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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 27

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

611 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 580▼ 212 vs year ago 823 · −25.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 97▼ 102 vs year ago 190 · −53.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 71▼ 129 vs year ago 205 · −62.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher trade active with strong demand on pairs and heavy bred cows.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $314.27/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −109.87 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$314.27

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$29.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.63

vs AL average

+4.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	321.79	1,751	20
Medium and Large 2	545	308.52	1,681	11thin
Medium and Large 3	575	292.50	1,682	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.29/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd

314.27

—

AL average10 barns · 186 hd

300.65

+13.63

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+4.01

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

−109.87

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $345.52, median $424.14 across 29 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	—	Low	1,698	145.18	2,465	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	137.61	1,890	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	128.25	1,422	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	110.69	1,080	10

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)	—	$1,903	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,866	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,533	18

Every lot

89 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	311	343.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,070	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	362.39/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,196	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	338.65/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,277	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	336.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,439	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	334.27/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,564	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	325.32/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,562	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	311.24/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,659	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	321.79/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,751	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	303.77/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,719	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,719	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,813	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,886	61
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,754	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,762	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,803	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	231.72/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,798	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,859	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	333.78/cwt	330.00–335.00	928	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	318.82/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,023	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	328.35/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,061	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	320.97/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,181	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	295.47/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,090	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	308.82/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,183	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	298.42/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,238	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,189	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	288.98/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,246	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	283.77/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,314	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	270.50/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,309	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	293.20/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,428	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	259.21/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,319	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,499	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	266.98/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,410	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,422	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	240.77/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,416	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,524	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	237.48/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,484	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,613	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	231.48/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,650	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,661	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	354.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,179	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	351.63/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,312	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	361.26/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,358	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	333.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,277	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	337.16/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,413	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	326.86/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,412	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	319.00/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,420	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	306.96/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,440	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	319.31/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,517	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	291.40/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,556	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	278.19/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,608	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,587	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	231.52/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,581	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,519	144.68/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,198	7
Bulls	—	—	1,623	137.77/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,236	2
Bulls	—	—	2,048	149.75/cwt	148.00–151.00	3,067	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	110.57/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,021	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,146	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,283	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,071	128.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,374	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,123	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	140.73/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,855	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	140.03/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,914	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,853	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,190.00/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,190	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,975	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,926.92/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,927	13
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,566.67/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,425.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212.50/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,213	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,900.00/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,900	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,240.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,240	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 580Year ago 823

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 97Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 71Year ago 205

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	103.00	103.00
5	—	923	108.00–112.00	110.57
3	—	988	115.00–117.00	116.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,052	120.00–123.00	121.99
10	—	1,071	124.00–130.00	128.27
4	—	1,318	138.00–143.00	140.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	138.00–141.00	140.03
2	—	1,383	133.00–135.00	133.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	137.00–139.00	137.77
7	—	1,519	141.00–146.00	144.68
4	—	2,048	148.00–151.00	149.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
7	300–350	321	316.00–320.00	318.82
6	350–400	383	305.00–310.00	308.82
8	400–450	431	283.00–293.00	288.98
5	450–500	463	279.00–285.00	283.77
7	500–550	528	262.00–270.00	266.98
1	550–600	560	254.00	254.00
2	600–650	625	236.00–239.00	237.48
1	700–750	745	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
10	350–400	369	290.00–300.00	295.47
4	400–450	423	280.00–282.00	280.98
8	450–500	484	268.00–274.00	270.50
5	500–550	509	256.00–260.00	259.21
4	550–600	588	237.00–242.00	240.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	330.00–335.00	333.78
3	300–350	323	325.00–330.00	328.35
4	350–400	368	320.00–322.00	320.97
11	400–450	415	294.00–305.00	298.42
15	450–500	487	293.00–295.00	293.20
10	500–550	515	291.00	291.00
2	700–750	713	230.00–233.00	231.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	599	254.50	254.50
26	700–750	712	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	360.00–365.00	362.39
3	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	468	330.00–337.00	334.27
7	500–550	533	310.00–315.00	311.24
4	550–600	566	300.00–305.00	303.77
2	600–650	625	270.00–280.00	275.00
1	700–750	710	254.00	254.00
4	750–800	776	230.00–237.00	231.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	340.00–350.00	343.92
3	350–400	377	336.00–340.00	338.65
8	400–450	428	330.00–340.00	336.24
3	450–500	480	325.00–326.00	325.32
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	680	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	643	282.00	282.00
29	700–750	709	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
20	500–550	544	320.00–324.00	321.79
61	650–700	656	287.50	287.50
8	750–800	781	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
8	300–350	333	350.00–360.00	354.09
6	350–400	373	345.00–355.00	351.63
9	400–450	432	322.00–330.00	326.86
5	450–500	469	305.00–310.00	306.96
7	500–550	534	285.00–295.00	291.40
6	550–600	578	275.00–280.00	278.19
1	600–650	615	258.00	258.00
3	700–750	735	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
6	350–400	383	330.00–340.00	333.37
2	400–450	445	318.00–320.00	319.00
6	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	683	230.00–233.00	231.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	376	360.00–365.00	361.26
5	400–450	419	333.00–340.00	337.16
3	450–500	475	318.00–320.00	319.31

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)	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,926.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,975.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,190.00

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	8	—	—	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,900.00

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	10	—	—	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,240.00

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.