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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 1

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

616 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 653▼ 1 vs year ago 617 · −0.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 182▼ 42 vs year ago 158 · −26.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 105▼ 128 vs year ago 170 · −75.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $237.77/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.22 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$237.77

63 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$6.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs AL average

−30.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	239.75	1,349	8thin
Medium and Large 2	543	237.74	1,292	52
Medium and Large 3	532	232.98	1,239	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.77/cwt here — about $110 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 sale63 hd

237.77

—

AL average12 barns · 469 hd

247.92

−10.15

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−30.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−139.22

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	1,587	145.10	2,303	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	123.95	1,451	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	119.77	1,628	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	108.81	1,141	15

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)	—	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,283	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,088	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,467	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,169	4thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,193	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,182	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	302.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,270	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	311.12/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,344	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	303.67/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,464	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,483	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	296.84/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,564	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	279.40/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,601	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	268.31/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,537	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	290.50/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,673	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,647	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,575	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,762	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	236.98/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,619	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,733	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,741	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	913	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	301.19/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,003	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	296.77/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,059	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	276.96/cwt	274.00–278.00	997	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	283.56/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,092	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	278.28/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,166	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	259.49/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,129	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	269.07/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,176	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	275.24/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,274	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,180	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	257.57/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,218	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	232.98/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,239	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	238.55/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,291	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	238.29/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,349	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	230.13/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,303	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	229.03/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,427	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	225.61/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,406	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,393	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	223.34/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,519	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,565	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	201.95/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,470	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	321.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,045	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,034	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	317.79/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,201	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	326.87/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,239	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	301.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,155	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	292.69/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,244	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	303.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,313	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	294.78/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,385	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	281.79/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,375	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	258.04/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,329	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	272.82/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,435	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	281.94/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,497	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	269.18/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,548	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,472	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	142.52/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,159	9
Bulls	—	—	1,696	148.97/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,527	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	104.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,043	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	113.41/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,172	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	108.88/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,164	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	132.15/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,509	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	124.63/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,442	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	119.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,439	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	115.01/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,541	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	126.92/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,762	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,520	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283.33/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,975	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,466.67/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,467	6

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 653Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 182Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 105Year ago 170

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	527	294.00–300.00	296.84
4	550–600	576	290.00–292.00	290.50
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	670	263.00	263.00
9	750–800	760	228.00	228.00
8	800–850	825	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	318.00	318.00
15	400–450	432	308.00–318.00	311.12
9	450–500	482	302.00–305.00	303.67
2	500–550	515	288.00	288.00
6	550–600	573	275.00–284.00	279.40
3	600–650	645	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	310.00–312.00	311.00
3	400–450	420	300.00–305.00	302.38
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
6	550–600	573	266.00–270.00	268.31
1	600–650	625	252.00	252.00
2	650–700	683	236.00–238.00	236.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	550–600	585	281.50	281.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	320.00–325.00	321.62
8	350–400	378	315.00–320.00	317.79
12	400–450	432	300.00–310.00	303.85
11	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	294.78
11	500–550	526	270.00–278.00	272.82
5	550–600	575	268.00–270.00	269.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	318.00	318.00
7	350–400	383	300.00–305.00	301.46
5	400–450	425	288.00–295.00	292.69
5	450–500	488	280.00–285.00	281.79
2	500–550	515	256.00–260.00	258.04
3	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
6	350–400	379	325.00–330.00	326.87
9	500–550	531	280.00–286.00	281.94
2	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	326.00	326.00
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	357	292.00–300.00	296.77
10	400–450	419	276.00–280.00	278.28
3	450–500	463	270.00–278.00	275.24
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	566	238.00–240.00	238.29
2	600–650	623	228.00–230.00	229.03
3	650–700	680	220.00–226.00	223.34
1	700–750	705	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	385	280.00–290.00	283.56
16	400–450	437	264.00–272.00	269.07
14	450–500	473	254.00–264.00	257.57
47	500–550	541	238.00–246.00	238.55
5	550–600	566	225.00–232.00	230.13
5	600–650	623	224.00–226.00	225.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	300.00–303.00	301.19
4	350–400	360	274.00–278.00	276.96
11	400–450	435	258.00–260.00	259.49
6	450–500	470	250.00–252.00	250.99
3	500–550	532	230.00–237.00	232.98
1	600–650	645	216.00	216.00
2	700–750	728	200.00–204.00	201.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,209	117.00–122.00	119.00
5	—	1,142	130.00–134.00	132.15
20	—	1,157	123.00–128.00	124.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	107.00–111.00	108.88
3	—	1,033	112.00–116.00	113.41
3	—	1,003	102.00–105.00	104.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	113.00–116.00	115.01
2	—	1,388	125.00–129.00	126.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,515	139.00–144.00	142.52
6	—	1,696	147.00–151.00	148.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,283.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00

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)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00

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	2	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	—	—	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,975.00

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	6	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,466.67

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.