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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Dec 11

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

822 head

▼ 303 vs last sale 1,125▲ 139 vs year ago 683 · +20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 200▼ 32 vs year ago 150 · −21.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 68▲ 53 vs year ago 39 · +135.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $249.78/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.20 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$249.78

54 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$16.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.93

vs AL average

−30.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	258.90	1,421	10thin
Medium and Large 2	546	251.11	1,372	27
Medium and Large 3	549	242.30	1,330	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale54 hd

249.78

—

AL average15 barns · 671 hd

257.71

−7.93

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−30.52

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−127.20

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	1,708	140.42	2,398	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	121.93	1,759	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	120.06	1,370	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	106.00	1,059	23

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)	—	$1,796	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,668	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,429	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,417	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,081	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,925	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,131	4thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,146	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	354.60/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,383	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,357	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	337.33/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,366	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	325.88/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,378	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	329.74/cwt	327.00–334.00	1,421	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	330.77/cwt	328.00–333.00	1,558	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	323.48/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,546	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	310.95/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,502	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	317.17/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,643	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	304.91/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,598	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	297.62/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,696	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	275.94/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,581	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	289.62/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,686	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	270.03/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,674	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	258.98/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,642	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	253.14/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,694	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	236.18/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,615	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,697	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,669	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	324.05/cwt	322.00–328.00	885	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	331.03/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,079	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	316.46/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,035	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	327.49/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,202	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	319.82/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,196	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	311.97/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,201	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	313.62/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,342	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	303.17/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,298	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	293.55/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,283	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	279.43/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,288	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	292.78/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,356	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	271.34/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,313	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	257.16/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,358	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	265.16/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,403	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	248.53/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,320	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,388	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	233.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,340	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	249.51/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,445	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	241.94/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,486	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,434	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	221.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,479	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	237.83/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,601	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,589	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,721	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	199.33/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,541	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	998	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	348.79/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,137	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,125	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,261	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	332.69/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,288	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	309.02/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,298	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	332.41/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,433	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	323.56/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,404	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	323.52/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,508	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	311.18/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,450	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	291.96/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,515	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	300.98/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,568	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	258.82/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,517	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	275.00/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,617	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,566	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	235.73/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,610	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,557	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	136.18/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,088	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	141.69/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,494	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	100.75/cwt	99.00–104.00	929	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	107.85/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,107	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	116.38/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,307	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	127.46/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,444	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	122.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,424	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	126.83/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,748	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	115.97/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,631	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	122.45/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,956	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,168.75/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,169	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,583.33/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,583	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,066.67/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745.00/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,745	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,428.57/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,429	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,416.67/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,417	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,141.67/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,142	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131.25/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,131	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 1,125Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 200Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 68Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	322.00–328.00	324.05
8	350–400	374	318.00–322.00	319.82
22	400–450	428	300.00–308.00	303.17
9	450–500	461	276.00–283.00	279.43
16	500–550	528	254.00–262.00	257.16
11	550–600	573	240.00–245.00	242.32
2	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	685	230.00–234.00	232.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	326	328.00–332.00	331.03
7	350–400	367	326.00–330.00	327.49
5	400–450	428	310.00–316.00	313.62
14	450–500	463	288.00–296.00	292.78
6	500–550	529	264.00–267.00	265.16
4	550–600	579	248.00–252.00	249.51
22	600–650	614	237.00–243.00	241.94
9	650–700	673	235.00–241.00	237.83
1	750–800	755	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	310.00–318.00	316.46
4	350–400	385	308.00–314.00	311.97
13	400–450	437	288.00–298.00	293.55
12	450–500	484	268.00–275.00	271.34
10	500–550	531	244.00–252.00	248.53
7	550–600	574	230.00–235.00	233.40
1	600–650	640	224.00	224.00
3	650–700	667	220.00–225.00	221.73
3	750–800	773	199.00–200.00	199.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	344.00	344.00
6	350–400	387	330.00–334.00	332.69
11	400–450	434	320.00–328.00	323.56
7	450–500	466	310.00–313.00	311.18
4	500–550	519	286.00–294.00	291.96
5	550–600	586	256.00–260.00	258.82
3	600–650	618	250.00–255.00	253.34
4	650–700	683	235.00–238.00	235.73
2	700–750	745	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	326.00	326.00
2	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	420	308.00–310.00	309.02
2	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	595	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	348.00–350.00	348.79
4	350–400	368	340.00–345.00	342.55
10	400–450	431	330.00–334.00	332.41
5	450–500	466	318.00–326.00	323.52
14	500–550	521	296.00–306.00	300.98
6	550–600	588	270.00–278.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	358.00	358.00
3	350–400	390	348.00	348.00
15	400–450	431	327.00–334.00	329.74
10	450–500	478	320.00–326.00	323.48
12	500–550	524	300.00–308.00	304.91
5	550–600	582	287.00–292.00	289.62
4	600–650	634	256.00–260.00	258.98
5	650–700	684	235.00–238.00	236.18
1	700–750	725	234.00	234.00
3	750–800	755	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	320.00–329.00	325.88
2	450–500	483	308.00–314.00	310.95
2	500–550	545	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	573	274.00–278.00	275.94
1	750–800	760	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	390	352.00–360.00	354.60
6	400–450	405	336.00–340.00	337.33
8	450–500	471	328.00–333.00	330.77
10	500–550	518	314.00–320.00	317.17
6	550–600	570	295.00–303.00	297.62
3	600–650	620	268.00–274.00	270.03
35	650–700	669	253.00–256.00	253.14
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	126.00–130.00	127.46
17	—	1,165	120.00–125.00	122.21
20	—	1,123	114.00–119.00	116.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,378	125.00–129.00	126.83
5	—	1,597	119.00–124.00	122.45
7	—	1,406	113.00–118.00	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	922	99.00–104.00	100.75
17	—	1,026	105.00–110.00	107.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	135.00–138.00	136.18
10	—	1,760	139.00–144.00	141.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,583.33

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	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.00

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	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,168.75

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	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.00

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)	7	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,428.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,416.67

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)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,066.67

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	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,141.67

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)	12	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,745.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,131.25

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.