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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 20

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

580 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 718▼ 246 vs year ago 826 · −29.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 130▼ 88 vs year ago 185 · −47.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 63▼ 1 vs year ago 72 · −1.4%

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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 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $269.83/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −107.15 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$269.83

41 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.72

vs AL average

−7.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	275.30	1,473	23
Medium and Large 2	534	263.94	1,410	13thin
Medium and Large 3	535	260.00	1,391	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale41 hd

269.83

—

AL average13 barns · 261 hd

258.11

+11.72

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−7.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−107.15

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	—	Average	1,704	139.97	2,385	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	132.05	1,563	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	128.38	1,854	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	107.97	1,073	20

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)	—	$1,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,254	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,015	34

Every lot

86 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	340.63/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,305	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,470	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	338.60/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,446	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,561	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	326.55/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,551	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	323.00/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,699	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	296.58/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,578	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,781	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	296.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,703	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	241.73/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,786	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,733	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	318.27/cwt	315.00–320.00	891	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	318.30/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,012	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	288.95/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,055	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	313.38/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,185	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	300.88/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,137	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,205	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	288.51/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,238	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	279.43/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,218	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	279.35/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,319	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	286.15/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,368	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	268.93/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,323	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	268.66/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,381	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	279.12/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,451	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	260.00/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,391	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	264.49/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,526	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	253.31/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,469	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	619	232.98/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,442	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	248.98/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,581	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	242.89/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,564	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	233.51/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,560	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	206.33/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,506	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	214.48/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,572	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	202.00/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,602	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	365.16/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,150	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	350.84/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,319	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	313.27/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,309	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	337.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,468	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	321.24/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,410	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	300.26/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,408	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	322.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,518	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	314.88/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,483	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	295.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,529	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	306.74/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,592	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	283.22/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,521	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	289.99/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,641	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	300.28/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,715	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	278.00/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,599	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	278.98/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,730	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	272.00/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,700	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	216.03/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,707	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,631	140.71/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,295	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	117.24/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,136	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	107.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,072	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	102.08/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,025	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	127.87/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,373	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	140.27/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,706	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,686	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,777	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	123.37/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,783	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	129.83/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,946	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583.33/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,583	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387.50/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,388	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,033.33/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,255.00/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,255	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,350.00/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,350	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 718Year ago 826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 130Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 63Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
6	300–350	318	315.00–320.00	318.30
4	350–400	378	310.00–317.00	313.38
6	400–450	405	295.00–300.00	297.50
13	450–500	478	284.00–290.00	286.15
17	500–550	520	275.00–282.00	279.12
6	550–600	577	260.00–268.00	264.49
6	600–650	635	246.00–252.00	248.98
1	650–700	660	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	315.00–320.00	318.27
2	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
13	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	300.88
18	400–450	429	285.00–294.00	288.51
16	450–500	472	276.00–282.00	279.35
9	500–550	514	265.00–271.00	268.66
4	550–600	580	250.00–258.00	253.31
9	600–650	644	242.00–243.00	242.89
2	650–700	668	230.00–237.00	233.51
6	700–750	733	212.00–217.00	214.48
3	750–800	793	201.00–204.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	285.00–293.00	288.95
7	400–450	436	278.00–282.00	279.43
11	450–500	492	266.00–270.00	268.93
5	500–550	535	258.00–262.00	260.00
4	600–650	619	230.00–234.00	232.98
3	700–750	730	204.00–208.00	206.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	423	345.00–350.00	347.46
8	450–500	466	330.00–340.00	334.96
3	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	575	290.00–300.00	296.09
3	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
7	700–750	739	240.00–244.00	241.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	340.00–342.00	340.63
5	400–450	427	335.00–340.00	338.60
2	450–500	475	325.00–328.00	326.55
3	500–550	532	290.00–300.00	296.58
3	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	795	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
9	500–550	526	318.00–325.00	323.00
2	550–600	570	310.00–315.00	312.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	315	360.00–370.00	365.16
6	350–400	376	350.00–355.00	350.84
17	400–450	439	318.00–325.00	321.24
7	450–500	471	310.00–318.00	314.88
9	500–550	517	290.00–300.00	295.77
5	550–600	566	286.00–294.00	289.99
2	600–650	625	270.00–274.00	272.00
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	790	212.00–220.00	216.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	418	310.00–315.00	313.27
4	450–500	469	300.00–301.00	300.26
5	500–550	537	280.00–288.00	283.22
3	550–600	575	274.00–280.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	330.00–340.00	337.48
9	450–500	471	320.00–330.00	322.27
4	500–550	519	302.00–310.00	306.74
4	550–600	571	295.00–305.00	300.28
2	600–650	620	276.00–282.00	278.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,264	130.00–137.00	133.40
13	—	1,074	124.00–130.00	127.87
4	—	1,216	138.00–143.00	140.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	999	105.00–110.00	107.27
5	—	1,004	99.00–104.00	102.08
4	—	969	115.00–121.00	117.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	138.00–140.00	139.03
6	—	1,499	127.00–132.00	129.83
6	—	1,445	122.00–125.00	123.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	139.00–142.00	140.71
1	—	1,985	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,715	130.00	130.00

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)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,387.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,583.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	—	—	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,350.00

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	20	—	—	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,255.00

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	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.00

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.