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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 19

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

951 head

▲ 407 vs last sale 544▲ 52 vs year ago 899 · +5.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

228 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 192▼ 35 vs year ago 263 · −13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 143▼ 24 vs year ago 164 · −14.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $268.89/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −118.10 against this barn's trailing median of $386.99.

Average price

$268.89

45 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$28.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	279.67	1,499	9thin
Medium and Large 2	518	268.10	1,388	32
Medium and Large 3	558	251.00	1,399	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.67/cwt here — about $100 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 sale45 hd

268.89

—

AL average11 barns · 169 hd

260.49

+8.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.99

−118.10

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	1,668	158.57	2,645	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	137.48	2,062	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	134.47	1,574	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	117.36	1,180	69

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)	—	$1,892	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,771	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,731	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,413	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,470	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,769	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,106	8

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	322.43/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,354	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	311.02/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,347	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	318.61/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,497	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	308.08/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,479	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	301.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,599	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	282.55/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,509	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	291.99/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,586	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	294.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,675	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	280.31/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,631	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,644	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	257.94/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,617	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,690	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	342.32/cwt	340.00–344.00	798	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	773	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	328.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	863	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	308.32/cwt	305.00–310.00	962	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	282.38/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,096	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	291.94/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,247	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	280.81/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,202	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	269.73/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,157	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	267.66/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,247	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	276.37/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,299	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	259.00/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,269	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	256.19/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,353	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	265.37/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,409	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	244.75/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,317	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	256.43/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,451	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	248.70/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,430	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	229.99/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,442	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	238.40/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,500	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,544	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	196.65/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,534	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,627	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	344.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	946	11
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	363.41/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,028	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,004	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	338.66/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,111	18
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	348.36/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,153	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	338.03/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,230	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	325.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,244	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	311.99/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,211	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	307.41/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,273	23
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	316.84/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,318	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	276.63/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,278	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	287.56/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,346	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,444	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	269.48/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,377	28
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	282.00/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,466	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	258.41/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,457	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,401	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	275.02/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,562	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,676	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	237.50/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,563	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	231.02/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,546	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	211.49/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,529	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,592	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,439	154.47/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,223	8
Bulls	—	—	1,674	167.40/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,802	5
Bulls	—	—	1,868	157.31/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,939	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,156	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,113	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	122.91/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,286	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	131.25/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,479	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	137.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,667	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	142.13/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,777	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	136.89/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,990	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	131.90/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,939	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,254	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,200.00/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,200	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,122.22/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,122	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,657.61/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,658	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,628.57/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,629	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,620	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,412.50/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,413	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,761.11/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,761	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,231.82/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,232	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,768.75/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,769	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035.71/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,036	7

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 951Last week 544Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 192Year ago 263

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 143Year ago 164

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	322.00	322.00
2	250–300	265	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	312	305.00–310.00	308.32
4	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	428	278.00–285.00	280.81
10	450–500	466	265.00–270.00	267.66
6	500–550	528	254.00–259.00	256.19
10	550–600	575	245.00–251.00	248.70
3	600–650	627	226.00–232.00	229.99
2	700–750	715	216.00	216.00
1	750–800	790	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	388	280.00–286.00	282.38
8	400–450	429	268.00–274.00	269.73
5	450–500	490	255.00–260.00	259.00
4	500–550	538	244.00–245.00	244.75
4	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
3	750–800	780	195.00–200.00	196.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	340.00–344.00	342.32
6	250–300	263	325.00–330.00	328.29
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	427	290.00–295.00	291.94
9	450–500	470	272.00–280.00	276.37
12	500–550	531	260.00–270.00	265.37
7	550–600	566	253.00–262.00	256.43
9	600–650	629	236.00–242.00	238.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	310.00–312.00	311.02
3	450–500	480	304.00–310.00	308.08
12	500–550	543	290.00–294.00	291.99
6	550–600	582	278.00–282.00	280.31
5	600–650	627	255.00–260.00	257.94
3	650–700	667	250.00–255.00	253.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
8	500–550	534	280.00–284.00	282.55
3	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	320.00–324.00	322.43
3	450–500	470	316.00–320.00	318.61
11	500–550	530	300.00–310.00	301.76
4	550–600	568	290.00–300.00	294.93
10	600–650	609	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	275	340.00–350.00	344.15
18	300–350	328	330.00–340.00	338.66
7	350–400	382	320.00–330.00	325.68
23	400–450	414	300.00–310.00	307.41
10	450–500	468	284.00–290.00	287.56
28	500–550	511	265.00–275.00	269.48
4	550–600	564	252.00–262.00	258.41
2	650–700	658	237.00–238.00	237.50
8	700–750	732	215.00–220.00	217.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	310	324.00	324.00
4	350–400	388	310.00–314.00	311.99
6	450–500	462	272.00–280.00	276.63
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	565	248.00	248.00
2	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	669	228.00–233.00	231.02
2	700–750	723	210.00–213.00	211.49
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	360.00–365.00	363.41
5	300–350	331	346.00–350.00	348.36
8	350–400	364	335.00–342.00	338.03
6	400–450	416	315.00–320.00	316.84
3	450–500	475	304.00	304.00
6	500–550	520	280.00–284.00	282.00
3	550–600	568	269.00–278.00	275.02
1	600–650	635	264.00	264.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,674	167.00–168.00	167.40
9	—	1,868	156.00–159.00	157.31
8	—	1,439	153.00–155.00	154.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	140.00–142.00	141.31
2	—	1,470	131.00–133.00	131.90
7	—	1,454	135.00–138.00	136.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,127	128.00–134.00	131.25
9	—	1,250	141.00–145.00	142.13
25	—	1,216	135.00–140.00	137.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,046	121.00–125.00	122.91
14	—	993	110.00–114.00	112.04
37	—	991	115.00–120.00	116.67

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,412.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.00

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	—	—	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,122.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,628.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,657.61

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	18	—	—	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,761.11

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	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,231.82

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	16	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,768.75

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	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,035.71

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.