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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 28

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

754 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 873▼ 346 vs year ago 1,100 · −31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 197▼ 173 vs year ago 315 · −54.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 29▼ 11 vs year ago 45 · −24.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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 $219.15/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −157.84 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$219.15

54 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$18.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

vs AL average

−22.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	228.39	1,252	18thin
Medium and Large 2	552	216.87	1,197	23
Medium and Large 3	561	210.38	1,180	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.01/cwt here — about $72 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 sale54 hd

219.15

—

AL average13 barns · 600 hd

226.98

−7.83

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−22.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−157.84

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	1,640	148.60	2,437	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	125.68	1,496	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	124.82	1,769	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	109.11	1,112	29

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	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,635	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,188	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	6

Every lot

88 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 1	319	311.29/cwt	310.00–315.00	993	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	274.50/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,038	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	279.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,159	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,110	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	267.51/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,271	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	251.24/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,314	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	261.54/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,378	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	258.05/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,445	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	248.87/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,404	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	238.96/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,362	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	241.96/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,505	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	224.75/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,429	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	231.35/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,478	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,498	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	222.47/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,479	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	211.67/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,545	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	223.03/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,650	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	211.25/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,669	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	693	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	309.20/cwt	305.00–316.00	844	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	272.19/cwt	270.00–275.00	887	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	890	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	248.65/cwt	246.00–252.00	922	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	239.56/cwt	238.00–240.00	918	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	258.29/cwt	255.00–260.00	994	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	252.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,046	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	232.10/cwt	230.00–235.00	996	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	242.88/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,047	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	228.50/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,076	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	237.85/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,135	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	219.19/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,056	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	228.86/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,185	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	217.58/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,175	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,166	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	208.77/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,186	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	227.92/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,317	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	214.84/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,257	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,349	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,493	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	207.51/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,309	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,369	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	196.51/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,323	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,576	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	192.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,507	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	719	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	299.42/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,006	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	304.32/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,172	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	266.52/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,114	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	258.40/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,103	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	260.38/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,219	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,171	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,141	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	233.65/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,210	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	244.91/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,281	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	220.34/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,263	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	226.97/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,326	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	218.20/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,434	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,433	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	203.34/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,572	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,487	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	148.60/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,437	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,138	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	106.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,090	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	121.14/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,411	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,575	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	126.05/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,532	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	121.12/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,715	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	128.21/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,818	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281.25/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,281	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,187.50/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	912.50/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 873Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 197Year ago 315

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 29Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	258.00	258.00
7	350–400	371	246.00–252.00	248.65
10	400–450	431	240.00–245.00	242.88
15	450–500	471	225.00–232.00	228.50
17	500–550	540	215.00–222.00	217.58
6	550–600	585	213.00–216.00	214.84
4	600–650	631	206.00–208.00	207.51
2	650–700	673	195.00–198.00	196.51
4	750–800	784	190.00–195.00	192.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	315.00	315.00
7	250–300	273	305.00–316.00	309.20
11	300–350	326	270.00–275.00	272.19
3	350–400	385	255.00–260.00	258.29
10	400–450	414	250.00–255.00	252.62
8	450–500	477	234.00–242.00	237.85
9	500–550	518	225.00–232.00	228.86
9	550–600	578	225.00–230.00	227.92
2	600–650	605	223.00	223.00
1	650–700	655	209.00	209.00
1	750–800	765	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
9	350–400	383	238.00–240.00	239.56
7	400–450	429	230.00–235.00	232.10
11	450–500	482	216.00–221.00	219.19
4	500–550	545	214.00	214.00
9	550–600	568	203.00–210.00	208.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	608	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
3	500–550	517	220.00–222.00	220.67
3	550–600	573	219.00–221.00	220.34
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	795	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	320.00–325.00	322.53
6	300–350	336	296.00–305.00	299.42
2	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
6	400–450	427	255.00–260.00	258.40
4	450–500	473	245.00–250.00	247.54
8	500–550	518	228.00–237.00	233.65
5	550–600	584	225.00–230.00	226.97
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	680	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	720	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	304.00–305.00	304.32
8	400–450	418	265.00–268.00	266.52
5	450–500	468	258.00–264.00	260.38
5	500–550	523	239.00–249.00	244.91
2	600–650	615	221.00	221.00
5	650–700	657	214.00–220.00	218.20
3	750–800	773	201.00–207.00	203.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	414	275.00–285.00	279.92
12	450–500	475	262.00–272.00	267.51
8	500–550	523	248.00–254.00	251.24
7	550–600	564	247.00–252.00	248.87
9	600–650	639	228.00–237.00	231.35
4	650–700	665	217.00–225.00	222.47
3	700–750	730	211.00–212.00	211.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	274.00–275.00	274.50
2	400–450	423	260.00–265.00	262.43
5	550–600	570	235.00–240.00	238.96
4	600–650	636	224.00–225.00	224.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	310.00–315.00	311.29
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
10	500–550	527	258.00–268.00	261.54
6	550–600	560	255.00–264.00	258.05
5	600–650	622	240.00–245.00	241.96
2	650–700	660	227.00	227.00
2	700–750	740	219.00–227.00	223.03
4	750–800	790	211.00–212.00	211.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,418	127.00–131.00	128.21
11	—	1,416	118.00–124.00	121.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,165	118.00–123.00	121.14
15	—	1,188	130.00–135.00	132.59
27	—	1,215	124.00–129.00	126.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,013	110.00–115.00	112.33
16	—	1,024	104.00–109.00	106.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,640	148.00–149.00	148.60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50

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)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,281.25

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	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875.00

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.