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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 10

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Dec 20Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

604 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 602▼ 699 vs year ago 1,303 · −53.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 190▼ 108 vs year ago 223 · −48.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 165▼ 12 vs year ago 61 · −19.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to holidays.

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 $223.34/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$223.34

185 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$16.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	231.76	1,073	84
Medium and Large 3	437	217.66	951	33
Medium and Large 2	517	215.69	1,115	68

One grade step is worth $16.07/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale185 hd

223.34

—

AL average16 barns · 1,667 hd

223.37

−0.04

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	1,624	108.70	1,765	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	95.65	1,147	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	93.71	1,450	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	78.15	760	19

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)	—	$1,230	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,481	18

Every lot

89 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	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	787	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	275.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,026	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,009	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	268.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,104	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	260.85/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,098	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	259.52/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,246	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	253.39/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,310	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	259.08/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,345	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	248.77/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,413	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	241.52/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,420	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	232.11/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,481	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	227.50/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,456	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,496	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	781	201.21/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,571	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	251.55/cwt	250.00–252.00	707	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	779	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	869	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	243.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	912	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	226.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	859	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	225.64/cwt	222.00–228.00	966	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	235.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,014	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	219.76/cwt	219.00–220.00	958	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	221.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,044	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	211.97/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,003	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	232.17/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,114	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	217.95/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,133	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	223.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,175	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	207.06/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,093	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	219.00/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,257	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	208.57/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,201	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	205.76/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,294	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	195.03/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,227	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,210	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	194.83/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,305	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	199.53/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,343	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	272.45/cwt	270.00–280.00	989	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	952	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	242.17/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,015	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	252.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,093	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	239.58/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,102	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	230.74/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,105	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	220.00/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,142	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	227.95/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,192	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	542	234.59/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,271	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	204.25/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,160	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	229.34/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,342	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	207.67/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,277	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,192	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	667	192.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,281	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	722	180.29/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,302	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	105.38/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,552	8
Bulls	—	—	1,658	114.47/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,814	111.20/cwt	108.00–113.00	2,017	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	79.44/cwt	78.00–83.00	764	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	75.95/cwt	74.00–79.00	753	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,150	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	91.51/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,087	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	97.48/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,204	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,454	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,346	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	94.56/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,484	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,150	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,737.50/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,738	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485.00/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,485	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,212.50/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 602Year ago 1,303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 190Year ago 223

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 165Year ago 61

No trends due to holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	182.00	182.00
7	—	722	180.00–182.00	180.29
8	—	519	218.00–222.00	220.00
4	—	568	204.00–205.00	204.25
8	—	479	230.00–232.00	230.74
2	—	605	200.00	200.00
4	—	275	260.00	260.00
2	—	385	240.00	240.00
3	—	325	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	240.00–245.00	242.17
5	—	667	190.00–200.00	192.02
3	—	615	203.00–210.00	207.67
6	—	373	250.00–260.00	255.10
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
12	—	460	237.00–242.00	239.58
3	—	275	270.00	270.00
5	—	523	225.00–230.00	227.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	245.00	245.00
8	—	363	270.00–280.00	272.45
14	—	432	250.00–260.00	252.96
3	—	585	228.00–230.00	229.34
5	—	542	234.00–236.00	234.59
3	—	345	280.00	280.00
2	—	280	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	250.00	250.00
4	—	281	250.00–252.00	251.55
11	—	375	240.00–250.00	243.15
4	—	629	204.00–207.00	205.76
20	—	430	230.00–240.00	235.83
5	—	574	216.00–222.00	219.00
17	—	480	228.00–235.00	232.17
2	—	673	198.00–201.00	199.53
17	—	525	220.00–230.00	223.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	240.00	240.00
7	—	670	190.00–197.00	194.83
5	—	629	193.00–200.00	195.03
8	—	428	222.00–228.00	225.64
15	—	520	215.00–219.00	217.95
3	—	365	238.00	238.00
1	—	280	244.00	244.00
14	—	471	220.00–225.00	221.71
13	—	576	205.00–215.00	208.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	340	228.00–230.00	229.01
4	—	436	219.00–220.00	219.76
5	—	560	200.00	200.00
4	—	473	210.00–218.00	211.97
3	—	528	203.00–210.00	207.06
3	—	270	240.00	240.00
2	—	635	190.00–191.00	190.51
6	—	379	225.00–230.00	226.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	245.00–250.00	248.77
10	—	519	257.00–264.00	259.08
3	—	635	240.00	240.00
7	—	411	265.00–270.00	268.52
6	—	372	270.00–280.00	275.86
7	—	465	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	230.00–235.00	232.11
6	—	480	255.00–262.00	259.52
8	—	517	250.00–255.00	253.39
2	—	310	265.00–270.00	267.46
2	—	688	215.00–220.00	217.49
2	—	385	262.00	262.00
4	—	781	200.00–205.00	201.21
3	—	265	270.00	270.00
7	—	421	260.00–262.00	260.85
4	—	588	240.00–242.00	241.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	258.00	258.00
2	—	640	227.00–228.00	227.50
1	—	590	235.00	235.00
3	—	470	250.00	250.00
2	—	435	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	992	74.00–79.00	75.95
12	—	962	78.00–83.00	79.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,569	92.00–97.00	94.56
2	—	1,538	87.00–88.00	87.50
1	—	1,440	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	105.00–107.00	106.00
9	—	1,235	95.00–101.00	97.48
9	—	1,188	89.00–94.00	91.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,814	108.00–113.00	111.20
2	—	1,658	114.00–115.00	114.47
8	—	1,473	104.00–108.00	105.38

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)	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,150.00

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)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.50

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	—	—	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,485.00

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	4	—	—	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,737.50

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.