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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

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

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,125 head

▲ 328 vs last sale 797▲ 36 vs year ago 1,089 · +3.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 135▲ 35 vs year ago 165 · +21.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 157▲ 19 vs year ago 49 · +38.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower, 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 $260.07/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −116.91 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$260.07

61 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.55

vs AL average

−23.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	268.06	1,444	37
Medium and Large 2	545	252.94	1,380	12thin
Medium and Large 3	563	242.56	1,366	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

260.07

—

AL average15 barns · 576 hd

251.52

+8.55

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−23.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−116.91

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	1,585	138.32	2,192	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	116.18	1,656	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	115.93	1,330	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	103.93	1,054	49

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)	—	$1,727	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,438	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,008	26

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	369.77/cwt	368.00–375.00	1,231	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	369.57/cwt	366.00–374.00	1,408	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	350.02/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,449	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,544	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	319.79/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,538	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	293.79/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,557	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	300.92/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,640	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	294.64/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,647	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	276.55/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,574	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	264.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,651	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	866	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	907	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	979	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	308.48/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,018	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	322.55/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,068	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	315.07/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,065	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	300.20/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,090	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	322.08/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,201	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	311.29/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,205	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	310.28/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,291	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	298.86/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,279	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	288.25/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,237	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	288.16/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,337	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	272.26/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,310	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	277.42/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,337	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	262.01/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,357	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	269.54/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,442	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	250.19/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,354	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	246.46/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,392	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	237.11/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,373	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	251.32/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,458	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	239.81/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,496	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	229.78/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,445	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,445	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	205.67/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,372	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,535	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	348.94/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,134	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	340.64/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,134	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,253	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	333.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,205	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,213	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	313.61/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,323	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	330.02/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,409	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	324.27/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,404	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	313.04/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,449	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	303.32/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,429	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	293.61/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,389	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	290.29/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,524	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	282.95/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,497	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	255.95/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,477	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	272.53/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,575	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	264.57/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,548	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,648	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	229.52/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,460	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	224.18/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,628	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	201.96/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,474	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,476	134.05/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,979	8
Bulls	—	—	1,657	141.17/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,339	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	96.68/cwt	94.00–99.00	933	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	107.37/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,096	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	102.91/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,053	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	123.48/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,403	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	111.92/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,285	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	116.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,346	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	124.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,721	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	110.55/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,591	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	116.71/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,683	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,717.50/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,718	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,450.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,450	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,425.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,425	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	4

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,125Last week 797Year ago 1,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 135Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 157Year ago 49

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	385.00	385.00
3	250–300	295	332.00	332.00
14	300–350	331	320.00–328.00	322.55
7	350–400	373	318.00–326.00	322.08
7	400–450	416	309.00–314.00	310.28
14	450–500	464	282.00–292.00	288.16
34	500–550	535	268.00–275.00	269.54
3	550–600	580	250.00–252.00	251.32
5	600–650	624	239.00–241.00	239.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	324.00	324.00
4	300–350	338	312.00–318.00	315.07
6	350–400	387	309.00–316.00	311.29
14	400–450	428	296.00–302.00	298.86
11	450–500	482	276.00–280.00	277.42
5	500–550	518	260.00–264.00	262.01
7	550–600	565	242.00–249.00	246.46
9	600–650	629	226.00–232.00	229.78
2	650–700	660	219.00	219.00
2	750–800	760	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	308.00–310.00	308.48
5	350–400	363	300.00–301.00	300.20
5	400–450	429	285.00–290.00	288.25
8	450–500	481	270.00–273.00	272.26
5	500–550	541	247.00–252.00	250.19
7	550–600	579	236.00–239.00	237.11
2	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	667	205.00–206.00	205.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	348.00–350.00	348.94
2	350–400	360	348.00	348.00
7	400–450	427	328.00–332.00	330.02
10	450–500	463	310.00–318.00	313.04
10	500–550	525	287.00–296.00	290.29
8	550–600	578	270.00–278.00	272.53
1	600–650	615	268.00	268.00
5	700–750	726	221.00–227.00	224.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	338.00–342.00	340.64
7	350–400	362	330.00–340.00	333.00
8	400–450	433	320.00–326.00	324.27
8	450–500	471	300.00–308.00	303.32
8	500–550	529	280.00–286.00	282.95
5	550–600	585	260.00–267.00	264.57
3	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	765	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	378	320.00–322.00	321.01
13	400–450	422	310.00–318.00	313.61
9	450–500	473	290.00–296.00	293.61
3	550–600	577	252.00–258.00	255.95
4	600–650	636	228.00–230.00	229.52
2	700–750	730	200.00–204.00	201.96
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
9	450–500	481	318.00–322.00	319.79
4	500–550	530	290.00–295.00	293.79
5	550–600	569	274.00–278.00	276.55
9	600–650	624	260.00–270.00	264.65
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	368.00–375.00	369.77
6	350–400	381	366.00–374.00	369.57
12	400–450	414	348.00–352.00	350.02
2	450–500	465	332.00	332.00
24	500–550	545	300.00–301.00	300.92
6	550–600	559	290.00–298.00	294.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,439	108.00–112.00	110.55
7	—	1,384	122.00–126.00	124.34
9	—	1,442	114.00–120.00	116.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,148	109.00–114.00	111.92
16	—	1,136	121.00–127.00	123.48
42	—	1,151	115.00–120.00	116.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	965	94.00–99.00	96.68
21	—	1,021	106.00–110.00	107.37
21	—	1,023	100.00–105.00	102.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,657	139.00–143.00	141.17
8	—	1,476	133.00–135.00	134.05

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,717.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00

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	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00

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	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,425.00

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	14	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950.00

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.