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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 10

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

600 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 668▼ 77 vs year ago 677 · −11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 113▼ 10 vs year ago 185 · −5.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 77▼ 95 vs year ago 136 · −69.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and 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 $244.14/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.85 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$244.14

31 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$12.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs AL average

−19.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	250.00	1,438	3thin
Medium and Large 2	543	247.05	1,341	18thin
Medium and Large 3	552	237.13	1,309	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.87/cwt here — about $129 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 sale31 hd

244.14

—

AL average14 barns · 341 hd

243.32

+0.82

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−19.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−132.85

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	—	Low	1,644	147.43	2,424	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	125.56	1,434	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	125.18	1,732	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	112.69	1,099	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,146	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,972	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,671	12

Every lot

74 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 2	379	352.02/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,334	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	327.63/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,510	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	314.66/cwt	313.00–317.00	1,520	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	311.59/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,605	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	302.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,568	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	290.98/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,557	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	293.03/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,697	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	275.01/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,609	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	284.02/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,784	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	656	248.49/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,630	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	259.02/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,743	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	309.98/cwt	307.00–312.00	983	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	300.98/cwt	300.00–302.00	987	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	288.68/cwt	286.00–290.00	990	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	282.01/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,046	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	293.02/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,108	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	278.13/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,176	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	262.75/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,119	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	251.76/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,181	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	275.95/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,319	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	257.20/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,235	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	241.89/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,265	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	252.26/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,327	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	238.87/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,359	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	229.02/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,427	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	236.26/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,507	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	378.39/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,097	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	335.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,100	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	319.48/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,051	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	317.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,158	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	300.50/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,289	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	308.16/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,334	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	292.32/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,374	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	282.96/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,361	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	260.83/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,362	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	275.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,454	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	267.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,531	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	256.99/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,503	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,515	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,572	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,599	143.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,296	6
Bulls	—	—	1,665	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,564	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	149.95/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,551	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	108.38/cwt	107.00–110.00	978	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	119.56/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,159	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	112.70/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,138	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	122.45/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,373	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	126.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,460	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	132.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,589	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,776	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,631	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	125.35/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,742	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,005.00/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,005	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,933.33/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,933	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,670.83/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,671	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 668Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 113Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 77Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00–302.00	300.98
5	350–400	378	290.00–295.00	293.02
14	400–450	423	274.00–282.00	278.13
10	450–500	480	255.00–260.00	257.20
11	500–550	526	248.00–258.00	252.26
7	550–600	569	238.00–240.00	238.87
2	600–650	623	228.00–230.00	229.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	286.00–290.00	288.68
7	350–400	371	280.00–284.00	282.01
10	400–450	426	258.00–270.00	262.75
7	450–500	469	250.00–254.00	251.76
6	500–550	523	239.00–246.00	241.89
4	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	307.00–312.00	309.98
2	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	478	274.00–278.00	275.95
3	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
4	600–650	638	235.00–240.00	236.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	348.00–355.00	352.02
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	461	320.00–330.00	327.63
7	500–550	518	300.00–305.00	302.66
5	550–600	579	290.00–295.00	293.03
4	600–650	628	280.00–286.00	284.02
2	650–700	673	258.00–260.00	259.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	483	313.00–317.00	314.66
2	500–550	535	290.00–292.00	290.98
2	550–600	585	274.00–276.00	275.01
3	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	656	244.00–250.00	248.49
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	515	309.00–314.00	311.59
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	328	330.00–340.00	335.37
3	350–400	365	315.00–320.00	317.29
8	400–450	433	304.00–312.00	308.16
3	450–500	470	290.00–295.00	292.32
5	500–550	527	270.00–280.00	275.93
5	550–600	572	260.00–270.00	267.58
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	318.00–320.00	319.48
3	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	429	300.00–302.00	300.50
7	450–500	481	280.00–286.00	282.96
5	500–550	522	260.00–262.00	260.83
2	550–600	585	256.00–258.00	256.99
1	650–700	695	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	745	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	375.00–380.00	378.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,198	131.00–135.00	132.60
31	—	1,150	125.00–130.00	126.99
30	—	1,121	119.00–124.00	122.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	902	107.00–110.00	108.38
18	—	1,010	111.00–116.00	112.70
5	—	969	117.00–122.00	119.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,390	123.00–128.00	125.35
2	—	1,360	118.00–122.00	119.96
1	—	1,335	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,599	140.00–145.00	143.56
4	—	1,701	147.00–152.00	149.95
2	—	1,665	153.00–155.00	153.98

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)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,005.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00

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	2	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	12	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,933.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,670.83

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.