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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 3

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

668 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 611▲ 63 vs year ago 605 · +10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 88▲ 1 vs year ago 112 · +0.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 76▲ 7 vs year ago 70 · +10.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $254.65/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −122.34 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$254.65

23 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$12.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs AL average

−15.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	261.96	1,481	4thin
Medium and Large 2	550	254.94	1,403	13thin
Medium and Large 3	539	249.13	1,342	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.83/cwt here — about $139 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 sale23 hd

254.65

—

AL average14 barns · 298 hd

247.91

+6.74

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−15.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−122.34

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	1,637	149.56	2,449	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	135.73	1,929	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	128.07	1,490	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	111.57	1,092	27

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)	—	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,352	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,926	52

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,347	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	344.51/cwt	344.00–345.00	1,292	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	327.04/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,374	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,720	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	330.49/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,580	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,578	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	324.16/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,699	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	317.23/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,665	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	316.96/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,784	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	308.41/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,758	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,851	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,635	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	237.90/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,732	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,811	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	911	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	307.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	985	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	300.01/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,029	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	294.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,112	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,239	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	286.54/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,089	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	280.63/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,210	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	269.53/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,172	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	291.74/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,272	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	285.98/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,347	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	279.50/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,330	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	262.86/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,256	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	256.95/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,334	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	266.92/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,393	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	255.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,477	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	233.48/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,350	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	240.97/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,405	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	228.98/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,427	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	238.48/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,498	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,565	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,443	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,509	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	799	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,690	39
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	341.02/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,136	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	350.98/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,186	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	331.78/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,261	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	343.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,328	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	325.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,390	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	312.97/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,349	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,500	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	301.48/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,396	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	311.37/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,460	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	317.35/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,539	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,528	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	281.55/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,487	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	306.58/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,634	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	290.46/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,685	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	270.67/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,602	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,803	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,829	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	241.99/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,629	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	234.51/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,606	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	150.12/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,399	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	154.32/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,836	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	105.57/cwt	104.00–108.00	996	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,168	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	111.82/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,108	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	122.78/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,341	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,569	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,505	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	135.66/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,903	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,853	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	141.52/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,031	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675.00/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,675	2
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	—	1,393.75/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,394	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,141.67/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,142	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,308.33/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,308	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,713.89/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,714	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,390.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,390	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 611Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 88Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 76Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	340.00–342.00	341.02
11	350–400	380	328.00–338.00	331.78
14	400–450	431	310.00–318.00	312.97
8	450–500	463	300.00–303.00	301.48
2	500–550	528	278.00–285.00	281.55
3	550–600	592	270.00–272.00	270.67
3	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	685	233.00–236.00	234.51
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00–352.00	350.98
3	350–400	387	340.00–350.00	343.28
7	400–450	427	320.00–330.00	325.56
6	450–500	469	308.00–315.00	311.37
6	500–550	518	290.00–300.00	295.07
2	550–600	580	286.00–295.00	290.46
1	600–650	635	288.00	288.00
2	650–700	673	240.00–244.00	241.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
4	400–450	435	340.00–350.00	344.94
3	450–500	485	316.00–318.00	317.35
2	500–550	533	303.00–310.00	306.58
1	600–650	605	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	305.00–310.00	307.66
12	350–400	377	290.00–300.00	294.88
8	400–450	431	278.00–285.00	280.63
4	450–500	476	278.00–280.00	279.50
7	500–550	522	262.00–272.00	266.92
6	550–600	583	238.00–248.00	240.97
2	600–650	623	228.00–230.00	228.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	750–800	799	211.50	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	314.00	314.00
2	300–350	343	298.00–302.00	300.01
2	350–400	380	285.00–288.00	286.54
4	400–450	435	268.00–270.00	269.53
6	450–500	478	262.00–266.00	262.86
4	500–550	519	254.00–258.00	256.95
2	550–600	578	232.00–235.00	233.48
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	665	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	715	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	380	326.00	326.00
9	400–450	436	288.00–296.00	291.74
4	450–500	471	284.00–288.00	285.98
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	255.94
4	600–650	628	238.00–240.00	238.48
11	650–700	663	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	700–750	736	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	344.00–345.00	344.51
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	478	330.00–331.00	330.49
4	500–550	525	315.00–318.00	317.23
2	550–600	570	305.00–312.00	308.41
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	665	252.00	252.00
2	700–750	728	234.00–242.00	237.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	420	324.00–330.00	327.04
1	450–500	490	322.00	322.00
1	650–700	670	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	364.00	364.00
1	450–500	475	362.00	362.00
9	500–550	524	320.00–328.00	324.16
2	550–600	563	314.00–320.00	316.96
1	600–650	615	301.00	301.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,598	148.00–152.00	150.12
3	—	1,838	153.00–155.00	154.32
2	—	1,435	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,179	125.00–130.00	127.62
5	—	1,092	122.00–124.00	122.78
6	—	1,171	132.00–136.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	990	116.00–120.00	117.99
14	—	991	109.00–114.00	111.82
7	—	943	104.00–108.00	105.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	141.00–142.00	141.52
2	—	1,403	133.00–138.00	135.66
2	—	1,425	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,141.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
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
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,393.75

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	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,390.00

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	24	—	—	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,308.33

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	18	—	—	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,713.89

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.