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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 16

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

888 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 724▲ 194 vs year ago 694 · +28.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 103▼ 64 vs year ago 195 · −32.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 61▲ 6 vs year ago 85 · +7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $226.50/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −150.48 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$226.50

61 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$10.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs AL average

−31.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	228.87	1,260	32
Medium and Large 2	539	226.34	1,220	20
Medium and Large 3	540	218.44	1,180	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about $80 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 sale61 hd

226.50

—

AL average16 barns · 549 hd

227.75

−1.25

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−31.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−150.48

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	—	High	1,593	148.35	2,363	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	130.86	1,974	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	127.61	1,508	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	106.55	1,121	27

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)	—	$1,406	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,254	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,217	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,735	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,475	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,253	9

Every lot

99 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	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	286.98/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,099	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	291.92/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,249	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	287.72/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,393	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	272.68/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,328	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,294	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	269.86/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,409	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	262.86/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,388	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	262.73/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,498	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	256.74/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,466	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	239.96/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,519	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	237.17/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,584	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	230.64/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,573	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,543	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,684	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	216.81/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,700	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	272.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	897	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	261.08/cwt	260.00–265.00	869	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	263.38/cwt	260.00–268.00	969	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	241.04/cwt	240.00–245.00	901	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	252.22/cwt	248.00–258.00	956	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	237.18/cwt	234.00–240.00	999	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	248.63/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,057	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,016	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	232.99/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,097	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	226.92/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,089	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	242.94/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,169	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	233.28/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,204	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	227.55/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,213	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	220.85/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,177	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	227.64/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,275	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	221.48/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,249	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	214.61/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,328	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	205.56/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,289	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	221.17/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,402	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	210.97/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,430	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,339	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	202.75/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,462	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	184.98/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,439	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	328.68/cwt	326.00–330.00	947	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	302.22/cwt	298.00–304.00	967	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	313.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,027	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	286.61/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,124	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	281.54/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,168	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,087	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	274.35/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,174	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,175	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	261.32/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,236	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	245.57/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,282	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	225.49/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,202	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,279	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	230.72/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,315	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,363	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	229.65/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,442	27
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,406	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,343	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	220.56/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,476	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	213.49/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,548	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	204.04/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,506	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,554	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,596	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	793	188.50/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,495	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	154.72/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	143.75/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,163	6
Bulls	—	—	1,818	150.05/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,728	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	111.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,145	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	101.05/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,070	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	106.20/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,133	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	123.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,397	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	136.05/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,601	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	129.78/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,621	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	138.44/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,931	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	131.78/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,906	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	126.17/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,088	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,444.79/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,445	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285.00/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,285	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,216.67/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,217	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,000	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,672.22/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,672	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,475.00/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252.78/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,253	9

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 888Last week 724Year ago 694

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 103Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 61Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	270.00–275.00	272.71
8	350–400	368	260.00–268.00	263.38
10	400–450	425	244.00–254.00	248.63
6	450–500	481	240.00–248.00	242.94
7	500–550	516	231.00–236.00	233.28
25	550–600	560	227.00–230.00	227.64
5	600–650	634	220.00–224.00	221.17
4	650–700	678	210.00–214.00	210.97
4	700–750	721	201.00–204.00	202.75
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	260.00–265.00	261.08
12	350–400	379	248.00–258.00	252.22
9	400–450	421	234.00–240.00	237.18
7	450–500	471	230.00–238.00	232.99
16	500–550	533	224.00–230.00	227.55
4	550–600	564	220.00–222.00	221.48
5	600–650	619	214.00–216.00	214.61
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	778	184.00–186.00	184.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	240.00–245.00	241.04
2	400–450	440	231.00	231.00
7	450–500	480	224.00–228.00	226.92
7	500–550	533	220.00–222.00	220.85
2	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
7	600–650	627	202.00–208.00	205.56
1	650–700	690	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	288	326.00–330.00	328.68
6	300–350	328	310.00–320.00	313.10
2	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	415	280.00–283.00	281.54
9	450–500	473	258.00–264.00	261.32
5	500–550	522	242.00–248.00	245.57
27	600–650	628	228.00–231.00	229.65
7	650–700	669	218.00–222.00	220.56
2	700–750	725	213.00–214.00	213.49
1	750–800	790	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	355.00	355.00
3	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
8	300–350	320	298.00–304.00	302.22
8	350–400	392	285.00–290.00	286.61
11	400–450	428	270.00–277.00	274.35
6	450–500	468	250.00–252.00	250.98
4	500–550	535	238.00–240.00	238.98
7	550–600	570	226.00–233.00	230.72
3	600–650	625	218.00	218.00
1	650–700	660	213.00	213.00
3	700–750	738	200.00–206.00	204.04
1	750–800	785	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	415	262.00	262.00
1	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	533	225.00–226.00	225.49
2	650–700	665	202.00	202.00
2	750–800	793	187.00–190.00	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	487	270.00–274.00	272.68
13	500–550	528	260.00–265.00	262.86
7	550–600	571	255.00–259.00	256.74
4	600–650	633	238.00–242.00	239.96
10	650–700	682	228.00–234.00	230.64
3	700–750	740	224.00	224.00
5	750–800	784	216.00–218.00	216.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	383	285.00–288.00	286.98
4	450–500	490	264.00	264.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	695	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	290.00–295.00	291.92
4	450–500	484	287.00–290.00	287.72
11	500–550	522	266.00–274.00	269.86
8	550–600	570	261.00–265.00	262.73
4	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
10	650–700	668	235.00–240.00	237.17
2	750–800	755	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,249	127.00–133.00	129.78
32	—	1,133	120.00–126.00	123.34
10	—	1,177	134.00–139.00	136.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	100.00–102.00	101.05
8	—	1,023	110.00–115.00	111.90
12	—	1,067	104.00–108.00	106.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,655	123.00–128.00	126.17
3	—	1,395	137.00–141.00	138.44
11	—	1,446	130.00–134.00	131.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	153.00–156.00	154.72
6	—	1,505	142.00–146.00	143.75
5	—	1,818	148.00–152.00	150.05

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	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,216.67

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)	24	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,444.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,285.00

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)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00

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	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.00

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	2	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	18	—	—	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,672.22

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	9	—	—	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,252.78

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.