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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 2

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

942 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 813▼ 63 vs year ago 1,005 · −6.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

240 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 180▼ 73 vs year ago 313 · −23.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 105▲ 12 vs year ago 85 · +14.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $222.68/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −154.30 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$222.68

82 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs AL average

−24.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	225.04	1,250	57
Medium and Large 2	562	219.39	1,234	12thin
Medium and Large 3	525	215.39	1,130	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about $119 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 sale82 hd

222.68

—

AL average16 barns · 447 hd

223.21

−0.52

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−24.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−154.30

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	—	Low	1,663	138.43	2,303	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	120.19	1,693	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,103	120.01	1,323	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	104.61	1,081	55

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,783	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,489	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,392	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,621	12

Every lot

83 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,065	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	275.68/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,210	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	253.18/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,198	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	267.19/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,269	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	259.59/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,345	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,238	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	251.39/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,312	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	564	221.05/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,247	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	236.23/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,349	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,500	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	227.81/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,426	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,414	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,589	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	267.10/cwt	265.00–270.00	841	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	911	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	268.77/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,021	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	251.63/cwt	250.00–258.00	961	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	247.96/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,049	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	235.97/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,022	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	240.22/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,043	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	235.90/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,111	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	227.74/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,086	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	220.17/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,061	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	217.09/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,127	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	233.63/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,241	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	226.79/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,222	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	223.43/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,251	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	214.11/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,240	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	219.67/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,344	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,212	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,390	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,343	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	202.64/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,483	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,518	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	746	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	318.16/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,053	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	339	297.18/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,007	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	291.61/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,085	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	280.38/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,046	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	261.22/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,108	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	268.62/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,142	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,178	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	262.97/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,249	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	243.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,164	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	238.44/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,230	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	229.96/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,210	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	215.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,211	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	231.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,315	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	223.25/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,317	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	220.15/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,383	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	211.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,345	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	218.50/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,453	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	691	197.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,365	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,457	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,554	134.38/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,088	8
Bulls	—	—	1,743	141.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,464	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	99.24/cwt	97.00–101.00	990	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	129.35/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,327	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	103.96/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,078	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	109.45/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,150	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	120.93/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,321	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	115.35/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,318	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	121.25/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,691	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	117.16/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,696	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,985.42/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	1,985	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,675.00/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,671.74/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,672	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,350.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,350	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,212.50/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,213	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,391.67/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,392	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,620.83/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,621	12

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 942Last week 813Year ago 1,005

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 180Year ago 313

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 105Year ago 85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,554	133.00–138.00	134.38
11	—	1,743	140.00–144.00	141.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,051	108.00–113.00	109.45
11	—	998	97.00–101.00	99.24
28	—	1,037	102.00–107.00	103.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,143	113.00–118.00	115.35
19	—	1,026	127.00–132.00	129.35
30	—	1,092	119.00–125.00	120.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,395	119.00–124.00	121.25
8	—	1,448	115.00–118.00	117.16

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)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,212.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,350.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	1,850.00–2,300.00	1,985.42

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)	23	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,671.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475.00

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	12	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,620.83

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	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,391.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	318.00	318.00
6	400–450	439	272.00–279.00	275.68
21	450–500	475	260.00–270.00	267.19
6	500–550	522	250.00–254.00	251.39
4	550–600	571	235.00–240.00	236.23
5	600–650	626	225.00–229.00	227.81
3	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
7	700–750	739	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	250.00–258.00	253.18
1	500–550	520	238.00	238.00
4	550–600	564	220.00–224.00	221.05
1	600–650	640	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	258.00–262.00	259.59
8	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
52	600–650	620	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
7	300–350	331	317.00–320.00	318.16
5	350–400	372	290.00–294.00	291.61
5	400–450	424	260.00–262.00	261.22
12	450–500	471	245.00–255.00	250.00
7	500–550	526	228.00–232.00	229.96
4	550–600	590	221.00–224.00	223.25
6	600–650	636	210.00–215.00	211.49
1	700–750	725	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
7	300–350	339	295.00–300.00	297.18
6	350–400	373	278.00–284.00	280.38
3	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	479	240.00–244.00	243.01
4	550–600	563	212.00–216.00	215.01
4	650–700	691	190.00–200.00	197.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	355.00	355.00
11	400–450	425	265.00–272.00	268.62
4	450–500	475	260.00–266.00	262.97
14	500–550	516	235.00–242.00	238.44
8	550–600	569	225.00–235.00	231.04
6	600–650	628	219.00–222.00	220.15
2	650–700	665	218.00–219.00	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	330	276.00	276.00
16	400–450	434	238.00–243.00	240.22
8	450–500	477	224.00–230.00	227.74
5	500–550	539	225.00–228.00	226.79
7	550–600	579	210.00–219.00	214.11
3	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	685	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	315	265.00–270.00	267.10
5	350–400	382	250.00–258.00	251.63
6	400–450	433	235.00–237.00	235.97
6	450–500	482	220.00–221.00	220.17
12	500–550	519	214.00–220.00	217.09
1	550–600	595	195.00	195.00
4	600–650	630	190.00–195.00	192.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	268.00–270.00	268.77
8	400–450	423	245.00–250.00	247.96
8	450–500	471	233.00–240.00	235.90
9	500–550	531	230.00–238.00	233.63
48	550–600	560	220.00–224.00	223.43
3	600–650	612	219.00–220.00	219.67
1	650–700	665	209.00	209.00
3	700–750	732	202.00–204.00	202.64
3	750–800	755	201.00	201.00

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.