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Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 16
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
772 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 753▲ 84 vs year ago 688 · +12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 155▲ 20 vs year ago 110 · +18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 110▲ 52 vs year ago 24 · +216.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.67/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −55.32 against this barn's trailing median of $376.99.
Average price
$321.67
89 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.43
vs AL average
−17.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533332.261,77131
Medium and Large 2552321.321,77431
Medium and Large 3549309.921,70227
One grade step is worth $22.34/cwt here — about $69 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 sale89 hd
321.67
—
AL average16 barns · 686 hd
321.24
+0.43
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−17.07
This barn, trailing median31 sales
376.99
−55.32
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
431388345302median 376.9903/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,646204.023,3588thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,454169.722,46720
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,219167.572,04341
CowsLean 85-90%High1,046148.951,55829

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,41225
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,09613
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,52516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,2754thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,7504thin

Every lot

104 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318443.40/cwt440.00–445.001,4103
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5703
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372442.98/cwt440.00–445.001,6485
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390438.00/cwt438.00–438.001,7082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438404.10/cwt400.00–410.001,7706
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,6821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482379.41/cwt375.00–382.001,8299
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,8876
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512377.22/cwt374.00–382.001,9315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523365.48/cwt365.00–366.001,9114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8734
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3573324.85/cwt320.00–330.001,8612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577344.08/cwt337.00–346.001,98513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584351.94/cwt350.00–358.002,0554
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622342.39/cwt342.00–344.002,13010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2643326.66/cwt326.00–330.002,10015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9981
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657342.83/cwt340.00–344.002,25212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,1942
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723302.38/cwt300.00–305.002,1863
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1462
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,3022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310398.69/cwt395.00–400.001,2364
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313429.30/cwt428.00–430.001,3443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,4364
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3382373.74/cwt370.00–380.001,4289
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427374.52/cwt370.00–380.001,5996
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428355.20/cwt352.00–358.001,5209
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438365.27/cwt360.00–368.001,6005
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461356.49/cwt352.00–360.001,6438
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476342.36/cwt338.00–348.001,63014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3477330.11/cwt326.00–335.001,57515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516338.09/cwt335.00–341.001,74520
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528315.74/cwt310.00–320.001,66715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533327.75/cwt325.00–331.001,74720
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564321.65/cwt318.00–326.001,81411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3576302.64/cwt300.00–306.001,74312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2587309.62/cwt309.00–315.001,81711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620316.13/cwt312.00–319.001,9605
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622300.96/cwt297.00–305.001,8725
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,8944
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663287.53/cwt285.00–290.001,9064
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,8771
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8862
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785247.99/cwt246.00–250.001,9472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1282
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1482
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2693
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3317427.85/cwt424.00–430.001,3563
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4522
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1343452.25/cwt450.00–455.001,5514
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362450.77/cwt448.00–452.001,6325
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375436.03/cwt430.00–440.001,6355
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3379422.41/cwt418.00–425.001,6018
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432394.05/cwt390.00–400.001,70216
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1437410.80/cwt408.00–416.001,7955
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3441381.42/cwt380.00–384.001,6827
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464369.65/cwt364.00–374.001,71512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474386.10/cwt380.00–390.001,8307
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483358.40/cwt352.00–360.001,7316
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526350.21/cwt348.00–355.001,8428
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527343.37/cwt340.00–346.001,81010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,8084
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569338.88/cwt335.00–342.001,92811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575328.17/cwt325.00–332.001,88713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575319.61/cwt318.00–320.001,8385
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610321.26/cwt317.00–323.001,9604
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9223
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3638298.37/cwt295.00–300.001,9043
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666316.23/cwt315.00–320.002,1064
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670298.38/cwt297.00–308.001,9998
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,0082
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,7324
Bulls——1,893206.72/cwt206.00–207.003,9133
Bulls——1,970220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,3341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032153.17/cwt150.00–156.001,58116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062139.81/cwt138.00–141.001,4853
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064144.94/cwt142.00–148.001,54210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165160.92/cwt159.00–164.001,87512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193168.17/cwt165.00–170.002,00618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322173.85/cwt172.00–175.002,29811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419165.14/cwt163.00–167.002,3438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426171.49/cwt168.00–174.002,4459
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630176.63/cwt175.00–180.002,8793
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,975.00/head2,850.00–3,200.002,9758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,450.00/head2,350.00–2,700.002,4509
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,096.15/head1,950.00–2,300.002,09613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,016.67/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0173
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,806.25/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8068
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,750.00/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,275.00/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,862.50/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8638
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,700.00–1,900.001,7504

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.