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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 7

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 24Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

404 head

▼ 206 vs last sale 610▼ 523 vs year ago 927 · −56.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 160▼ 16 vs year ago 143 · −11.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 77▼ 16 vs year ago 65 · −24.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $252.32/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −171.82 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$252.32

22 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.41

vs AL average

−22.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	256.90	1,431	11thin
Medium and Large 1	590	250.00	1,475	3thin
Medium and Large 3	555	246.91	1,370	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $61 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 sale22 hd

252.32

—

AL average13 barns · 263 hd

263.73

−11.41

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−22.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

−171.82

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $345.52, median $424.14 across 29 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	—	Average	1,594	159.60	2,543	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	143.13	2,040	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	142.68	1,602	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	117.61	1,142	23

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)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,642	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,360	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,725	4thin

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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	302.03/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,163	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,216	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	270.16/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,437	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	233.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,368	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	240.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,415	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	614	231.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,420	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,550	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	238.49/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,493	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	656	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,624	75
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,581	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	848	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	248.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,066	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,064	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	226.49/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,060	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	240.00/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,159	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	232.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,132	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	234.55/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,206	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	227.01/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,187	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	220.76/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,232	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,282	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,272	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	218.08/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,387	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,375	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,387	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	354.51/cwt	354.00–355.00	1,099	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	343.74/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,121	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	314.70/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,142	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	302.26/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,115	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	325.70/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,234	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,084	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	288.36/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,211	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	277.41/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,179	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	265.96/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,285	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	257.02/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,241	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	271.70/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,318	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	249.59/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,265	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	241.27/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,291	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	228.66/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,299	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	233.61/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,364	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,387	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	219.49/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,394	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	214.06/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,466	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	211.33/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,560	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,481	156.26/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,314	4
Bulls	—	—	1,616	161.08/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,603	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,265	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	122.22/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,157	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,142	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	112.56/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,122	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	137.20/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,480	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,599	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	149.62/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,767	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	144.76/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,963	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	138.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,022	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	151.49/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,239	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,283.33/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,066.67/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,067	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,700.00/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,191.67/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,192	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,725.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 610Year ago 927

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 160Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 77Year ago 65

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	295.00–300.00	297.54
4	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	483	238.00–242.00	240.00
9	500–550	514	233.00–236.00	234.55
1	550–600	560	229.00	229.00
10	600–650	636	215.00–220.00	218.08
2	650–700	658	208.00–210.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	429	245.00–250.00	248.40
5	450–500	486	230.00–235.00	232.82
3	500–550	523	225.00–228.00	227.01
4	550–600	558	220.00–223.00	220.76
3	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	239.00	239.00
2	450–500	468	225.00–228.00	226.49
2	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	633	200.00–202.00	201.00
1	650–700	670	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	340.00–345.00	343.74
6	350–400	363	310.00–318.00	314.70
4	400–450	425	270.00–280.00	277.41
3	450–500	483	260.00–269.00	265.96
8	500–550	535	240.00–244.00	241.27
5	550–600	584	230.00–236.00	233.61
2	600–650	615	225.00–226.00	225.50
2	650–700	685	210.00–218.00	214.06
3	700–750	738	210.00–213.00	211.33
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	369	300.00–308.00	302.26
2	400–450	413	260.00–265.00	262.48
2	450–500	483	256.00–258.00	257.02
3	550–600	568	228.00–229.00	228.66
2	600–650	635	219.00–220.00	219.49
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	310	354.00–355.00	354.51
8	350–400	379	320.00–328.00	325.70
6	400–450	420	286.00–290.00	288.36
6	450–500	485	270.00–275.00	271.70
5	500–550	507	248.00–250.00	249.59
2	550–600	560	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
6	500–550	532	269.00–272.00	270.16
5	550–600	587	240.00–245.00	240.98
4	600–650	626	238.00–240.00	238.49
4	650–700	680	230.00–235.00	232.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	300.00–304.00	302.03
2	400–450	423	285.00–290.00	287.54
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	585	230.00–235.00	233.81
4	600–650	614	230.00–235.00	231.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	656	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,616	160.00–162.00	161.08
4	—	1,481	155.00–158.00	156.26
1	—	1,955	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	135.00–140.00	138.48
2	—	1,478	151.00–152.00	151.49
4	—	1,356	144.00–146.00	144.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,079	134.00–139.00	137.20
17	—	1,121	140.00–145.00	142.61
12	—	1,181	147.00–153.00	149.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	973	115.00–120.00	117.40
5	—	997	112.00–113.00	112.56
6	—	947	121.00–124.00	122.22

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,066.67

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)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00

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	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725.00

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	—	—	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,191.67

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	6	—	—	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,700.00

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.