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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 28

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

844 head

▼ 409 vs last sale 1,253▲ 55 vs year ago 789 · +7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 158▲ 26 vs year ago 157 · +16.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 95▼ 18 vs year ago 111 · −16.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $258.63/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$258.63

196 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$17.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	264.21	1,317	86
Medium and Large 2	466	258.61	1,206	69
Medium and Large 3	457	246.94	1,129	41

One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $189 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 sale196 hd

258.63

—

AL average16 barns · 1,700 hd

253.19

+5.44

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	1,635	125.51	2,052	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	112.94	1,532	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	110.40	1,246	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	94.86	952	31

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)	—	$1,369	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,229	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	34

Every lot

90 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	335.97/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,304	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	318.05/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,320	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	318.87/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,330	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	316.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,459	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	326.31/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,540	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	304.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,437	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	299.12/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,534	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	309.48/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,597	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	290.59/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,645	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	286.81/cwt	283.00–289.00	1,672	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	283.10/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,752	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	270.40/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,728	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	261.97/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,744	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	279.00/cwt	278.00–280.00	795	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	282.75/cwt	280.00–284.00	891	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	262.64/cwt	262.00–264.00	848	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	289.75/cwt	286.00–292.00	965	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	260.41/cwt	260.00–262.00	971	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	283.84/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,067	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	272.98/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,073	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	261.29/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,118	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	252.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,082	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	273.07/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,193	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	270.16/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,254	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	260.20/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,233	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	249.48/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,185	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	264.58/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,344	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	246.52/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,289	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	254.10/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,365	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	556	229.45/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,276	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	246.44/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,395	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	237.32/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,348	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,303	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	218.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,386	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	325.60/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,224	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	333.77/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,262	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	411	314.77/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,294	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	306.66/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,303	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	297.75/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,388	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	314.51/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,478	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	290.39/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,400	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	263.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,396	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	274.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,461	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	255.06/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,477	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	262.03/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,520	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,396	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	231.45/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,454	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,472	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	666	215.77/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,437	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	199.19/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,464	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	795	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,503	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,788	3
Bulls	—	—	1,626	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,049	6
Bulls	—	—	1,772	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	2,339	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	101.39/cwt	100.00–102.00	982	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	95.60/cwt	93.00–98.00	963	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	89.84/cwt	88.00–92.00	914	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	105.71/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,158	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	111.44/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,253	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	116.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,390	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	117.21/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,566	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	113.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,526	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	107.12/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,504	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415.38/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,415	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216.67/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,217	12
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,137.50/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,138	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,033.33/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,333.33/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,333	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,628.13/head	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,628	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,195.83/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,196	12

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 1,253Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 158Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 95Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	725	240.50	240.50
21	—	619	275.00–285.00	283.10
18	—	566	289.00–298.00	290.59
4	—	516	308.00–310.00	309.48
3	—	472	325.00–327.00	326.31
2	—	665	260.00–264.00	261.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	290.00	290.00
1	—	310	335.00	335.00
7	—	472	300.00–310.00	304.40
3	—	645	250.00	250.00
2	—	415	316.00–320.00	318.05
1	—	375	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	315.00–320.00	316.59
1	—	675	250.00	250.00
2	—	345	340.00	340.00
8	—	639	268.00–272.00	270.40
6	—	513	295.00–305.00	299.12
6	—	417	315.00–328.00	318.87
5	—	583	283.00–289.00	286.81
2	—	388	332.00–340.00	335.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	215.00–225.00	218.99
3	—	568	234.00–240.00	237.32
4	—	275	285.00	285.00
6	—	428	260.00–268.00	261.29
8	—	393	270.00–278.00	272.98
10	—	315	280.00–284.00	282.75
12	—	474	254.00–264.00	260.20
17	—	537	250.00–258.00	254.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	247.00–251.00	249.48
2	—	285	278.00–280.00	279.00
4	—	523	242.00–248.00	246.52
7	—	429	250.00–257.00	252.26
11	—	556	228.00–230.00	229.45
5	—	373	260.00–262.00	260.41
6	—	323	262.00–264.00	262.64
2	—	628	205.00–210.00	207.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	333	286.00–292.00	289.75
5	—	508	261.00–270.00	264.58
6	—	376	280.00–290.00	283.84
24	—	635	245.00	245.00
7	—	566	243.00–249.00	246.44
14	—	464	265.00–275.00	270.16
23	—	437	269.00–278.00	273.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	240.00	240.00
4	—	530	260.00–267.00	263.47
5	—	482	288.00–292.00	290.39
4	—	666	214.00–217.00	215.77
5	—	735	195.00–201.00	199.19
10	—	376	320.00–328.00	325.60
4	—	345	330.00	330.00
15	—	425	303.00–310.00	306.66
1	—	795	189.00	189.00
1	—	280	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	330.00	330.00
2	—	340	350.00	350.00
2	—	275	375.00	375.00
1	—	515	285.00	285.00
4	—	628	230.00–236.00	231.45
2	—	470	314.00–315.00	314.51
3	—	580	260.00–266.00	262.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	223.00	223.00
9	—	533	270.00–280.00	274.04
13	—	411	312.00–320.00	314.77
4	—	378	330.00–335.00	333.77
4	—	579	250.00–258.00	255.06
3	—	345	340.00	340.00
8	—	466	295.00–300.00	297.75
2	—	615	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,095	103.00–108.00	105.71
13	—	1,191	115.00–120.00	116.72
20	—	1,124	109.00–114.00	111.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	969	100.00–102.00	101.39
9	—	1,017	88.00–92.00	89.84
17	—	1,007	93.00–98.00	95.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,404	105.00–109.00	107.12
5	—	1,336	116.00–119.00	117.21
9	—	1,341	110.00–115.00	113.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	117.00–119.00	118.01
3	—	1,772	131.00–133.00	132.02
6	—	1,626	125.00–127.00	126.01

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,137.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033.33

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)	13	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,415.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,216.67

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	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,475.00

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	16	—	—	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,628.13

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	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,195.83

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	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,333.33

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.