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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Dec 6

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,089 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 1,070▼ 131 vs year ago 1,220 · −10.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 200▼ 65 vs year ago 230 · −28.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 67▼ 45 vs year ago 94 · −47.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $209.24/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$209.24

262 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$34.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	222.80	1,058	97
Medium and Large 2	480	207.35	995	88
Medium and Large 3	462	200.81	928	38
Medium and Large 1-2	677	188.00	1,273	39

One grade step is worth $34.80/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale262 hd

209.24

—

AL average16 barns · 1,683 hd

209.06

+0.18

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	1,580	111.30	1,759	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	95.00	1,058	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	94.55	1,335	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	80.60	792	24

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)	—	$1,100	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$998	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,304	14

Every lot

85 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	924	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	264.30/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,131	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	256.79/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,107	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	247.01/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,074	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	259.53/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,207	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	240.79/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,127	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	252.01/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,217	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	231.30/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,200	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	242.21/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,259	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	250.64/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,358	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	231.96/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,313	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	227.24/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,291	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,416	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	216.24/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,369	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	638	210.32/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,342	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	682	192.68/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,314	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,416	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	235.08/cwt	232.00–238.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	221.76/cwt	220.00–224.00	712	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	212.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	700	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	232.86/cwt	230.00–235.00	780	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	219.17/cwt	216.00–220.00	807	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	229.34/cwt	227.00–232.00	860	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	210.27/cwt	208.00–212.00	810	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	228.01/cwt	225.00–230.00	969	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	212.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	206.47/cwt	205.00–208.00	894	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	211.74/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,004	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	203.45/cwt	200.00–207.00	975	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	224.38/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,093	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	203.71/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,074	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	190.97/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,014	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	216.55/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,174	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	208.47/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,167	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	197.97/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,138	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	185.60/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,171	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	178.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,181	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,273	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,378	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	248.12/cwt	245.00–250.00	930	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	388	239.68/cwt	238.00–240.00	930	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	231.69/cwt	230.00–235.00	968	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	256.62/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,096	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	241.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,054	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	233.02/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,084	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	255.19/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,192	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	241.97/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,132	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	217.99/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,123	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	582	201.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,174	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,198	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	181.35/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	728	184.61/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,344	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	105.81/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,580	4
Bulls	—	—	1,577	114.36/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,803	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,295	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	76.96/cwt	75.00–79.00	744	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	82.42/cwt	80.00–85.00	816	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	91.28/cwt	89.00–94.00	994	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	97.14/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,101	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	103.41/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,199	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	92.74/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,291	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	97.72/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,415	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166.67/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,167	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,150	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975.00/head	950.00–1,000.00	975	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	900.00/head	800.00–1,000.00	900	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	731.25/head	700.00–800.00	731	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,255	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,089Last week 1,070Year ago 1,220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 200Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 67Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	185.00	185.00
7	—	519	230.00–235.00	231.30
4	—	368	250.00–252.00	250.98
5	—	468	240.00–242.00	240.79
4	—	568	225.00–228.00	227.24
6	—	638	210.00–212.00	210.32
3	—	682	192.00–194.00	192.68
1	—	775	178.00	178.00
8	—	435	240.00–250.00	247.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	257.00–262.00	259.53
44	—	542	248.00–251.00	250.64
7	—	428	262.00–266.00	264.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	255.00–260.00	256.79
4	—	566	230.00–238.00	231.96
7	—	483	250.00–254.00	252.01
3	—	365	260.00	260.00
10	—	520	238.00–245.00	242.21
4	—	633	215.00–220.00	216.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	595	238.00	238.00
38	—	635	215.00	215.00
33	—	715	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	474	208.00–216.00	211.74
7	—	321	220.00–224.00	221.76
10	—	368	216.00–220.00	219.17
13	—	631	185.00–193.00	185.60
2	—	745	185.00	185.00
23	—	428	210.00–220.00	212.95
5	—	575	195.00–202.00	197.97
12	—	527	198.00–208.00	203.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	190.00	190.00
4	—	660	176.00–180.00	178.98
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
7	—	385	208.00–212.00	210.27
5	—	531	190.00–195.00	190.97
7	—	479	200.00–207.00	203.45
8	—	329	210.00–215.00	212.62
2	—	433	205.00–208.00	206.47
3	—	620	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	335	230.00–235.00	232.86
34	—	542	211.00–217.00	216.55
7	—	375	227.00–232.00	229.34
4	—	425	225.00–230.00	228.01
34	—	487	218.00–225.00	224.38
4	—	288	232.00–238.00	235.08
4	—	560	205.00–212.00	208.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	677	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	260.00	260.00
7	—	427	250.00–260.00	256.62
5	—	467	254.00–256.00	255.19
3	—	280	280.00	280.00
1	—	220	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	232.00–235.00	233.02
9	—	418	230.00–235.00	231.69
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
12	—	388	238.00–240.00	239.68
2	—	235	260.00	260.00
9	—	582	200.00–205.00	201.65
1	—	345	250.00	250.00
3	—	515	216.00–220.00	217.99
3	—	675	180.00–182.00	181.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	245.00–250.00	248.12
3	—	728	180.00–188.00	184.61
2	—	605	198.00	198.00
3	—	515	225.00	225.00
6	—	468	240.00–244.00	241.97
11	—	437	240.00–245.00	241.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	95.00–100.00	97.72
7	—	1,392	90.00–94.00	92.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,133	95.00–100.00	97.14
33	—	1,089	89.00–94.00	91.28
9	—	1,159	101.00–105.00	103.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	990	80.00–85.00	82.42
8	—	967	75.00–79.00	76.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	105.00–107.00	105.81
5	—	1,577	112.00–116.00	114.36
1	—	1,945	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	731.25

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,166.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,150.00

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	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,255.00

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	2	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.