Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.49/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$226.49

99 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	234.32	1,040	47
Medium and Large 2	494	219.99	1,086	45
Medium and Large 3	461	215.73	994	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about $46 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 sale99 hd

226.49

—

AL average8 barns · 553 hd

228.12

−1.63

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	1,662	113.73	1,891	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	103.41	1,493	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	95.82	1,086	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	81.66	806	13

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)	—	$1,333	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,280	11

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	226.13/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	217.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,175	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	235.22/cwt	230.00–237.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	205.49/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	281.29/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	267.78/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	251.82/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	244.21/cwt	243.00–245.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	237.63/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,015	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	226.28/cwt	223.00–230.00	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	261.70/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	242.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	248.78/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,600	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	251.20/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	210.31/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	262.42/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,362	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	270.97/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	276.75/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	264.28/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	258.78/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	234.00/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	281.02/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,048	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	90.15/cwt	87.00–92.00	999	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	88.24/cwt	87.00–90.00	885	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	106.49/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,433	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	100.34/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,546	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	102.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,215	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	75.53/cwt	73.00–78.00	747	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	81.30/cwt	79.00–84.00	791	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	94.68/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,057	13
Bulls	—	—	1,684	112.23/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,890	5
Bulls	—	—	1,608	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,325	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,333.33/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,333	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	268.48/cwt	264.00–270.00	983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	249.51/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	234.04/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	251.95/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	289.35/cwt	288.00–290.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	242.88/cwt	240.00–248.00	901	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	202.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	218.67/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	204.38/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	191.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	230.58/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,088	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	220.33/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	240.51/cwt	240.00–242.00	777	4

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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