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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 8

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

736 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 616▲ 91 vs year ago 645 · +14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 116▼ 85 vs year ago 210 · −40.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 42▲ 9 vs year ago 106 · +8.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $255.68/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −121.30 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$255.68

111 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$35.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs AL average

−11.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	261.90	1,402	82
Medium and Large 2	546	240.45	1,312	24
Medium and Large 3	567	226.83	1,286	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.07/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale111 hd

255.68

—

AL average14 barns · 416 hd

250.21

+5.48

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−11.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−121.30

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	1,686	143.55	2,420	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,286	128.07	1,647	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	125.71	1,483	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	107.66	1,061	22

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)	—	$1,688	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,613	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,285	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,023	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,583	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,298	27

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	328.33/cwt	328.00–329.00	1,110	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	336.85/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,149	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	329.13/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,264	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	320.02/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,312	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,523	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,428	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	304.63/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,468	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	278.65/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,471	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	277.55/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,474	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	300.08/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,617	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	287.95/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,613	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	265.36/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,491	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,643	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	273.79/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,629	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	216.02/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,691	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	290.82/cwt	290.00–294.00	936	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	300.27/cwt	298.00–305.00	991	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	281.50/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,067	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	292.95/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,122	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	271.21/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,047	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	280.49/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,181	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	262.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,124	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	271.21/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,166	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,307	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	258.03/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,218	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	267.00/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,282	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	234.08/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,229	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	245.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,296	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	263.30/cwt	256.00–266.50	1,403	77
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	240.39/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,380	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	231.99/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,334	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,321	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	231.51/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,424	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	222.05/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,399	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	333.30/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,027	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	341.22/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,119	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	309.17/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,184	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	286.61/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,238	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	299.32/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,296	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,265	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	282.09/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,348	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	291.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,403	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	282.83/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,468	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	273.10/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,439	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	280.79/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,578	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	263.24/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,532	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	251.63/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,565	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,552	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,596	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	238.51/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,617	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	203.69/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,568	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,676	141.21/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,367	8
Bulls	—	—	1,730	146.38/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,532	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	979	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	112.21/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,088	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	108.06/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,085	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	120.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,377	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	127.83/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,542	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	134.29/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,630	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	121.96/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,555	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,282	128.66/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,649	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,776	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,062.50/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,063	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,825	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,566.67/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,567	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,495	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285.00/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,285	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,387.50/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,388	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,890.91/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,891	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,583.33/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,583	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,696.67/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,697	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	12

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 616Year ago 645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 116Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 42Year ago 106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	330.00–335.00	333.30
5	350–400	383	308.00–310.00	309.17
12	400–450	433	298.00–300.00	299.32
8	450–500	478	278.00–285.00	282.09
6	500–550	527	268.00–276.00	273.10
9	550–600	582	260.00–270.00	263.24
3	600–650	622	250.00–254.00	251.63
2	650–700	658	240.00–245.00	242.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	432	284.00–288.00	286.61
1	450–500	465	272.00	272.00
6	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
6	600–650	640	240.00–245.00	242.48
2	650–700	678	238.00–239.00	238.51
3	750–800	770	200.00–207.00	203.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	328	340.00–345.00	341.22
3	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
10	450–500	481	290.00–295.00	291.65
14	500–550	519	278.00–286.00	282.83
5	550–600	562	278.00–284.00	280.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	330	298.00–305.00	300.27
6	350–400	379	278.00–286.00	281.50
12	400–450	430	268.00–275.00	271.21
5	450–500	480	262.00–270.00	267.00
15	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	245.52
9	550–600	575	228.00–235.00	231.99
2	600–650	630	220.00–224.00	222.05
3	700–750	705	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
5	300–350	322	290.00–294.00	290.82
5	350–400	386	270.00–272.00	271.21
2	400–450	428	260.00–265.00	262.57
6	450–500	472	254.00–260.00	258.03
2	500–550	525	230.00–238.00	234.08
3	550–600	595	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
8	350–400	383	290.00–298.00	292.95
8	400–450	421	278.00–284.00	280.49
1	450–500	470	278.00	278.00
77	500–550	533	256.00–266.50	263.30
5	550–600	574	236.00–242.00	240.39
4	600–650	615	229.00–235.00	231.51
3	650–700	660	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	476	320.00	320.00
45	550–600	589	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	335.00–340.00	336.85
7	350–400	384	328.00–330.00	329.13
8	400–450	410	318.00–322.00	320.02
3	450–500	482	302.00–310.00	304.63
11	500–550	528	250.00–292.00	278.65
14	550–600	595	271.00–274.00	273.79
2	750–800	783	215.00–217.00	216.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	328.00–329.00	328.33
3	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	480	295.00–300.00	297.52
4	500–550	531	270.00–280.00	277.55
3	550–600	562	260.00–268.00	265.36
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	539	295.00–301.00	300.08
4	550–600	560	282.00–290.00	287.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,206	125.00–131.00	127.83
18	—	1,143	118.00–123.00	120.48
7	—	1,214	133.00–136.00	134.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	950	103.00	103.00
4	—	970	111.00–114.00	112.21
13	—	1,004	105.00–110.00	108.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,282	126.00–131.00	128.66
3	—	1,275	121.00–123.00	121.96
2	—	1,325	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	144.00–149.00	146.38
8	—	1,676	139.00–143.00	141.21
1	—	1,590	151.00	151.00

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)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,825.00

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)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,285.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,495.00

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	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,583.33

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	22	—	—	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,890.91

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	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,387.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,696.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	800.00	800.00

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.