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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Nov 15

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,027 head

▼ 333 vs last sale 1,360▼ 31 vs year ago 1,058 · −2.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

193 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 190▼ 2 vs year ago 195 · −1.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 75▼ 10 vs year ago 69 · −14.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $207.02/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$207.02

186 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

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

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	220.22	932	52
Medium and Large 2	479	206.84	991	73
Medium and Large 3	513	195.97	1,005	61

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale186 hd

207.02

—

AL average16 barns · 1,980 hd

210.47

−3.46

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	—	High	1,679	111.65	1,874	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	95.17	1,347	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	93.91	1,085	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	78.95	788	29

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)	—	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,133	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,092	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	12

Every lot

83 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	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	261.17/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,110	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	249.61/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,201	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,252	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,178	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	236.66/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,226	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	231.02/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,291	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	229.34/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,404	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,380	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,339	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	672	201.77/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,356	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	226.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	230.68/cwt	228.00–234.00	715	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	219.16/cwt	218.00–220.00	736	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	222.33/cwt	220.00–224.00	838	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	205.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	777	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	214.45/cwt	212.00–218.00	830	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	213.81/cwt	210.00–216.00	887	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	219.71/cwt	218.00–222.00	936	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	217.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,011	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	200.67/cwt	200.00–202.00	937	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	208.70/cwt	205.00–210.00	983	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	198.24/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,021	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	213.71/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,124	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	205.13/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,087	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	199.69/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,120	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	192.92/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,123	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,163	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	998	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	938	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	257.78/cwt	252.00–262.00	992	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	258.01/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,091	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	240.81/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,028	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	249.69/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,069	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	466	236.84/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,104	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	253.36/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,193	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	245.09/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,159	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	236.59/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,226	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	224.25/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,168	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	217.22/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,136	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	571	210.64/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,203	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	587	222.99/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,309	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,378	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	616	204.23/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,258	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,519	108.09/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,642	6
Bulls	—	—	1,728	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	112.41/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,956	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	76.05/cwt	74.00–79.00	744	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	82.05/cwt	80.00–85.00	837	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	89.30/cwt	87.00–92.00	944	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	95.65/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,134	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	100.88/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,337	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	96.60/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,293	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	88.26/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,200	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	104.31/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,705	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,366.67/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,367	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126.67/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,127	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091.67/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,092	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	933.33/head	900.00–975.00	933	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,062.50/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,063	8

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 1,360Year ago 1,058

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 190Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 75Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	170.00	170.00
12	—	582	190.00–195.00	192.92
2	—	685	175.00	175.00
4	—	425	205.00	205.00
2	—	275	220.00	220.00
9	—	467	200.00–202.00	200.67
15	—	515	195.00–200.00	198.24
4	—	625	180.00	180.00
9	—	378	205.00–210.00	205.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	281	225.00–230.00	226.27
9	—	387	212.00–218.00	214.45
8	—	471	205.00–210.00	208.70
12	—	530	202.00–208.00	205.13
7	—	336	218.00–220.00	219.16
14	—	561	196.00–205.00	199.69
6	—	620	185.00–190.00	187.52
10	—	415	210.00–216.00	213.81
3	—	725	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	218.00–222.00	219.71
9	—	310	228.00–234.00	230.68
4	—	526	210.00–215.00	213.71
2	—	625	200.00	200.00
9	—	377	220.00–224.00	222.33
14	—	465	215.00–220.00	217.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	210.00–215.00	212.48
2	—	475	240.00	240.00
2	—	510	230.00–232.00	231.01
2	—	560	220.00	220.00
1	—	790	200.00	200.00
4	—	375	260.00	260.00
5	—	672	200.00–203.00	201.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	228.00–230.00	229.34
3	—	505	248.00	248.00
3	—	305	275.00	275.00
3	—	405	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	235.00–238.00	236.66
3	—	795	210.00	210.00
2	—	655	215.00	215.00
6	—	618	220.00–225.00	223.32
5	—	481	248.00–250.00	249.61
12	—	559	230.00–234.00	231.02
5	—	425	260.00–262.00	261.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	260.00	260.00
15	—	385	252.00–262.00	257.78
3	—	715	185.00	185.00
10	—	473	240.00–249.00	245.09
12	—	428	245.00–254.00	249.69
3	—	635	211.00	211.00
6	—	587	220.00–226.00	222.99
8	—	521	220.00–230.00	224.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	250.00–259.00	253.36
3	—	375	266.00	266.00
7	—	518	234.00–238.00	236.59
3	—	315	270.00	270.00
3	—	665	210.00	210.00
3	—	615	224.00	224.00
8	—	423	255.00–262.00	258.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	234.00–238.00	236.84
4	—	616	200.00–206.00	204.23
6	—	383	240.00–250.00	244.97
5	—	427	240.00–242.00	240.81
3	—	315	250.00	250.00
9	—	571	208.00–216.00	210.64
4	—	523	215.00–218.00	217.22
2	—	665	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,186	93.00–98.00	95.65
23	—	1,057	87.00–92.00	89.30
8	—	1,325	100.00–102.00	100.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	102.00–106.00	104.31
5	—	1,339	95.00–98.00	96.60
5	—	1,360	86.00–90.00	88.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	978	74.00–79.00	76.05
14	—	1,020	80.00–85.00	82.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	117.00	117.00
6	—	1,519	106.00–109.00	108.09
14	—	1,740	110.00–114.00	112.41

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	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,091.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,126.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,250.00

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)	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 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,366.67

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	4	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	8	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,062.50

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.