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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 18

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 4Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

909 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 788▼ 111 vs year ago 1,020 · −10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 155▼ 101 vs year ago 242 · −41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 64▼ 37 vs year ago 99 · −37.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 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 $224.31/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −152.67 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$224.31

62 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs AL average

−12.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	234.36	1,270	24
Medium and Large 2	533	222.22	1,183	20
Medium and Large 3	548	213.25	1,169	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale62 hd

224.31

—

AL average12 barns · 558 hd

228.55

−4.24

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−12.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−152.67

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	1,638	144.59	2,369	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	112.62	1,308	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	110.54	1,686	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	104.28	1,112	16

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)	—	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,397	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,196	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,838	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,580	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,121	7

Every lot

97 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	283.47/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,060	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	276.22/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,061	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	270.90/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,122	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	260.75/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,197	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	274.72/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,294	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	249.50/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,223	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	243.60/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,291	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	254.37/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,358	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,285	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	237.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,395	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	235.96/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,494	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	233.49/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,567	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,632	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	774	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	301.89/cwt	300.00–305.00	845	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	879	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	279.06/cwt	275.00–280.00	935	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	273.08/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,038	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	255.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	976	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	243.20/cwt	240.00–248.00	939	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	249.47/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,030	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	241.25/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,023	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	230.01/cwt	226.00–232.00	989	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	228.00/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,072	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	239.43/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,154	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	224.87/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,160	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	214.72/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,136	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	235.51/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,262	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	216.03/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,234	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	226.28/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,319	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	210.32/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,235	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	222.65/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,365	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	212.63/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,316	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,302	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	198.97/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,331	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	196.06/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,412	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	193.02/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,482	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	199.52/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,562	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	306.67/cwt	305.00–310.00	889	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	329.66/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,055	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	999	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	312.95/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,130	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	297.37/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,103	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	263.34/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,119	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	256.02/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,101	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	243.25/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,148	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	250.99/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,187	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	257.61/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,224	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,123	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	222.82/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,159	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	236.35/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,253	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	220.66/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,236	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,304	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	211.54/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,229	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	210.79/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,332	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	204.58/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,352	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,367	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,383	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,457	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,294	2
Bulls	—	—	1,697	144.54/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,453	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	110.36/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,095	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	99.78/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,072	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	105.52/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,151	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	107.14/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,204	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	118.59/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,379	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	111.89/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,324	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,808	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	113.84/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,736	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	106.07/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,629	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,733.33/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,733	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443.75/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,444	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195.83/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,196	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,000	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,837.50/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,838	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,580.00/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,580	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121.43/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,121	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,900	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 788Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 155Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 64Year ago 99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	360.00	360.00
5	250–300	280	300.00–305.00	301.89
2	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	380	270.00–275.00	273.08
9	400–450	413	247.00–252.00	249.47
10	450–500	482	235.00–242.00	239.43
21	500–550	536	230.00–238.00	235.51
3	550–600	583	225.00–229.00	226.28
6	600–650	613	221.00–225.00	222.65
1	650–700	670	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	783	198.00–201.00	199.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	298.00	298.00
5	300–350	335	275.00–280.00	279.06
10	350–400	382	250.00–260.00	255.51
14	400–450	424	238.00–245.00	241.25
12	450–500	470	225.00–232.00	228.00
14	500–550	516	220.00–228.00	224.87
6	550–600	571	215.00–220.00	216.03
12	600–650	619	211.00–216.00	212.63
5	650–700	669	197.00–202.00	198.97
2	700–750	720	192.00–200.00	196.06
3	750–800	768	191.00–194.00	193.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
8	350–400	386	240.00–248.00	243.20
9	400–450	430	226.00–232.00	230.01
3	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
12	500–550	529	210.00–217.00	214.72
6	550–600	587	210.00–212.00	210.32
2	600–650	643	200.00–205.00	202.49
1	650–700	665	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	345.00	345.00
3	300–350	320	329.00–330.00	329.66
5	350–400	361	310.00–315.00	312.95
2	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	475	255.00–260.00	257.61
5	500–550	530	234.00–238.00	236.35
2	550–600	573	225.00–230.00	227.51
1	650–700	655	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	755	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	371	290.00–300.00	297.37
6	400–450	425	260.00–266.00	263.34
6	450–500	473	250.00–254.00	250.99
9	500–550	520	221.00–225.00	222.82
6	550–600	560	218.00–223.00	220.66
5	600–650	632	209.00–214.00	210.79
7	650–700	661	203.00–208.00	204.58
2	700–750	730	189.00–190.00	189.50
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	305.00–310.00	306.67
4	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	360	275.00–280.00	277.53
2	400–450	430	254.00–258.00	256.02
5	450–500	472	242.00–245.00	243.25
4	500–550	515	218.00	218.00
5	550–600	581	210.00–214.00	211.54
1	600–650	605	204.00	204.00
2	650–700	680	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	374	280.00–290.00	283.47
8	400–450	414	269.00–274.00	270.90
8	450–500	459	256.00–265.00	260.75
4	500–550	530	240.00–247.00	243.60
6	550–600	588	235.00–240.00	237.32
2	600–650	645	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	275.00–278.00	276.22
4	450–500	490	248.00–250.00	249.50
1	500–550	540	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	471	270.00–280.00	274.72
28	500–550	534	250.00–256.00	254.37
2	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	633	233.00–239.00	235.96
4	650–700	671	233.00–235.00	233.49
3	700–750	735	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	105.00–108.00	106.07
1	—	1,470	123.00	123.00
3	—	1,525	111.00–117.00	113.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,163	116.00–121.00	118.59
27	—	1,183	110.00–115.00	111.89
16	—	1,124	104.00–109.00	107.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,074	97.00–101.00	99.78
7	—	1,091	103.00–108.00	105.52
3	—	992	109.00–112.00	110.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,697	142.00–147.00	144.54
1	—	1,530	137.00	137.00
2	—	1,545	148.00–149.00	148.50

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	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00

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	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,733.33

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)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,443.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,195.83

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	10	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,580.00

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	16	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,837.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,121.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,900.00

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.