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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 10

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jun 26Jul 10Jul 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

813 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 787▼ 86 vs year ago 899 · −9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 298▲ 63 vs year ago 178 · +35.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 160▼ 91 vs year ago 138 · −65.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $249.67/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.31 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$249.67

38 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs AL average

−19.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	254.93	1,372	19thin
Medium and Large 3	543	244.42	1,327	19thin

One grade step is worth $10.51/cwt here — about $45 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 sale38 hd

249.67

—

AL average16 barns · 609 hd

251.96

−2.29

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−19.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−127.31

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	1,557	161.22	2,511	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	141.31	2,065	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	138.84	1,604	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	120.15	1,221	43

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)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,533	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,854	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,420	10

Every lot

85 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	343.94/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,135	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	306.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,457	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	308.47/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,604	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	282.05/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,489	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	293.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,574	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	290.21/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,651	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	282.93/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,627	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	271.32/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,652	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,611	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	253.01/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,594	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,742	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,642	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,627	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,765	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	326.85/cwt	324.00–330.00	876	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	316.05/cwt	312.00–318.00	907	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	304.16/cwt	300.00–308.00	967	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	314.52/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,025	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	307.97/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,136	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	289.61/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,193	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	277.20/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,153	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	253.34/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,198	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	264.62/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,275	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	256.47/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,339	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	246.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,321	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	252.28/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,428	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	243.34/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,480	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	220.02/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,463	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,580	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	347.61/cwt	345.00–350.00	928	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	361.36/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,030	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	336.56/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,060	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	353.81/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,132	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	329.02/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,211	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	317.56/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,169	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,310	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,287	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	304.55/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,294	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	298.33/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,328	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	287.75/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,378	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	302.04/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,450	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	277.57/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,343	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	281.63/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,484	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	270.47/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,439	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	249.17/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,418	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	269.18/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,564	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	230.97/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,444	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	243.43/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,524	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,612	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,195	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	161.60/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,550	7
Bulls	—	—	1,730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,889	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	126.60/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,232	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	121.86/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,234	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	115.68/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,201	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	134.51/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,478	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	139.25/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,614	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	144.83/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,794	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	148.60/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,015	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,097	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	136.36/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,045	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,812.50/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,813	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,420.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,420	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,533.33/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,533	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	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

Wed Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 787Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 298Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 160Year ago 138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	342.00–348.00	343.94
3	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
6	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	306.66
15	500–550	537	290.00–300.00	293.09
8	550–600	575	280.00–286.00	282.93
2	600–650	615	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	795	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	528	280.00–284.00	282.05
4	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
6	600–650	630	250.00–254.00	253.01
1	650–700	690	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	790	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	520	305.00–312.00	308.47
13	550–600	569	288.00–295.00	290.21
6	600–650	609	268.00–275.00	271.32
1	650–700	665	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	267	345.00–350.00	347.61
6	300–350	315	330.00–340.00	336.56
2	350–400	368	328.00–330.00	329.02
9	400–450	425	302.00–308.00	304.55
8	450–500	479	285.00–290.00	287.75
8	500–550	532	266.00–274.00	270.47
5	550–600	581	264.00–272.00	269.18
5	600–650	626	235.00–246.00	243.43
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	775	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	368	316.00–320.00	317.56
3	400–450	445	295.00–300.00	298.33
5	450–500	484	274.00–280.00	277.57
5	550–600	569	248.00–250.00	249.17
2	600–650	625	230.00–232.00	230.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	360.00–362.00	361.36
5	300–350	320	350.00–355.00	353.81
3	350–400	390	336.00	336.00
2	400–450	410	314.00	314.00
4	450–500	480	300.00–304.00	302.04
6	500–550	527	280.00–284.00	281.63
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	312.00–318.00	316.05
4	300–350	318	300.00–308.00	304.16
4	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	416	275.00–280.00	277.20
16	450–500	482	260.00–271.00	264.62
12	500–550	522	252.00–262.00	256.47
7	550–600	566	248.00–256.00	252.28
3	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	665	218.00–222.00	220.02
1	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	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
13	450–500	473	250.00–258.00	253.34
14	500–550	537	240.00–250.00	246.00
5	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	615	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
5	250–300	268	324.00–330.00	326.85
15	300–350	326	310.00–320.00	314.52
7	350–400	369	305.00–310.00	307.97
5	400–450	412	288.00–292.00	289.61
3	600–650	608	240.00–245.00	243.34
2	700–750	715	220.00–222.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	167.00	167.00
7	—	1,578	159.00–165.00	161.60
2	—	1,398	156.00–158.00	157.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,013	119.00–124.00	121.86
8	—	973	125.00–129.00	126.60
18	—	1,038	113.00–118.00	115.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,356	146.00–152.00	148.60
17	—	1,473	140.00–145.00	142.39
14	—	1,500	134.00–139.00	136.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,159	137.00–142.00	139.25
26	—	1,099	132.00–136.00	134.51
16	—	1,239	143.00–148.00	144.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,420.00

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	12	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,812.50

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	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,533.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00

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.