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Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 26
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
787 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 951▲ 98 vs year ago 689 · +14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
298 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 228▲ 88 vs year ago 210 · +41.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 140▲ 43 vs year ago 117 · +36.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.03/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.96 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.
Average price
$244.03
29 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,334
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.38
vs AL average
−25.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551254.671,4036thin
Medium and Large 2538244.431,31416thin
Medium and Large 3563233.991,3177thin
One grade step is worth $20.67/cwt here — about $86 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 sale29 hd
244.03
—
AL average12 barns · 368 hd
246.41
−2.38
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−25.25
This barn, trailing median31 sales
376.99
−132.96
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
431388345302median 376.9903/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,928161.143,10712
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,164133.761,557114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,502130.971,96722
CowsLean 85-90%High1,018118.681,20961

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,70126
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,42510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,35917
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,3008
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,29621
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,8388
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,67134
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$99816

Every lot

105 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0182
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,0661
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315363.39/cwt360.00–365.001,1453
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2073
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,2504
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368319.34/cwt318.00–320.001,1753
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370336.49/cwt330.00–340.001,2456
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3572
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425322.46/cwt320.00–324.001,3704
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,3221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463310.34/cwt305.00–315.001,4376
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3783
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478319.05/cwt316.00–320.001,5254
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516305.76/cwt305.00–308.001,5784
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5603
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6532
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573282.00/cwt280.00–285.001,6168
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6073
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7761
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6442
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6591
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205370.00/cwt370.00–370.007591
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220350.00/cwt350.00–350.007703
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286335.48/cwt330.00–340.009594
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290324.00/cwt324.00–324.009402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0083
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009755
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326316.48/cwt316.00–318.001,0324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384297.43/cwt290.00–300.001,1424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3391283.74/cwt280.00–285.001,1094
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405295.00/cwt292.00–298.001,1954
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428262.69/cwt260.00–270.001,1248
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433282.02/cwt278.00–288.001,2219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460261.27/cwt258.00–266.001,20211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465251.27/cwt250.00–254.001,1688
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466286.22/cwt285.00–288.001,3345
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516246.66/cwt244.00–250.001,27310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517259.33/cwt258.00–260.001,3413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527239.32/cwt238.00–240.001,2613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574240.72/cwt238.00–245.001,3826
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4633
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3574
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4153
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3638215.98/cwt214.00–218.001,3782
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715208.49/cwt207.00–210.001,4912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220365.00/cwt365.00–365.008032
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283362.57/cwt360.00–365.001,0262
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285373.82/cwt370.00–375.001,0654
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321358.55/cwt355.00–365.001,1517
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330337.17/cwt335.00–340.001,1138
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335346.97/cwt345.00–350.001,1623
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1843
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372329.24/cwt328.00–332.001,2255
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376345.64/cwt342.00–348.001,3005
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418295.03/cwt290.00–300.001,2336
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437309.43/cwt305.00–312.001,3525
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472288.83/cwt288.00–290.001,3635
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3482281.22/cwt280.00–282.001,3555
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3521260.89/cwt258.00–264.001,3597
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533269.01/cwt268.00–270.001,4342
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575258.71/cwt256.00–260.001,4883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580250.97/cwt250.00–254.001,4564
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612246.99/cwt245.00–248.001,5123
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618230.34/cwt230.00–231.001,4243
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5371
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,761157.45/cwt157.00–158.002,7735
Bulls——2,047163.78/cwt161.00–166.003,3537
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%956111.71/cwt110.00–113.001,0688
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011122.10/cwt120.00–125.001,23426
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044117.46/cwt114.00–119.001,22627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145129.57/cwt126.00–132.001,48448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148141.60/cwt140.00–146.001,62611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184135.85/cwt133.00–139.001,60855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417134.33/cwt132.00–136.001,9039
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,1901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568127.03/cwt125.00–131.001,99212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,900.00/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,825.00/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,641.25/head1,500.00–1,800.001,64120
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,470.00/head1,400.00–1,600.001,47010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,434.38/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4348
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,358.82/head1,225.00–1,450.001,35917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,300.00/head1,250.00–1,325.001,3008
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—986.11/head825.00–1,100.009869
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—998.44/head875.00–1,100.0099816
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,837.50/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8388
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,671.43/head1,050.00–2,000.001,67128
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,400.00/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4004

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.