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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 24

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 10Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

653 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 600▲ 653 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 175▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 41▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. 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 $247.18/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.80 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$247.18

46 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$11.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs AL average

−23.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	253.25	1,394	11thin
Medium and Large 2	542	245.89	1,333	30
Medium and Large 3	531	241.61	1,283	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.64/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale46 hd

247.18

—

AL average14 barns · 387 hd

248.06

−0.88

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−23.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−129.80

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	1,760	145.64	2,564	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	123.22	1,765	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	120.62	1,358	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	109.15	1,055	42

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)	—	$1,714	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,380	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,798	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,472	18

Every lot

87 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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	335.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,115	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	325.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,191	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	342.05/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,310	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	325.37/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,396	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	296.55/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,418	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	325.49/cwt	324.00–326.00	1,559	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	313.98/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,532	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	311.18/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,599	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	294.68/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,565	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	288.50/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,673	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,796	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	12
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,979	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	318.04/cwt	315.00–320.00	878	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	308.48/cwt	306.00–312.00	867	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	298.60/cwt	295.00–300.00	976	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	290.19/cwt	289.00–292.00	955	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	290.89/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,088	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	299.30/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,131	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	391	281.56/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,101	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	282.22/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,188	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	292.64/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,252	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	275.72/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,213	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	278.36/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,322	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	269.22/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,306	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	258.52/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,262	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	250.14/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,311	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	263.25/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,382	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	241.61/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,283	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,399	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	238.54/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,367	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	227.50/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,445	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	240.15/cwt	236.00–240.50	1,549	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	221.44/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,501	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	227.52/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,547	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	204.98/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,492	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,679	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	374.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	873	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	905	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	345.49/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,157	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	309.35/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,135	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	334.03/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,229	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	321.67/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,206	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	322.10/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,337	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	299.28/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,269	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	310.78/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,371	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	292.71/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,370	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	286.99/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,363	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	313.45/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,495	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	279.34/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,447	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	289.89/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,505	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	265.49/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,420	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	264.69/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,490	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	284.67/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,617	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,513	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,512	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,571	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	153.76/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,360	3
Bulls	—	—	1,792	145.40/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,606	10
Bulls	—	—	1,850	140.13/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,592	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	103.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	924	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	109.42/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,061	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,160	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	128.60/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,399	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	116.25/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,292	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	122.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,399	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	124.16/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,749	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	118.53/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,837	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,325.00/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,325	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,771.88/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,772	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,472.22/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,472	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,233.33/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,675.00/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595.83/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,596	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,400	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	306.00–312.00	308.48
7	300–350	327	295.00–300.00	298.60
7	350–400	374	285.00–295.00	290.89
15	400–450	421	279.00–286.00	282.22
13	450–500	485	265.00–270.00	269.22
19	500–550	524	246.00–256.00	250.14
11	550–600	573	234.00–242.00	238.54
2	600–650	635	227.00–228.00	227.50
2	650–700	678	219.00–224.00	221.44
4	700–750	728	204.00–206.00	204.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	289.00–292.00	290.19
9	350–400	391	278.00–284.00	281.56
4	400–450	440	275.00–278.00	275.72
4	450–500	488	254.00–260.00	258.52
5	500–550	531	240.00–242.00	241.61
2	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	250–300	276	315.00–320.00	318.04
6	350–400	378	297.00–302.00	299.30
9	400–450	428	290.00–297.00	292.64
6	450–500	475	274.00–283.00	278.36
4	500–550	525	258.00–265.00	263.25
7	550–600	565	245.00–250.00	247.54
46	600–650	645	236.00–240.50	240.15
2	650–700	680	226.00–229.00	227.52
9	900–950	905	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
11	350–400	375	316.00–325.00	321.67
9	400–450	441	308.00–315.00	310.78
9	450–500	468	290.00–300.00	292.71
3	500–550	518	278.00–280.00	279.34
9	550–600	563	260.00–268.00	264.69
3	650–700	675	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	370.00–380.00	374.73
1	250–300	255	355.00	355.00
6	300–350	335	345.00–346.00	345.49
6	350–400	368	330.00–338.00	334.03
5	400–450	415	318.00–325.00	322.10
7	450–500	477	310.00–318.00	313.45
7	500–550	519	288.00–295.00	289.89
3	550–600	568	284.00–285.00	284.67
2	600–650	635	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	367	308.00–310.00	309.35
9	400–450	424	295.00–304.00	299.28
2	450–500	475	286.00–288.00	286.99
2	500–550	535	265.00–266.00	265.49
1	600–650	615	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	770	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	338.00–348.00	342.05
11	400–450	429	321.00–330.00	325.37
4	450–500	488	310.00–318.00	313.98
8	500–550	531	292.00–300.00	294.68
2	550–600	580	288.00–289.00	288.50
3	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	330.00–340.00	335.96
10	350–400	366	320.00–330.00	325.50
4	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	478	290.00–300.00	296.55
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	595	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	324.00–326.00	325.49
6	500–550	514	310.00–312.00	311.18
4	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
12	800–850	835	218.00	218.00
15	1050–1100	1,050	188.50	188.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	894	100.00–105.00	103.40
12	—	1,022	112.00–115.00	113.49
20	—	970	106.00–111.00	109.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	118.00–119.00	118.53
10	—	1,409	122.00–126.00	124.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	128.00–129.00	128.60
40	—	1,139	120.00–126.00	122.86
26	—	1,111	114.00–119.00	116.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,850	139.00–141.00	140.13
3	—	1,535	152.00–157.00	153.76
10	—	1,792	143.00–148.00	145.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233.33

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	18	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,472.22

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	—	—	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,325.00

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	32	—	—	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,771.88

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	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.00

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)	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,595.83

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.