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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 13

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

718 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 605▲ 133 vs year ago 585 · +22.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 152▲ 11 vs year ago 119 · +9.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 90▲ 5 vs year ago 58 · +8.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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 $270.91/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −106.07 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$270.91

56 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$32.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.60

vs AL average

−5.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	278.23	1,459	36
Medium and Large 2	544	262.84	1,429	14thin
Medium and Large 3	546	245.84	1,342	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.39/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd

270.91

—

AL average15 barns · 375 hd

255.31

+15.60

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−5.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−106.07

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	1,693	138.08	2,337	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	131.17	1,832	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	126.47	1,430	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	107.43	1,032	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,273	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,158	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,440	24

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	361.79/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,342	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,305	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,436	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	312.94/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,502	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	327.52/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,585	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	298.99/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,603	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	312.46/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,678	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,586	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	302.61/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,713	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	293.30/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,672	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,638	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	300.50/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,827	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	278.99/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,738	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	289.49/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,847	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	279.75/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,835	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,742	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	287.51/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,949	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	241.99/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,767	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	836	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	891	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	302.80/cwt	299.00–307.00	969	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	309.60/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,006	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	977	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	305.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,128	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	292.72/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,124	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	282.54/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,091	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	291.31/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,229	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	284.07/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,207	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	276.68/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,217	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	282.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,326	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	272.60/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,300	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	264.99/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,280	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	251.02/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,293	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	278.75/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,458	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	267.37/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,409	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	240.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,389	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	251.51/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,474	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	245.96/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,520	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	214.54/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,583	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	349.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,130	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	341.24/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,136	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	341.78/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,251	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	357.58/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,327	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	330.22/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,248	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	325.49/cwt	324.00–326.00	1,361	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	329.96/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,412	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	316.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,386	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	303.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,422	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	293.77/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,410	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	316.79/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,527	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,569	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	279.00/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,487	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,618	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	281.50/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,633	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,593	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	247.67/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,560	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	270.98/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,715	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	242.00/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,624	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,699	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,686	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,567	139.80/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,191	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	132.66/cwt	132.00–134.00	2,521	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	100.94/cwt	100.00–102.00	792	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	111.39/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,079	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	106.05/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,101	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	120.29/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,303	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	127.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,427	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	133.18/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,598	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	128.03/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,748	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	133.17/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,887	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313.64/head	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,314	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,012.50/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,013	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,866.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,867	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,475	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,155.00/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,155	10

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 605Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 152Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 90Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	345.00–355.00	349.96
7	350–400	366	340.00–348.00	341.78
4	400–450	418	324.00–326.00	325.49
7	450–500	469	300.00–310.00	303.29
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	580	279.00–284.00	281.50
1	600–650	615	259.00	259.00
5	650–700	671	240.00–243.00	242.00
1	700–750	745	228.00	228.00
2	750–800	763	220.00–222.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	340.00–342.00	341.24
6	350–400	378	325.00–332.00	330.22
8	400–450	438	310.00–320.00	316.49
3	450–500	480	290.00–299.00	293.77
2	500–550	533	278.00–280.00	279.00
3	600–650	630	246.00–249.00	247.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	371	350.00–360.00	357.58
2	400–450	428	328.00–332.00	329.96
6	450–500	482	315.00–323.00	316.79
10	500–550	532	290.00–300.00	294.97
2	550–600	558	285.00–295.00	289.98
6	600–650	633	270.00–272.00	270.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	355.00–365.00	361.79
1	400–450	415	346.00	346.00
4	450–500	484	320.00–330.00	327.52
5	500–550	536	295.00–300.00	298.99
3	550–600	570	290.00–295.00	293.30
2	600–650	638	288.00–291.00	289.49
4	650–700	656	279.00–280.00	279.75
2	700–750	730	240.00–244.00	241.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	348.00	348.00
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	480	310.00–316.00	312.94
1	500–550	545	291.00	291.00
2	550–600	580	280.00–285.00	282.46
2	600–650	623	278.00–280.00	278.99
1	650–700	675	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
34	500–550	537	308.00–313.00	312.46
8	550–600	566	300.00–306.00	302.61
2	600–650	608	300.00–301.00	300.50
2	650–700	678	284.00–291.00	287.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
12	300–350	320	299.00–307.00	302.80
10	350–400	384	288.00–297.00	292.72
11	400–450	425	280.00–288.00	284.07
17	450–500	477	268.00–276.00	272.60
10	500–550	527	262.00–272.00	267.37
4	550–600	586	250.00–252.00	251.51
5	600–650	618	243.00–248.00	245.96
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	738	211.00–218.00	214.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	302.00	302.00
2	300–350	330	296.00	296.00
4	350–400	386	278.00–286.00	282.54
3	400–450	440	275.00–279.00	276.68
3	450–500	483	263.00–267.00	264.99
3	500–550	515	250.00–253.00	251.02
3	550–600	577	240.00–242.00	240.66
1	600–650	645	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	328.00	328.00
5	300–350	325	308.00–310.00	309.60
5	350–400	369	300.00–310.00	305.77
6	400–450	422	290.00–296.00	291.31
11	450–500	469	280.00–285.00	282.66
35	500–550	523	274.00–283.00	278.75
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	104.00–109.00	106.05
3	—	785	100.00–102.00	100.94
7	—	969	110.00–114.00	111.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,417	131.00–135.00	133.17
7	—	1,365	124.00–129.00	128.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,200	131.00–136.00	133.18
20	—	1,123	124.00–130.00	127.05
16	—	1,083	118.00–123.00	120.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	144.00	144.00
6	—	1,567	136.00–141.00	139.80
3	—	1,900	132.00–134.00	132.66

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)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,012.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,313.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00

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	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,155.00

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	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,866.67

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	8	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,475.00

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.