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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 7

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,023 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 868▲ 160 vs year ago 863 · +18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 170▼ 118 vs year ago 245 · −48.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 70▼ 81 vs year ago 111 · −73.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $251.95/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$251.95

204 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$20.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.01

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	257.63	1,270	96
Medium and Large 2	467	249.88	1,167	82
Medium and Large 3	484	237.53	1,149	26

One grade step is worth $20.09/cwt here — about $121 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 sale204 hd

251.95

—

AL average15 barns · 1,894 hd

244.94

+7.01

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	1,467	123.91	1,817	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	109.95	1,564	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	105.33	1,201	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	90.93	901	17

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)	—	$1,245	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$943	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	2thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	359.86/cwt	355.00–365.00	982	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	364.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,176	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	333.28/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,083	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	353.25/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,159	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,274	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	333.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,234	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	327.27/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,339	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	299.66/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,307	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	311.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,366	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	275.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,286	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	302.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,435	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	293.30/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,423	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	293.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,531	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	267.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,399	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	275.80/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,495	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	271.96/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,526	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	261.43/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,524	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,499	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	249.85/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,512	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	244.05/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,611	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	232.19/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,567	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	230.54/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,632	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,668	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,758	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	215	323.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	695	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	288.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	805	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	294	278.77/cwt	275.00–280.00	820	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	282.79/cwt	280.00–284.00	891	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	273.95/cwt	270.00–278.00	899	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	947	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	276.45/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,037	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	267.16/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,045	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	273.87/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,145	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	265.77/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,116	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	251.56/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,067	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,227	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	252.30/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,201	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	242.75/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,165	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	250.86/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,294	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	232.19/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,242	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	240.01/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,286	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	225.74/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,300	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	240.27/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,432	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	210.59/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,327	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	201.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,359	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	383.39/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,054	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	347.41/cwt	345.00–350.00	990	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	338.25/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,093	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	354.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,317	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	334.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,253	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	321.65/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,216	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	299.60/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,285	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	437	313.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,370	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	442	287.78/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,272	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	282.88/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,310	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	271.96/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,275	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	263.24/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,366	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,318	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	274.41/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,468	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	240.70/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,406	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	226.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,427	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,445	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	117.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,694	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	129.95/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,474	125.10/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,844	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	84.11/cwt	82.00–86.00	774	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	95.29/cwt	94.00–97.00	952	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	89.54/cwt	87.00–93.00	897	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	106.08/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,176	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	101.59/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,171	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	113.71/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,352	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	106.55/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,485	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,598	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	100.95/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,585	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,200	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018.75/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,019	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	966.67/head	950.00–975.00	967	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	841.67/head	800.00–875.00	842	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,023Last week 868Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 170Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 70Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	188.00	188.00
13	—	474	300.00–310.00	302.83
13	—	708	230.00–234.00	230.54
27	—	605	248.00–250.00	249.85
5	—	561	268.00–278.00	271.96
5	—	323	360.00–370.00	364.15
2	—	365	349.00	349.00
10	—	521	290.00–300.00	293.93
6	—	758	220.00	220.00
4	—	660	242.00–250.00	244.05
8	—	409	325.00–330.00	327.27
2	—	225	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	330.00–335.00	333.28
3	—	385	320.00	320.00
5	—	524	260.00–270.00	267.04
5	—	466	270.00–280.00	275.92
1	—	595	252.00	252.00
9	—	436	297.00–300.00	299.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	350.00–355.00	353.25
5	—	675	230.00–235.00	232.19
2	—	273	355.00–365.00	359.86
6	—	370	330.00–340.00	333.42
3	—	745	220.00	220.00
3	—	645	240.00	240.00
1	—	770	210.00	210.00
5	—	438	310.00–320.00	311.87
18	—	542	275.00–285.00	275.80
3	—	485	290.00–295.00	293.30
7	—	583	258.00–265.00	261.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	260.00–270.00	265.03
3	—	215	320.00–330.00	323.18
8	—	418	270.00–278.00	273.87
11	—	375	272.00–280.00	276.45
14	—	516	250.00–256.00	250.86
5	—	279	285.00–290.00	288.56
44	—	596	230.00–241.00	240.27
5	—	315	280.00–284.00	282.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	248.00–256.00	252.30
3	—	715	190.00	190.00
9	—	420	260.00–269.00	265.77
4	—	294	275.00–280.00	278.77
5	—	630	208.00–215.00	210.59
12	—	328	270.00–278.00	273.95
9	—	536	238.00–248.00	240.01
14	—	391	262.00–270.00	267.16
1	—	215	300.00	300.00
1	—	775	180.00	180.00
4	—	576	225.00–228.00	225.74
5	—	676	200.00–205.00	201.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	248.00–258.00	251.56
2	—	340	260.00	260.00
5	—	535	226.00–235.00	232.19
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
2	—	555	215.00	215.00
3	—	370	256.00	256.00
4	—	480	240.00–244.00	242.75
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
1	—	790	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	235.00	235.00
1	—	785	190.00	190.00
9	—	442	284.00–290.00	287.78
6	—	378	320.00–325.00	321.65
3	—	645	215.00	215.00
1	—	745	195.00	195.00
2	—	525	251.00	251.00
3	—	323	335.00–340.00	338.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	260.00–268.00	263.24
6	—	285	345.00–350.00	347.41
7	—	584	238.00–244.00	240.70
10	—	429	295.00–306.00	299.60
1	—	330	350.00	350.00
2	—	685	210.00–212.00	211.01
12	—	375	330.00–340.00	334.14
3	—	755	200.00	200.00
11	—	469	270.00–274.00	271.96
6	—	629	220.00–230.00	226.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	250.00	250.00
12	—	463	280.00–290.00	282.88
3	—	275	380.00–385.00	383.39
3	—	635	240.00	240.00
10	—	372	350.00–360.00	354.00
2	—	330	370.00	370.00
7	—	437	310.00–320.00	313.48
8	—	535	270.00–280.00	274.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,189	111.00–117.00	113.71
14	—	1,153	98.00–103.00	101.59
14	—	1,109	104.00–110.00	106.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,002	87.00–93.00	89.54
6	—	999	94.00–97.00	95.29
2	—	920	82.00–86.00	84.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	112.00–117.00	114.46
4	—	1,394	104.00–108.00	106.55
2	—	1,570	100.00–102.00	100.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	129.00–131.00	129.95
13	—	1,474	123.00–128.00	125.10
4	—	1,448	115.00–118.00	117.01

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–975.00	966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–875.00	841.67

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)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,018.75

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	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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.