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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 18

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 11Oct 18Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

694 head

▼ 328 vs last sale 1,022▲ 44 vs year ago 650 · +6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 159▲ 54 vs year ago 141 · +38.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 95▼ 3 vs year ago 88 · −3.4%

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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 sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $209.34/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$209.34

183 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	228.46	994	40
Medium and Large 3	476	205.49	979	59
Medium and Large 2	516	202.94	1,047	84

One grade step is worth $25.52/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale183 hd

209.34

—

AL average13 barns · 1,348 hd

211.07

−1.73

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	1,794	109.96	1,973	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,384	94.04	1,301	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	90.99	1,069	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	79.42	826	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,497	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,320	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,033	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,523	28

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,122	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	248.17/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,166	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	256.11/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,209	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	242.94/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,166	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	248.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,289	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	236.52/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,249	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	243.39/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,361	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	222.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,379	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	232.06/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,450	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,580	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	223.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	834	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	238.23/cwt	234.00–244.00	917	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	216.51/cwt	215.00–218.00	851	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	233.35/cwt	230.00–236.00	987	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	223.15/cwt	220.00–226.00	957	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	212.33/cwt	210.00–218.00	934	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	207.98/cwt	205.00–210.00	973	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	219.22/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,039	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	214.93/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,027	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	206.70/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,085	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,025	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	192.17/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,082	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	185.34/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,236	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,320	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	179.32/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,381	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	255.56/cwt	250.00–260.00	828	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	260.35/cwt	258.00–262.00	953	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	371	239.62/cwt	238.00–240.00	889	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	391	247.80/cwt	242.00–252.00	969	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	252.00/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,046	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	431	229.50/cwt	228.00–230.00	989	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	243.22/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,053	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	252.00/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,164	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	225.94/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,069	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	241.73/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,151	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	235.62/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,211	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	227.14/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,181	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	531	219.26/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,164	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	215.87/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,252	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	593	226.51/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,343	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	217.13/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,331	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,393	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	198.69/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,357	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	106.83/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,773	7
Bulls	—	—	1,899	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,134	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	87.27/cwt	85.00–90.00	842	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	74.18/cwt	72.00–77.00	771	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	80.87/cwt	78.00–83.00	857	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	86.58/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,003	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	93.17/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,101	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	100.03/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,223	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	102.90/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,380	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	92.16/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,246	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,294	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,513.89/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,514	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425.00/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286.11/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,286	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033.33/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	962.50/head	950.00–1,000.00	963	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,675.00/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462.50/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,463	20

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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 1,022Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 159Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 95Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	205.00–210.00	207.98
2	—	625	180.00	180.00
1	—	685	175.00	175.00
2	—	785	170.00	170.00
4	—	393	215.00–218.00	216.51
4	—	320	220.00	220.00
17	—	440	210.00–218.00	212.33
6	—	585	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	190.00–195.00	192.17
5	—	429	220.00–226.00	223.15
3	—	770	178.00–180.00	179.32
15	—	478	212.00–216.00	214.93
2	—	325	233.00	233.00
27	—	526	190.00–200.00	194.84
2	—	723	180.00–185.00	182.51
3	—	667	184.00–187.00	185.34
11	—	373	220.00–230.00	223.59
6	—	615	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	202.00–210.00	206.70
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
5	—	474	218.00–220.00	219.22
15	—	385	234.00–244.00	238.23
13	—	423	230.00–236.00	233.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	245.00–250.00	248.38
5	—	559	240.00–245.00	243.39
8	—	625	228.00–235.00	232.06
8	—	472	255.00–258.00	256.11
2	—	395	265.00	265.00
3	—	435	258.00	258.00
2	—	715	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	247.00–250.00	248.17
4	—	528	235.00–238.00	236.52
7	—	619	220.00–225.00	222.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	205.00	205.00
5	—	480	240.00–245.00	242.94
1	—	315	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	250.00–260.00	255.56
1	—	635	200.00	200.00
21	—	476	238.00–245.00	241.73
12	—	391	242.00–252.00	247.80
3	—	710	195.00	195.00
3	—	683	196.00–200.00	198.69
11	—	520	224.00–231.00	227.14
9	—	433	240.00–248.00	243.22
8	—	580	214.00–219.00	215.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	225.00–228.00	226.51
2	—	660	211.00	211.00
12	—	366	258.00–262.00	260.35
1	—	715	202.00	202.00
9	—	462	250.00–254.00	252.00
16	—	514	232.00–240.00	235.62
6	—	613	214.00–223.00	217.13
13	—	415	250.00–256.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	228.00–230.00	229.50
6	—	473	222.00–230.00	225.94
2	—	565	210.00	210.00
8	—	531	218.00–220.00	219.26
10	—	371	238.00–240.00	239.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,039	72.00–77.00	74.18
5	—	965	85.00–90.00	87.27
20	—	1,060	78.00–83.00	80.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,341	102.00–105.00	102.90
6	—	1,352	90.00–95.00	92.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	98.00–102.00	100.03
24	—	1,182	91.00–96.00	93.17
16	—	1,158	85.00–90.00	86.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,899	110.00–115.00	112.39
7	—	1,660	105.00–109.00	106.83

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,286.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425.00

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)	4	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,513.89

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	20	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,462.50

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	8	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.00

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.