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Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 24
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
610 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 688▼ 153 vs year ago 763 · −20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 110▲ 63 vs year ago 97 · +64.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 24▼ 28 vs year ago 105 · −26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $243.66/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.33 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.
Average price
$243.66
27 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,328
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.55
vs AL average
−20.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551254.301,4016thin
Medium and Large 2549246.541,3559thin
Medium and Large 3539236.171,27212thin
One grade step is worth $18.14/cwt here — about $129 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 sale27 hd
243.66
—
AL average16 barns · 488 hd
245.21
−1.55
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−20.97
This barn, trailing median31 sales
376.99
−133.33
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—Low1,665154.722,5778thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,399126.801,77315
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,119125.571,40579
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023115.111,17835

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,77619
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4205
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,4132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,52534
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,8504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4503thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335376.35/cwt375.00–377.001,2613
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2336353.45/cwt352.00–358.001,1884
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366350.40/cwt350.00–352.001,2825
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,3802
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3864
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440304.61/cwt302.00–310.001,3406
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2442318.66/cwt318.00–320.001,4083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470316.03/cwt314.00–318.001,4855
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485309.36/cwt308.00–310.001,5003
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3486301.01/cwt300.00–304.001,4634
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531301.67/cwt300.00–305.001,6027
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532291.58/cwt290.00–295.001,5516
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570264.68/cwt260.00–270.001,5093
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6682
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575274.49/cwt274.00–275.001,5782
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2614268.36/cwt265.00–270.001,6485
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5871
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7462
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665269.18/cwt268.00–270.001,7905
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7553
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725231.96/cwt230.00–234.001,6822
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2726238.75/cwt237.00–240.001,7334
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008803
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280312.00/cwt312.00–312.008742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008854
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319316.59/cwt310.00–320.001,0109
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325306.74/cwt305.00–308.009975
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3343300.79/cwt300.00–302.001,0325
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1404
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385279.52/cwt278.00–280.001,0764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390289.33/cwt288.00–290.001,1286
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415276.76/cwt275.00–278.001,1495
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,2242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435269.32/cwt268.00–270.001,1726
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459269.58/cwt268.00–271.001,2377
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473263.99/cwt262.00–266.001,2494
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3486258.24/cwt255.00–260.001,2555
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3511242.71/cwt240.00–248.001,2407
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520262.96/cwt259.00–265.001,3673
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530253.49/cwt252.00–255.001,3434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565240.98/cwt238.00–242.001,3625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577227.01/cwt225.00–230.001,3105
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582245.65/cwt245.00–247.001,4303
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3621226.72/cwt225.00–228.001,4087
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622232.01/cwt230.00–235.001,4433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy625257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6061
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668214.01/cwt212.00–216.001,4302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723220.48/cwt219.00–222.001,5942
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5471
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270364.00/cwt364.00–364.009831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277378.31/cwt375.00–380.001,0483
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,0652
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320361.45/cwt358.00–365.001,1572
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,1832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360358.99/cwt358.00–360.001,2922
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372342.24/cwt339.00–344.001,2735
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3392326.66/cwt324.00–328.001,2813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,2882
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428301.04/cwt300.00–302.001,2882
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431308.96/cwt306.00–312.001,3326
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468285.32/cwt280.00–290.001,3359
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478297.05/cwt295.00–298.001,4203
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3493272.42/cwt270.00–275.001,3437
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517281.61/cwt280.00–284.001,4565
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3517263.64/cwt262.00–267.001,3635
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538275.85/cwt275.00–277.001,4847
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568259.78/cwt257.00–262.001,4769
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,5622
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573252.58/cwt250.00–255.001,4472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5931
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629246.22/cwt243.00–248.001,5494
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680241.47/cwt237.00–243.001,6424
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720235.50/cwt235.00–236.001,6962
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773223.44/cwt221.00–226.001,7272
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,637156.41/cwt155.00–157.002,5603
Bulls——1,654151.39/cwt151.00–153.002,5044
Bulls——1,795163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,9261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003120.70/cwt120.00–122.001,2115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019115.67/cwt114.00–119.001,17920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041111.20/cwt109.00–113.001,15810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,071131.08/cwt130.00–134.001,40415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,117121.54/cwt120.00–123.001,35827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140126.28/cwt124.00–129.001,44037
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371122.82/cwt121.00–125.001,6846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417129.46/cwt128.00–133.001,8349
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,085.71/head1,900.00–3,000.002,0867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,050.00/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,950.00/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,595.83/head1,500.00–1,800.001,59612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,412.50/head1,400.00–1,425.001,4132
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,785.71/head2,500.00–3,200.002,78614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,342.50/head2,200.00–2,450.002,34320
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,850.00/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,350.00–1,650.001,4503

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.