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Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 14
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
761 head
357 vs last sale 404 761 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
51 vs last sale 127 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
24 vs last sale 49 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, high dressing boning cows sold up to 166 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.32/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 158.53 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.
Average price
$234.32
43 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,265
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.26
vs AL average
17.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532241.791,28716thin
Medium and Large 2536232.481,24619thin
Medium and Large 3565223.761,2638thin
One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $24 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
431394358321median 392.8501/0703/1105/0607/0808/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $335.31, median $392.85 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale43 hd
234.32
AL average16 barns · 583 hd
235.59
−1.26
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−17.62
This barn, trailing median28 sales
392.85
−158.53
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,503162.812,4466thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,430152.242,1769thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,140147.271,67980
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,003128.651,29133

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,0698
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,84218
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,6256
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,5754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,25413
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,6254thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,1314thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280340.00/cwt340.00–340.009522
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650632217.62/cwt215.00–220.001,3755
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331276.53/cwt274.00–280.009158
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525234.95/cwt230.00–238.001,23314
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008853
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760211.99/cwt210.00–214.001,6112
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350318334.66/cwt334.00–336.001,0643
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5861
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475269.20/cwt265.00–272.001,2798
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400391270.40/cwt270.00–272.001,0575
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4453
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600566225.58/cwt224.00–226.001,2775
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429254.24/cwt250.00–259.001,09113
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476247.08/cwt244.00–250.001,17613
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2643
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650639240.00/cwt238.00–242.001,53411
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750735228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6761
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0892
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520271.69/cwt268.00–275.001,4137
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473300.71/cwt295.00–305.001,4228
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450418305.65/cwt304.00–308.001,2789
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373319.53/cwt316.00–322.001,1924
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568249.34/cwt248.00–250.001,4163
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700673233.77/cwt230.00–235.001,5735
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800755208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5703
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2363
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700670227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5211
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350330320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0561
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450445272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2103
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1252
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450410298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,2223
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400383302.42/cwt300.00–305.001,1582
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,0494
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500465288.21/cwt285.00–290.001,3409
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550514262.44/cwt260.00–265.001,3497
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500478238.98/cwt238.00–240.001,1426
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550545226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2324
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450410245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0054
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340262.00/cwt262.00–262.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600584221.52/cwt220.00–222.001,2944
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750725202.49/cwt202.00–203.001,4682
CowsLean 85-90%1,060128.73/cwt126.00–132.001,36511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440148.23/cwt147.00–150.002,1355
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,5671
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,367155.01/cwt154.00–156.002,1193
Bulls1,650168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,7721
Bulls1,473161.77/cwt160.00–163.002,3835
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,131.25/head1,025.00–1,275.001,1314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,500.00/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,966.67/head1,750.00–2,100.001,9676
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,796.43/head1,650.00–1,950.001,79614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,300.00/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,991.67/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9926
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,550.00/head1,450.00–1,600.001,5505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,575.00/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,625.00/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6254
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3341
CowsBoner 80-85%1,162147.41/cwt145.00–150.001,71335
CowsLean 85-90%985123.03/cwt120.00–125.001,21212
CowsLean 85-90%963135.29/cwt133.00–138.001,30310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,124141.67/cwt139.00–144.001,59226
CowsBoner 80-85%1,121154.66/cwt152.00–158.001,73419
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617238.32/cwt237.00–239.001,4703
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2903
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2082
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400355328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,1641
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0272
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2171
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2012
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750733219.51/cwt218.00–221.001,6092
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527245.95/cwt243.00–250.001,2963
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650629229.01/cwt226.00–232.001,4404
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573239.18/cwt237.00–240.001,3716
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5481
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620225.30/cwt222.00–228.001,3973
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668218.73/cwt217.00–224.001,4614
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423262.49/cwt261.00–264.001,1106
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580242.51/cwt242.00–243.001,4072
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517242.80/cwt240.00–248.001,25511
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469259.49/cwt256.00–262.001,2175
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566239.56/cwt236.00–243.001,3565
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378277.68/cwt275.00–280.001,0509
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350307288.67/cwt288.00–290.008863
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255315.00/cwt315.00–315.008032
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365332.60/cwt330.00–340.001,2144
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700677238.80/cwt238.00–240.001,6175
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517262.77/cwt258.00–268.001,3595
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3211
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613244.00/cwt243.00–245.001,4966
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,49319
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6781
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350308352.02/cwt350.00–355.001,0846

How this sale compares

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.