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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 29

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 15May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

322 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 424▼ 306 vs year ago 628 · −48.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 91▲ 82 vs year ago 136 · +60.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 52▲ 51 vs year ago 73 · +69.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $275.93/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −111.06 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$275.93

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$34.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	288.31	1,535	13thin
Medium and Large 2	530	275.09	1,459	9thin
Medium and Large 3	551	254.01	1,399	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.31/cwt here — about $137 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 sale29 hd

275.93

—

AL average7 barns · 93 hd

274.23

+1.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

−111.06

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $322.17, median $386.99 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	1,557	163.00	2,537	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	144.21	1,998	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	141.85	1,687	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	120.65	1,233	36

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)	—	$1,948	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,813	34
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,637	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,617	6

Every lot

86 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,273	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	328.95/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,227	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,240	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	319.01/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,416	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	309.63/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,461	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	317.29/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,501	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	307.94/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,595	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	296.64/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,596	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	281.24/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,603	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	269.00/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,716	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	332.64/cwt	330.00–334.00	941	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	950	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	307	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	993	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	973	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	333.01/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,092	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,150	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,140	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	293.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,111	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	281.76/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,166	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	289.62/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,242	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	266.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,173	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	258.47/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,212	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	270.18/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,275	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	252.78/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,309	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	244.03/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,269	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	267.35/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,396	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	255.46/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,456	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,357	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	242.03/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,413	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,535	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	336.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,076	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	323.78/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,062	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	336.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,245	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	309.23/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,147	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	319.39/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,201	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	313.48/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,313	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	302.97/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,285	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	292.33/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,277	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	292.78/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,356	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	282.45/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,378	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,343	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	290.19/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,518	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	276.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,448	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	561	251.61/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,412	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,626	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	254.96/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,563	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	241.98/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,549	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	248.99/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,693	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,609	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,023	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	113.60/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,136	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	120.36/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,225	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	126.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,317	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	137.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,630	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	143.35/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,697	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	150.33/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,863	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	144.17/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,956	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	154.11/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,139	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	139.89/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,035	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,110.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,110	15
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 1-2Fancy	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,839.52/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,840	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,804.41/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,804	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,636.36/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,636	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,325.00/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,300.00/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,500.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,792.86/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,793	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,616.67/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,617	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 424Year ago 628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 91Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 52Year ago 73

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	322.00	322.00
3	300–350	307	320.00–325.00	323.32
3	350–400	370	308.00	308.00
7	400–450	414	280.00–284.00	281.76
10	450–500	472	268.00–274.00	270.18
12	500–550	518	250.00–260.00	252.78
7	550–600	584	239.00–245.00	242.03
2	600–650	645	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	304.00	304.00
5	350–400	378	290.00–300.00	293.97
9	400–450	441	260.00–270.00	266.05
14	450–500	469	254.00–262.00	258.47
3	500–550	520	240.00–248.00	244.03
1	550–600	575	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	330.00–334.00	332.64
6	300–350	328	328.00–338.00	333.01
1	350–400	355	324.00	324.00
10	400–450	429	286.00–292.00	289.62
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	522	264.00–270.00	267.35
4	550–600	570	254.00–260.00	255.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
6	300–350	320	330.00–340.00	336.24
7	350–400	376	318.00–322.00	319.39
5	400–450	424	300.00–305.00	302.97
13	450–500	488	280.00–288.00	282.45
8	500–550	524	270.00–280.00	276.35
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	613	252.00–258.00	254.96
2	650–700	680	248.00–250.00	248.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	328	320.00–325.00	323.78
8	350–400	371	308.00–310.00	309.23
5	400–450	437	290.00–296.00	292.33
2	450–500	493	270.00–275.00	272.49
2	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	561	250.00–256.00	251.61
2	600–650	640	240.00–244.00	241.98
2	650–700	685	230.00–240.00	234.93
4	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	370	330.00–340.00	336.47
7	400–450	419	310.00–318.00	313.48
10	450–500	463	290.00–296.00	292.78
11	500–550	523	286.00–296.00	290.19
2	550–600	585	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	328.00–330.00	328.95
4	400–450	444	316.00–320.00	319.01
6	450–500	472	304.00–312.00	309.63
22	500–550	538	290.00–300.00	296.64
4	550–600	570	280.00–284.00	281.24
2	600–650	638	268.00–270.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	318.00	318.00
3	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	370	344.00	344.00
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	473	314.00–320.00	317.29
2	500–550	518	304.00–312.00	307.94
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,357	142.00–148.00	144.17
4	—	1,388	152.00–156.00	154.11
9	—	1,455	138.00–141.00	139.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,000	112.00–116.00	113.60
7	—	1,018	118.00–123.00	120.36
16	—	1,041	124.00–129.00	126.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,184	141.00–147.00	143.35
46	—	1,182	135.00–140.00	137.91
12	—	1,239	149.00–154.00	150.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,430	161.00	161.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.00

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)	7	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575.00

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)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,110.00

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)	11	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,636.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,839.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,804.41

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	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,616.67

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	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,500.00

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	14	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,792.86

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.