/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,246	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	202.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,180	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	212.19/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,239	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,277	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	206.14/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,290	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,266	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,289	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	793	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,368	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,527	108.24/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,653	9
Bulls	—	—	1,639	117.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,919	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	94.89/cwt	93.00–97.00	921	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	89.38/cwt	87.00–92.00	938	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	84.09/cwt	81.00–86.00	896	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	99.13/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,105	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	105.96/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,207	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	93.31/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,085	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	91.61/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,190	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	95.53/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,337	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,466.67/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,467	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302.63/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,303	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212.50/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091.67/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,092	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,032.35/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,032	17
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	941.67/head	925.00–950.00	942	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,691.67/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,692	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,510	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,175.00/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175	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 Sep 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,258Last week 1,020Year ago 1,127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 242Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 99Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	235.00–240.00	238.47
3	—	340	250.00	250.00
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
3	—	635	220.00	220.00
2	—	515	230.00	230.00
4	—	425	240.00–245.00	242.44
3	—	355	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	268.00	268.00
2	—	690	225.00	225.00
3	—	425	250.00	250.00
10	—	324	260.00–263.00	260.63
14	—	528	235.00–242.00	238.20
2	—	605	230.00	230.00
8	—	370	255.00–260.00	258.85
6	—	465	245.00–250.00	247.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	267.00–270.00	268.41
25	—	609	237.00–238.00	237.92
8	—	574	238.00–242.00	240.22
3	—	1,070	190.00	190.00
3	—	435	260.00	260.00
7	—	514	245.00–248.00	247.14
19	—	885	205.00	205.00
18	—	679	230.00–237.00	236.23
3	—	262	270.00–275.00	273.25
6	—	385	262.00–265.00	263.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	315	225.00–228.00	226.45
10	—	520	205.00–210.00	207.95
3	—	275	230.00	230.00
10	—	435	216.00–220.00	218.48
2	—	775	180.00	180.00
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
15	—	465	210.00–220.00	213.69
8	—	368	220.00–228.00	224.83
4	—	569	202.00–209.00	206.71
6	—	625	200.00–205.00	203.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	238.00	238.00
14	—	518	212.00–220.00	214.57
12	—	577	210.00–213.00	211.30
2	—	615	208.00	208.00
2	—	715	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	538	200.00–203.00	200.66
9	—	472	205.00–209.00	207.04
2	—	665	190.00	190.00
7	—	378	210.00–218.00	214.60
6	—	335	220.00	220.00
6	—	575	200.00	200.00
2	—	710	180.00	180.00
5	—	443	210.00–212.00	210.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	619	227.00–238.00	231.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	219.00–224.00	220.84
9	—	364	250.00–255.00	251.61
1	—	605	211.00	211.00
4	—	543	230.00–235.00	232.49
2	—	655	200.00	200.00
3	—	418	250.00–252.00	250.68
4	—	473	235.00–240.00	237.46
3	—	325	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	235.00–240.00	237.93
2	—	735	190.00	190.00
2	—	675	191.00	191.00
7	—	626	205.00–208.00	206.14
5	—	366	240.00–245.00	242.05
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
11	—	584	210.00–215.00	212.19
10	—	470	220.00–228.00	224.01
14	—	523	218.00–225.00	221.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	200.00–205.00	202.45
2	—	793	170.00–175.00	172.51
2	—	670	189.00	189.00
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
3	—	370	235.00	235.00
1	—	715	180.00	180.00
6	—	430	220.00–225.00	222.47
2	—	325	240.00	240.00
7	—	528	210.00–215.00	213.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,049	87.00–92.00	89.38
5	—	971	93.00–97.00	94.89
17	—	1,065	81.00–86.00	84.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	90.00–93.00	91.61
22	—	1,400	94.00–98.00	95.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,163	90.00–96.00	93.31
14	—	1,139	104.00–109.00	105.96
53	—	1,115	97.00–102.00	99.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,527	106.00–110.00	108.24
22	—	1,639	115.00–120.00	117.10

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,302.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,091.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–950.00	941.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,032.35

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)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,466.67

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	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175.00

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	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,510.00

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	6	—	—	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,691.67

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.