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Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

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

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,223 head

▲ 401 vs last sale 822▲ 621 vs year ago 602 · +103.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 118▲ 34 vs year ago 190 · +17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 92▼ 50 vs year ago 165 · −30.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $250.41/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −126.58 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.

Average price

$250.41

54 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$18.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

vs AL average

−34.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	257.21	1,415	27
Medium and Large 2	551	245.75	1,353	19thin
Medium and Large 3	554	238.51	1,321	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.70/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

250.41

—

AL average15 barns · 618 hd

255.70

−5.29

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−34.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.99

−126.58

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	1,823	143.82	2,622	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	116.99	1,305	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	116.11	1,688	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	103.57	1,098	36

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)	—	$2,133	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,852	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,788	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,569	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,003	18
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,175	7

Every lot

93 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	316.49/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,386	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	324.98/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,521	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	311.51/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,467	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	315.00/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,638	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	308.00/cwt	306.00–309.00	1,617	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	293.36/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,564	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	283.13/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,622	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	295.29/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,707	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	273.22/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,729	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,702	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,544	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	321.39/cwt	318.00–326.00	893	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	309	320.87/cwt	320.00–322.00	991	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	309.18/cwt	308.00–310.00	999	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,115	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	308.85/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,130	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	301.35/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,121	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	289.21/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,203	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	310.65/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,323	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	281.99/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,227	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	268.89/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,301	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	259.03/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,261	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	283.00/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,387	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	255.02/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,329	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	247.01/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,304	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	263.22/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,398	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	239.01/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,367	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	246.99/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,440	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,482	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	221.48/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,373	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	227.22/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,445	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	230.67/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,552	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	223.17/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,513	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,535	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,594	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,706	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,019	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	351.54/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,132	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	342.22/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,109	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	326.15/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,067	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	345.69/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,279	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	320.66/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,212	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	332.03/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,278	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	331.96/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,371	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	323.92/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,367	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	311.98/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,357	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	297.80/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,397	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	313.49/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,483	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	306.83/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,479	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	293.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,490	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	271.21/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,421	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	284.57/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,531	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,427	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	268.02/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,517	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	275.90/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,589	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	249.49/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,582	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,455	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,654	138.75/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,295	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	145.08/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,749	7
Bulls	—	—	1,910	149.53/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,856	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	108.18/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,075	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	94.74/cwt	94.00–95.00	976	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	102.84/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,131	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	125.53/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,392	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	112.72/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,251	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	119.84/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,353	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	115.94/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,630	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,723	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	2,018	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,490.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,490	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,209.09/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,209	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,200	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,853.57/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,854	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,787.50/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,788	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,266.67/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,267	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,191.67/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,192	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,002.78/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,003	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,175	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	5

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,223Last week 822Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 118Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 92Year ago 165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	278	318.00–326.00	321.39
3	350–400	355	314.00	314.00
6	400–450	426	308.00–312.00	310.65
6	450–500	490	280.00–286.00	283.00
17	500–550	531	260.00–265.00	263.22
10	550–600	583	246.00–248.00	246.99
4	600–650	620	238.00–240.00	238.98
6	650–700	673	230.00–231.00	230.67
2	750–800	790	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	309	320.00–322.00	320.87
7	350–400	366	308.00–310.00	308.85
5	400–450	416	288.00–290.00	289.21
14	450–500	484	265.00–272.00	268.89
8	500–550	521	250.00–258.00	255.02
11	550–600	572	234.00–244.00	239.01
8	600–650	636	225.00–231.00	227.22
5	650–700	678	222.00–225.00	223.17
4	700–750	740	205.00–210.00	207.48
2	750–800	770	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	308.00–310.00	309.18
3	350–400	372	300.00–302.00	301.35
11	400–450	435	280.00–284.00	281.99
8	450–500	487	256.00–262.00	259.03
4	500–550	528	244.00–248.00	247.01
4	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	620	220.00–223.00	221.48
3	650–700	680	218.00	218.00
2	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	780	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	280	364.00	364.00
5	300–350	322	350.00–354.00	351.54
6	350–400	370	342.00–350.00	345.69
4	400–450	413	330.00–334.00	331.96
4	450–500	473	312.00–315.00	313.49
3	500–550	508	290.00–295.00	293.31
7	550–600	576	274.00–278.00	275.90
2	600–650	605	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	338.00–345.00	342.22
4	350–400	385	330.00–334.00	332.03
6	400–450	422	322.00–328.00	323.92
5	450–500	482	305.00–308.00	306.83
7	500–550	538	282.00–288.00	284.57
4	550–600	566	266.00–270.00	268.02
4	600–650	634	246.00–251.00	249.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	320.00–330.00	326.15
6	350–400	378	318.00–322.00	320.66
6	400–450	435	310.00–314.00	311.98
7	450–500	469	295.00–300.00	297.80
5	500–550	524	270.00–274.00	271.21
2	550–600	565	250.00–255.00	252.52
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	316.00–318.00	316.49
4	450–500	471	310.00–312.00	311.51
5	500–550	525	306.00–309.00	308.00
6	550–600	573	280.00–285.00	283.13
3	600–650	635	268.00	268.00
3	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	790	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	292.00–294.00	293.36
1	750–800	780	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	322.00–328.00	324.98
12	500–550	520	310.00–318.00	315.00
6	550–600	578	292.00–300.00	295.29
10	600–650	633	272.00–274.00	273.22
2	650–700	690	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,654	137.00–140.00	138.75
2	—	1,910	149.00–150.00	149.53
7	—	1,895	141.00–146.00	145.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	110.00–112.00	111.26
19	—	1,406	114.00–118.00	115.94
3	—	1,632	123.00–124.00	123.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,129	117.00–123.00	119.84
46	—	1,110	110.00–116.00	112.72
14	—	1,109	124.00–129.00	125.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	994	107.00–109.00	108.18
4	—	1,030	94.00–95.00	94.74
21	—	1,100	100.00–105.00	102.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,787.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,853.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,191.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,266.67

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)	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,209.09

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	18	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,002.78

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	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	12	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525.00

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	7	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,175.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,950.00	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.