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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 24

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

697 head

▲ 428 vs last sale 269▲ 211 vs year ago 486 · +43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 79▲ 74 vs year ago 126 · +58.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 19▼ 13 vs year ago 44 · −29.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 $241.72/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$241.72

118 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$18.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.22

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	251.37	1,191	32
Medium and Large 2	474	240.38	1,138	61
Medium and Large 3	479	232.63	1,115	25

One grade step is worth $18.74/cwt here — about $76 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 sale118 hd

241.72

—

AL average15 barns · 1,532 hd

229.50

+12.22

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	1,752	118.94	2,083	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	105.50	1,483	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	103.81	1,230	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	90.03	909	58

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)	—	$1,335	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,069	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	2thin

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 1	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	284.05/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,221	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	290.91/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,274	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	268.97/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,261	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	277.56/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,321	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,365	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	270.98/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,423	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	246.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,327	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	260.50/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,459	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,398	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	243.50/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	235.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,577	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	230.33/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,562	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	228.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	214.01/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	224.33/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	216.51/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	212	291.32/cwt	290.00–292.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	275.17/cwt	270.00–278.00	870	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	284.09/cwt	282.00–290.00	937	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	261.32/cwt	260.00–264.00	883	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	259.82/cwt	258.00–265.00	951	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	276.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,025	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	256.51/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,062	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	273.31/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,167	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	245.28/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,055	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	231.30/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,092	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	248.29/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,174	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	238.30/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,137	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,156	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	221.24/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,186	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	208.97/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,212	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	223.01/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,300	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	218.85/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,282	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,330	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,359	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,280	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	204.49/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,397	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	182.99/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,526	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	278	297.63/cwt	294.00–300.00	827	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	286	319.61/cwt	316.00–325.00	914	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	314	318.50/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,000	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	303.32/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,007	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	315.28/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,163	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	302.94/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,130	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	293.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,109	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	294.97/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,268	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	442	271.31/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,199	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	261.51/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,219	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	266.49/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,274	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	491	249.50/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,225	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	250.97/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,310	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,243	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,311	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,329	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,577	115.15/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,816	7
Bulls	—	—	1,866	120.03/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,240	6
Bulls	—	—	1,930	125.58/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,424	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	84.30/cwt	81.00–86.00	804	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	94.29/cwt	93.00–97.00	939	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	89.71/cwt	87.00–92.00	930	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	97.57/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,133	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	103.19/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,205	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	108.68/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,326	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	115.62/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,486	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	105.57/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,464	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,538	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335.00/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,335	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,150	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	968.75/head	925.00–1,000.00	969	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 269Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 79Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 19Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	216.00	216.00
2	—	580	208.00–210.00	208.97
3	—	338	260.00–264.00	261.32
2	—	375	250.00	250.00
2	—	665	190.00–195.00	192.54
10	—	430	240.00–250.00	245.28
3	—	472	230.00–232.00	231.30
2	—	740	181.00–185.00	182.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	610	218.00	218.00
6	—	473	244.00–250.00	248.29
3	—	427	268.00–276.00	273.31
4	—	583	222.00–224.00	223.01
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
6	—	370	270.00–280.00	276.96
4	—	330	282.00–290.00	284.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	255.00–264.00	256.51
10	—	536	218.00–225.00	221.24
7	—	586	216.00–221.00	218.85
5	—	316	270.00–278.00	275.17
17	—	477	235.00–242.00	238.30
3	—	212	290.00–292.00	291.32
2	—	795	192.00	192.00
1	—	635	214.00	214.00
2	—	683	202.00–207.00	204.49
6	—	366	258.00–265.00	259.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	213.00–215.00	214.01
1	—	435	262.00	262.00
1	—	790	210.00	210.00
3	—	538	245.00–250.00	246.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	245.00–250.00	247.52
3	—	430	280.00–286.00	284.05
2	—	520	260.00–265.00	262.48
2	—	345	300.00	300.00
6	—	678	228.00–232.00	230.33
1	—	735	225.00	225.00
5	—	469	265.00–270.00	268.97
2	—	778	215.00–218.00	216.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	242.00–245.00	243.50
2	—	560	260.00–261.00	260.50
2	—	315	325.00	325.00
3	—	757	223.00–225.00	224.33
15	—	670	235.00–240.00	235.33
3	—	438	288.00–297.00	290.91
7	—	476	275.00–278.00	277.56
4	—	525	270.00–272.00	270.98
2	—	730	227.00–230.00	228.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	222.00	222.00
3	—	442	270.00–274.00	271.31
4	—	491	248.00–250.00	249.50
1	—	525	230.00	230.00
3	—	378	290.00–295.00	293.35
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
2	—	630	210.00–212.00	210.99
5	—	278	294.00–300.00	297.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	220.00	220.00
3	—	275	310.00	310.00
6	—	535	240.00	240.00
4	—	466	260.00–262.00	261.51
4	—	373	300.00–308.00	302.94
1	—	435	285.00	285.00
1	—	575	228.00	228.00
13	—	332	300.00–310.00	303.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	286	316.00–325.00	319.61
6	—	478	265.00–268.00	266.49
2	—	430	292.00–298.00	294.97
9	—	314	314.00–322.00	318.50
5	—	369	310.00–320.00	315.28
3	—	522	249.00–255.00	250.97
1	—	555	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,220	107.00–112.00	108.68
28	—	1,168	101.00–106.00	103.19
16	—	1,161	95.00–100.00	97.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	996	93.00–97.00	94.29
11	—	954	81.00–86.00	84.30
30	—	1,037	87.00–92.00	89.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	100.00–102.00	101.22
2	—	1,285	113.00–118.00	115.62
17	—	1,387	103.00–108.00	105.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,577	114.00–116.00	115.15
3	—	1,930	124.00–129.00	125.58
6	—	1,866	117.00–123.00	120.03

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)	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,335.00

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	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	968.75

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	2	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.