Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.34/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$223.34

185 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	231.76	1,073	84
Medium and Large 3	437	217.66	951	33
Medium and Large 2	517	215.69	1,115	68

One grade step is worth $16.07/cwt here — about −$42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale185 hd

223.34

—

AL average16 barns · 1,667 hd

223.37

−0.04

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,624	108.70	1,765	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	95.65	1,147	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	93.71	1,450	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	78.15	760	19

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)	—	$1,230	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,481	18

Every lot, as filed

89 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,192	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	242.17/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	192.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	722	180.29/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,302	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	220.00/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,142	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	204.25/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,160	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	207.67/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	239.58/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,102	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	230.74/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	251.55/cwt	250.00–252.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	248.77/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	259.08/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,345	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	268.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	275.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	243.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	912	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	205.76/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	235.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,014	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	219.00/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	232.17/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,114	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	199.53/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	194.83/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	195.03/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	225.64/cwt	222.00–228.00	966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	217.95/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,133	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	223.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,175	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	219.76/cwt	219.00–220.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	232.11/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	259.52/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	227.50/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	253.39/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,310	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	201.21/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	260.85/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,098	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	241.52/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	272.45/cwt	270.00–280.00	989	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	252.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,093	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	229.34/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	234.59/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,271	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	75.95/cwt	74.00–79.00	753	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	94.56/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,484	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	97.48/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,204	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	91.51/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,087	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	79.44/cwt	78.00–83.00	764	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,346	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	111.20/cwt	108.00–113.00	2,017	6
Bulls	—	—	1,658	114.47/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	105.38/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,552	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,150	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,485.00/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,485	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	211.97/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	207.06/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	227.95/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	226.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	221.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,044	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	208.57/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,201	13

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.

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