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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 6

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 28Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

605 head

▼ 239 vs last sale 844▼ 195 vs year ago 800 · −24.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 183▲ 37 vs year ago 115 · +32.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 93▲ 10 vs year ago 80 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.45/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −121.53 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$255.45

26 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs AL average

−16.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	261.69	1,464	7thin
Medium and Large 2	539	254.57	1,373	14thin
Medium and Large 3	525	249.20	1,308	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

255.45

—

AL average13 barns · 295 hd

250.26

+5.19

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−16.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−121.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $316.09, median $376.99 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,633	132.69	2,167	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	127.01	1,755	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	118.86	1,381	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	102.68	1,040	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)	—	$1,622	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,245	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,552	28

Every lot

83 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	351.49/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,170	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	336.00/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,294	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	327.89/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,380	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,561	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	313.68/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,490	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	324.27/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,566	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	306.44/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,649	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	298.79/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,610	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	299.33/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,715	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,662	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	294.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,849	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,645	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	282.00/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,819	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	272.07/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,836	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	302.41/cwt	300.00–305.00	801	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	859	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	286.74/cwt	280.00–290.00	895	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	315.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,018	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	305.47/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,017	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	279.63/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,037	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	300.98/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,141	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	290.60/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,107	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	295.97/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,267	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	284.87/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,222	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	276.79/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,201	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	281.14/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,333	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	267.61/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,293	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	489	259.87/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,271	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	259.12/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,345	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	249.20/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,308	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	267.31/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,435	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	257.48/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,483	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	246.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,419	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	240.48/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,491	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	230.94/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,450	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	407.47/cwt	405.00–410.00	848	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	330.74/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,068	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	346.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,151	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	341.58/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,298	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	331.71/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,267	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,255	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	316.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,329	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	309.36/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,476	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	302.04/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,450	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	270.78/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,438	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	286.36/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,526	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	253.01/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,475	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	263.51/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,549	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	238.49/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,462	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,482	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	206.05/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,500	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	139.28/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,201	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	129.67/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,293	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	96.96/cwt	96.00–99.00	954	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	109.20/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,120	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	103.06/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,058	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	127.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,422	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	120.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,401	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	113.82/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,337	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	126.71/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,716	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	131.31/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,851	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	117.62/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,691	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,012.50/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,013	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,543.75/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,544	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,338	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,100.00/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,516.67/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,517	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295.45/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,295	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087.50/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,068.75/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,069	8

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 844Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 183Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 93Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	332	345.00–350.00	346.68
6	350–400	382	328.00–335.00	331.71
7	400–450	420	315.00–320.00	316.51
3	450–500	477	308.00–310.00	309.36
4	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	588	262.00–265.00	263.51
2	600–650	640	230.00–233.00	231.51
2	700–750	728	204.00–208.00	206.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
6	300–350	323	325.00–335.00	330.74
3	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	408	305.00–310.00	307.48
2	450–500	480	300.00–304.00	302.04
5	500–550	531	270.00–274.00	270.78
2	550–600	583	252.00–254.00	253.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	405.00–410.00	407.47
3	350–400	380	340.00–345.00	341.58
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	533	284.00–288.00	286.36
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	613	238.00–240.00	238.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	300.00–305.00	302.41
4	300–350	333	300.00–308.00	305.47
7	350–400	381	286.00–294.00	290.60
7	400–450	429	282.00–288.00	284.87
15	450–500	483	265.00–272.00	267.61
9	500–550	519	258.00–262.00	259.12
5	550–600	576	240.00–250.00	246.38
6	600–650	620	238.00–243.00	240.48
1	650–700	685	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	280.00–290.00	286.74
10	350–400	371	278.00–282.00	279.63
5	400–450	434	274.00–278.00	276.79
9	450–500	489	258.00–263.00	259.87
5	500–550	525	248.00–250.00	249.20
3	600–650	628	228.00–235.00	230.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	310.00–315.00	312.45
3	300–350	323	310.00–320.00	315.08
6	350–400	379	296.00–305.00	300.98
3	400–450	428	292.00–300.00	295.97
7	450–500	474	278.00–285.00	281.14
3	500–550	537	264.00–270.00	267.31
4	550–600	576	253.00–260.00	257.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	350.00–353.00	351.49
3	350–400	385	333.00–340.00	336.00
8	400–450	421	324.00–330.00	327.89
3	450–500	483	320.00–328.00	324.27
4	500–550	539	295.00–300.00	298.79
2	550–600	578	285.00–290.00	287.49
2	600–650	645	280.00–284.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	475	312.00–315.00	313.68
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	635	259.00	259.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	343.00	343.00
4	500–550	538	305.00–311.00	306.44
3	550–600	573	298.00–300.00	299.33
3	600–650	627	290.00–300.00	294.92
2	650–700	675	269.00–275.00	272.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	136.00–141.00	139.28
4	—	1,768	127.00–132.00	129.67
1	—	1,255	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,166	118.00–124.00	120.15
14	—	1,175	111.00–117.00	113.82
6	—	1,118	125.00–130.00	127.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	106.00–111.00	109.20
13	—	1,027	101.00–105.00	103.06
10	—	984	96.00–99.00	96.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	116.00–119.00	117.62
9	—	1,354	125.00–128.00	126.71
5	—	1,410	129.00–134.00	131.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,337.50

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	—	—	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,012.50

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	16	—	—	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,543.75

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)	8	—	—	975.00–1,125.00	1,068.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	6	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,295.45

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)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675.00

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.