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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 4

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

788 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 754▼ 48 vs year ago 836 · −5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 142▲ 30 vs year ago 125 · +24.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 34▲ 37 vs year ago 27 · +137.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $255.08/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −169.06 against this barn's trailing median of $424.14.

Average price

$255.08

85 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$13.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs AL average

−14.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	257.98	1,432	50
Medium and Large 2	555	251.84	1,397	31
Medium and Large 3	580	244.02	1,415	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.96/cwt here — about $17 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 sale85 hd

255.08

—

AL average9 barns · 276 hd

255.94

−0.86

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−14.32

This barn, trailing median29 sales

424.14

−169.06

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	1,743	155.06	2,702	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	130.25	1,538	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	126.33	1,835	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	117.53	1,208	35

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)	—	$2,138	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,921	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,628	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,321	14

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	339.66/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,165	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	326.36/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,279	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	274.07/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,148	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	297.59/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,256	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	271.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,283	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	283.25/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,345	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	262.23/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,379	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	253.13/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,344	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	255.37/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,463	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	250.46/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,453	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	244.02/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,415	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	241.85/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,502	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	235.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,558	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	226.98/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,550	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,587	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	291.94/cwt	290.00–295.00	829	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	908	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	273.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	989	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	251.37/cwt	250.00–254.00	955	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	260.24/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,096	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	250.78/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,093	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	237.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,049	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	229.91/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,101	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	236.14/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,136	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	229.73/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,211	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	225.16/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,202	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	225.38/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,271	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	217.80/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,257	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	224.56/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,390	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,290	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	210.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,312	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	204.00/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,444	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,574	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	332.51/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,097	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	311.03/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,026	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	317.44/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,194	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	301.36/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,242	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	258.97/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,222	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	248.98/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,175	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	265.73/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,257	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	244.96/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,276	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	233.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,241	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	231.60/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,336	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	222.77/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,292	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	221.38/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,346	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	214.92/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,352	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	218.24/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,449	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,633	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	154.57/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,686	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,830	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	111.51/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,093	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,197	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	116.24/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,247	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	136.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,550	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	132.15/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,571	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	125.67/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,500	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,782	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	127.94/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,814	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	123.15/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,868	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,119.23/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,119	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,810.00/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,810	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,741.67/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,742	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,462.50/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,456.25/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,456	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,575.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,575	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,983.33/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,983	6

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 754Year ago 836

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 142Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 34Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	330.00–336.00	332.51
8	350–400	376	312.00–320.00	317.44
6	400–450	412	300.00–303.00	301.36
8	450–500	473	264.00–268.00	265.73
5	500–550	521	243.00–247.00	244.96
5	550–600	577	230.00–233.00	231.60
8	600–650	608	220.00–223.00	221.38
4	650–700	664	216.00–219.00	218.24
1	750–800	785	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	410	295.00	295.00
12	450–500	472	256.00–261.00	258.97
13	500–550	531	230.00–240.00	233.77
11	550–600	580	219.00–229.00	222.77
5	600–650	629	210.00–218.00	214.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	310.00–312.00	311.03
3	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
6	450–500	472	246.00–250.00	248.98
3	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	745	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	280.00–282.00	280.98
5	350–400	361	270.00–280.00	273.93
8	400–450	421	258.00–265.00	260.24
19	450–500	481	234.00–237.00	236.14
17	500–550	527	228.00–233.00	229.73
11	550–600	564	223.00–229.00	225.38
5	600–650	619	221.00–230.00	224.56
2	700–750	708	203.00–205.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	290.00–295.00	291.94
2	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
5	400–450	436	248.00–254.00	250.78
11	450–500	479	227.00–232.00	229.91
6	500–550	534	222.00–226.00	225.16
15	550–600	577	215.00–221.00	217.80
13	600–650	622	210.00–220.00	210.94
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	795	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	250.00–254.00	251.37
9	400–450	442	235.00–240.00	237.33
5	450–500	495	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	620	208.00	208.00
2	650–700	690	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	343	338.00–342.00	339.66
5	350–400	392	325.00–332.00	326.36
8	400–450	422	295.00–300.00	297.59
32	450–500	475	278.00–284.00	283.25
19	500–550	526	259.00–265.00	262.23
31	550–600	573	254.00–258.00	255.37
20	600–650	621	240.00–246.00	241.85
7	650–700	662	230.00–240.00	235.38
5	750–800	755	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	265.00–275.00	271.92
16	500–550	531	249.00–257.00	253.13
15	550–600	580	247.00–253.00	250.46
6	650–700	683	226.00–228.00	226.98
4	700–750	718	220.00–222.00	220.99
2	750–800	775	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
8	400–450	419	270.00–278.00	274.07
3	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	580	243.00–245.00	244.02
2	600–650	615	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	134.00	134.00
13	—	1,418	126.00–131.00	127.94
9	—	1,517	121.00–125.00	123.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,134	135.00–140.00	136.70
28	—	1,189	129.00–134.00	132.15
30	—	1,194	123.00–128.00	125.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	108.00–113.00	111.51
12	—	981	120.00–125.00	121.97
18	—	1,073	114.00–119.00	116.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,738	153.00–157.00	154.57
1	—	1,780	159.00	159.00

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	—	—	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.50

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	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,741.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,119.23

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)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,456.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050.00

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	8	—	—	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,575.00

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	6	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,983.33

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.