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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 21

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,253 head

▲ 572 vs last sale 681▲ 464 vs year ago 789 · +58.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 96▲ 1 vs year ago 157 · +0.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 68▼ 16 vs year ago 111 · −14.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $256.91/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$256.91

173 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$19.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	261.05	1,251	84
Medium and Large 2	433	256.68	1,113	67
Medium and Large 3	454	241.81	1,097	22

One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about $154 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 sale173 hd

256.91

—

AL average14 barns · 1,931 hd

252.39

+4.52

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	1,586	120.11	1,905	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	110.23	1,673	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	107.77	1,247	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	90.07	864	44

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)	—	$1,438	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,109	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,063	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,537	58

Every lot

87 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	280	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,014	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	363.84/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,193	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	332	351.54/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,167	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	356.93/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,310	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,293	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	316.33/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,370	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	325.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,431	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	307.99/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,438	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,510	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	315.60/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,480	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	301.97/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,582	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	311.11/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,633	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,532	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	253.56/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	260.01/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,672	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	271	278.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	754	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	287.22/cwt	285.00–290.00	798	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	281.95/cwt	280.00–288.00	911	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	270.66/cwt	270.00–272.00	888	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	265.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	998	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	275.40/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,055	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	267.15/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,162	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,117	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	261.81/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,215	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	249.65/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,216	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	242.03/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,246	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	254.98/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,344	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	229.12/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,210	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	241.95/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	230.86/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,362	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	213.98/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,333	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,367	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	339	355.93/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,207	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	343.65/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,299	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,376	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,339	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	429	302.39/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,297	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,455	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	294.52/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,372	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	281.90/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,322	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	288.11/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,498	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	258.98/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,360	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	539	275.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,486	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	269.72/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,529	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	259.03/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,489	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	228.73/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,427	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	678	213.47/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,447	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,484	117.55/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,744	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	121.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,978	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	91.36/cwt	89.00–94.00	866	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	85.55/cwt	83.00–88.00	815	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	96.54/cwt	95.00–98.00	974	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	101.57/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,087	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,252	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	112.83/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,334	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	114.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,709	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	104.32/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,616	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,555	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,871.43/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,871	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,492.65/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,493	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,220.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,220	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387.50/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,388	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,175	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062.50/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	993.75/head	950.00–1,025.00	994	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,253Last week 681Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 96Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 68Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	246.00–254.00	249.65
11	—	515	238.00–248.00	242.03
18	—	438	250.00–260.00	255.06
7	—	590	230.00–232.00	230.86
8	—	376	260.00–270.00	265.51
6	—	328	270.00–272.00	270.66
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
10	—	278	285.00–290.00	287.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	435	264.00–272.00	267.15
5	—	383	272.00–280.00	275.40
4	—	323	280.00–288.00	281.95
41	—	527	252.00–258.00	254.98
18	—	464	258.00–265.00	261.81
2	—	568	238.00–246.00	241.95
1	—	295	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	240.00	240.00
2	—	623	210.00–218.00	213.98
1	—	345	260.00	260.00
2	—	528	224.00–234.00	229.12
3	—	680	200.00–202.00	201.01
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
5	—	271	270.00–280.00	278.12
4	—	370	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	355.00–360.00	356.93
2	—	558	290.00–295.00	292.49
1	—	320	375.00	375.00
5	—	525	308.00–316.00	311.11
2	—	468	320.00–325.00	322.57
5	—	643	258.00–262.00	260.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	260.00–270.00	265.02
6	—	433	314.00–318.00	316.33
4	—	645	240.00	240.00
3	—	535	290.00	290.00
2	—	383	335.00–340.00	337.52
5	—	332	350.00–358.00	351.54
5	—	467	305.00–310.00	307.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	350.00	350.00
13	—	469	312.00–316.00	315.60
2	—	625	250.00–257.00	253.56
7	—	440	320.00–330.00	325.27
3	—	575	280.00	280.00
4	—	328	360.00–365.00	363.84
16	—	524	296.00–305.00	301.97
1	—	280	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	218.00	218.00
2	—	678	212.00–215.00	213.47
14	—	429	300.00–305.00	302.39
9	—	469	280.00–285.00	281.90
3	—	390	330.00	330.00
2	—	315	335.00	335.00
1	—	715	192.00	192.00
4	—	290	345.00	345.00
2	—	525	258.00–260.00	258.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	567	265.00–275.00	269.72
2	—	465	313.00	313.00
2	—	380	362.00	362.00
1	—	630	235.00	235.00
10	—	520	284.00–292.00	288.11
1	—	680	232.00	232.00
1	—	745	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	270.00–280.00	275.78
7	—	425	310.00–320.00	314.97
2	—	575	258.00–260.00	259.03
5	—	339	350.00–360.00	355.93
5	—	378	342.00–350.00	343.65
4	—	624	225.00–230.00	228.73
12	—	466	290.00–300.00	294.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,499	112.00–118.00	114.00
4	—	1,549	102.00–108.00	104.32
1	—	1,555	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	953	83.00–88.00	85.55
7	—	1,009	95.00–98.00	96.54
21	—	948	89.00–94.00	91.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,182	111.00–116.00	112.83
22	—	1,174	105.00–110.00	106.63
9	—	1,070	99.00–104.00	101.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	116.00–119.00	117.55
9	—	1,631	120.00–125.00	121.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	34	—	—	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,492.65

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	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,220.00

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	14	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,871.43

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)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50

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	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	993.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.