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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 15

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 8May 15May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

424 head

▼ 312 vs last sale 736▲ 424 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 125▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 115▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $251.14/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −125.84 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$251.14

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$22.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs AL average

−18.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	260.56	1,420	8thin
Medium and Large 2	541	252.98	1,370	10thin
Medium and Large 3	544	237.75	1,293	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.81/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

251.14

—

AL average13 barns · 317 hd

246.84

+4.30

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−18.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−125.84

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	—	High	1,610	152.48	2,454	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	128.77	1,841	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	126.54	1,399	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	112.37	1,171	17

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)	—	$1,912	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,183	10

Every lot

99 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	323.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,207	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,240	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	316.36/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,332	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	313.78/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,490	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	294.71/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,532	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	305.58/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,598	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,564	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	285.99/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,624	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,646	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	258.57/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,637	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,621	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	242.65/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,766	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,790	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	225.00/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,784	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,768	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	209.50/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,850	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	204.45/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,887	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,852	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,929	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	347.39/cwt	345.00–350.00	816	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	342.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	935	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	319.00/cwt	318.00–320.00	925	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	313.49/cwt	310.00–318.00	972	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	291.98/cwt	290.00–294.00	928	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	300.93/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,017	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	291.16/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,071	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	279.47/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,037	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	302.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,174	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,205	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	275.40/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,190	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	271.00/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,268	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	281.50/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,334	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	262.89/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,275	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	265.69/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,408	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	241.65/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,281	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	255.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,364	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	252.01/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,436	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	240.97/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,386	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	228.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,318	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,408	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	240.43/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,498	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	218.06/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,494	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	223.00/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,590	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	210.48/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,558	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	337.41/cwt	335.00–340.00	945	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	341.65/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,052	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	328.97/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,056	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,065	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	315.75/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,181	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	324.39/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,252	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	300.77/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,161	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	303.34/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,289	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	312.92/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,346	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	281.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,302	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	292.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,371	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	281.98/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,509	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	278.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,590	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	267.58/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,539	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	241.99/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,604	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	231.49/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,539	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	218.65/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,607	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	738	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,495	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,632	150.70/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	156.09/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,610	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	116.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,200	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	127.85/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,363	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	110.58/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,191	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	119.23/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,321	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	135.50/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,638	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	129.01/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,725	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,931	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	120.31/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,855	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182.50/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,183	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,075.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,075	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,966.67/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,967	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,911.54/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,912	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,666.67/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,667	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416.67/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,417	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 736Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,182.50

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	8	—	—	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,075.00

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	2	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,600.00

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)	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,966.67

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	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,416.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,911.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,666.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	128.00–131.00	129.01
3	—	1,542	119.00–121.00	120.31
3	—	1,410	136.00–138.00	136.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,108	118.00–124.00	119.23
7	—	1,209	133.00–138.00	135.50
19	—	1,066	125.00–131.00	127.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,077	109.00–114.00	110.58
2	—	925	108.00	108.00
6	—	1,030	115.00–120.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	155.00–157.00	156.09
3	—	1,632	149.00–154.00	150.70
1	—	1,355	147.00	147.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	290.00–294.00	291.98
4	350–400	371	278.00–280.00	279.47
10	450–500	485	260.00–265.00	262.89
5	500–550	530	240.00–244.00	241.65
2	550–600	578	226.00–230.00	228.01
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	660	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	318.00–320.00	319.00
4	300–350	338	300.00–304.00	300.93
8	350–400	368	288.00–298.00	291.16
8	400–450	432	268.00–278.00	275.40
8	450–500	468	268.00–274.00	271.00
8	500–550	533	250.00–260.00	255.98
2	550–600	575	240.00–242.00	240.97
1	600–650	615	229.00	229.00
2	650–700	685	214.00–222.00	218.06
2	700–750	740	208.00–213.00	210.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	345.00–350.00	347.39
2	250–300	273	340.00–345.00	342.66
4	300–350	310	310.00–318.00	313.49
8	350–400	388	300.00–310.00	302.54
16	400–450	423	280.00–290.00	284.98
4	450–500	474	280.00–282.00	281.50
5	500–550	530	262.00–270.00	265.69
3	550–600	570	250.00–254.00	252.01
2	600–650	623	237.00–244.00	240.43
2	700–750	713	222.00–224.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	318.00	318.00
4	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	287.00	287.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
8	350–400	373	320.00–330.00	323.59
4	400–450	421	312.00–320.00	316.36
11	450–500	475	310.00–316.00	313.78
3	500–550	520	290.00–297.00	294.71
4	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	633	255.00–262.00	258.57
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	793	224.00–226.00	225.00
1	850–900	875	202.00	202.00
1	900–950	940	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	300.00–310.00	305.58
3	550–600	568	284.00–288.00	285.99
1	600–650	605	272.00	272.00
3	700–750	728	242.00–244.00	242.65
1	750–800	765	234.00	234.00
2	850–900	883	209.00–210.00	209.50
2	900–950	923	202.00–207.00	204.45
1	1000–1050	1,015	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	335	318.00	318.00
5	350–400	386	300.00–304.00	300.77
1	400–450	445	292.00	292.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	665	230.00–233.00	231.49
2	700–750	738	200.00–205.00	202.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
12	300–350	321	325.00–332.00	328.97
11	350–400	374	310.00–320.00	315.75
9	400–450	425	300.00–308.00	303.34
3	450–500	462	280.00–285.00	281.71
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	575	262.00–272.00	267.58
2	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	663	240.00–244.00	241.99
3	700–750	735	216.00–220.00	218.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	335.00–340.00	337.41
3	300–350	308	340.00–345.00	341.65
5	350–400	386	324.00–325.00	324.39
8	400–450	430	310.00–318.00	312.92
8	450–500	469	290.00–300.00	292.36
6	500–550	535	280.00–284.00	281.98
6	550–600	571	275.00–280.00	278.52

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.