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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 21

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

873 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 761▲ 41 vs year ago 832 · +4.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

197 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 178▼ 38 vs year ago 235 · −16.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 73▼ 23 vs year ago 52 · −44.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.24/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −155.75 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$221.24

40 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs AL average

−23.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	228.93	1,195	15thin
Medium and Large 2	559	220.71	1,234	14thin
Medium and Large 3	551	211.42	1,165	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $30 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 sale40 hd

221.24

—

AL average16 barns · 669 hd

223.59

−2.35

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−23.17

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−155.75

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	—	Average	1,679	162.35	2,725	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,381	141.43	1,953	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	138.78	1,582	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	119.65	1,284	56

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)	—	$1,867	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,681	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,594	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	4thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,074	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	291.21/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,197	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	282.97/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,228	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	268.32/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,280	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	252.34/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,340	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	259.68/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,389	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	251.99/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,419	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	229.93/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,320	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	240.73/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,389	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	224.74/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,375	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	219.99/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,397	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	222.58/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,516	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,569	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,659	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	748	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	270.13/cwt	265.00–272.00	862	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	278.48/cwt	278.00–280.00	933	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	268.69/cwt	265.00–270.00	997	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	258.52/cwt	257.00–260.00	995	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	248.09/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,035	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,016	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	238.12/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,114	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,057	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	230.73/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,103	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	223.35/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,161	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	228.93/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,195	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	211.46/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,110	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	211.40/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,197	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	219.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,254	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	205.83/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,313	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	907	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,037	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	317.07/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,034	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	294.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,070	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	323.72/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,191	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	251.23/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,038	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	270.26/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,159	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	263.03/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,134	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	257.14/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,191	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	236.80/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,130	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,192	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	236.34/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,238	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	249.80/cwt	234.00–258.00	1,319	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	247.90/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,321	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	233.09/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,303	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	238.50/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,345	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	225.39/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,316	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	219.41/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,371	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	215.49/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,429	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,523	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,638	158.57/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,597	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	167.39/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,901	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	119.91/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,277	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	114.77/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,240	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	125.55/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,361	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,523	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	147.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,692	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	139.69/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,604	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,933	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	147.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,023	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	137.43/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,930	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,066.67/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,706.25/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,706	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508.33/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,508	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,225.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225	4

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 761Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 178Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 73Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, 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
4	300–350	335	278.00–280.00	278.48
4	350–400	371	265.00–270.00	268.69
9	400–450	417	245.00–250.00	248.09
16	450–500	468	235.00–241.00	238.12
15	500–550	522	227.00–233.00	228.93
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
10	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
6	300–350	319	265.00–272.00	270.13
2	350–400	385	257.00–260.00	258.52
9	400–450	425	238.00–240.00	239.01
8	450–500	478	228.00–234.00	230.73
3	500–550	520	220.00–226.00	223.35
11	550–600	570	215.00–225.00	219.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	260.00–265.00	262.46
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
7	450–500	475	220.00–225.00	222.51
4	500–550	525	210.00–216.00	211.46
7	550–600	566	208.00–213.00	211.40
7	600–650	638	205.00–209.00	205.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	324.00	324.00
7	300–350	326	315.00–320.00	317.07
2	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	431	260.00–265.00	263.03
13	450–500	480	245.00–250.00	248.28
6	500–550	533	244.00–250.00	247.90
9	550–600	559	230.00–235.00	233.09
9	600–650	625	215.00–225.00	219.41
4	650–700	663	215.00–216.00	215.49
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	290.00–300.00	294.07
5	400–450	413	250.00–254.00	251.23
6	450–500	477	234.00–240.00	236.80
9	500–550	524	232.00–239.00	236.34
5	550–600	584	225.00–226.00	225.39
3	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	320	324.00	324.00
4	350–400	368	320.00–325.00	323.72
4	400–450	429	270.00–271.00	270.26
8	450–500	463	256.00–260.00	257.14
6	500–550	528	234.00–258.00	249.80
6	550–600	564	238.00–240.00	238.50
1	700–750	715	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	290.00–292.00	291.21
3	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	531	250.00–254.00	252.34
3	550–600	577	238.00–246.00	240.73
11	600–650	612	222.00–228.00	224.74
17	650–700	681	219.00–225.00	222.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	280.00–285.00	282.97
9	450–500	477	267.00–270.00	268.32
4	550–600	574	226.00–232.00	229.93
2	600–650	635	219.00–221.00	219.99
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	316.00	316.00
24	500–550	535	256.00–261.00	259.68
2	550–600	563	250.00–254.00	251.99
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	655	228.00	228.00
11	700–750	710	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	775	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,084	124.00–129.00	125.55
28	—	1,065	118.00–123.00	119.91
16	—	1,080	112.00–117.00	114.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,129	133.00–137.00	134.94
8	—	1,145	145.00–150.00	147.73
31	—	1,148	138.00–144.00	139.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,404	134.00–139.00	137.43
5	—	1,367	147.00–150.00	147.99
6	—	1,355	140.00–145.00	142.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	166.00–169.00	167.39
4	—	1,638	157.00–160.00	158.57

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)	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,508.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,706.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,066.67
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)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	4	—	—	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225.00

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.