Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 $241.72/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$241.72

118 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$18.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	251.37	1,191	32
Medium and Large 2	474	240.38	1,138	61
Medium and Large 3	479	232.63	1,115	25

One grade step is worth $18.74/cwt here — about $76 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 sale118 hd

241.72

—

AL average15 barns · 1,532 hd

229.50

+12.22

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	—	Low	1,752	118.94	2,083	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	105.50	1,483	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	103.81	1,230	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	90.03	909	58

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)	—	$1,335	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,069	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3	—	535	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	208.97/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	261.32/cwt	260.00–264.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	248.29/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	256.51/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,062	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	273.31/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	223.01/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	221.24/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,186	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	218.85/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,282	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	275.17/cwt	270.00–278.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	238.30/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,137	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	214.01/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	291.32/cwt	290.00–292.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	243.50/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	260.50/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	284.05/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	224.33/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	230.33/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	235.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	290.91/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	246.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	268.97/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	216.51/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	277.56/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	270.98/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	228.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	271.31/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	491	249.50/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	319.61/cwt	316.00–325.00	914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	266.49/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,274	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	108.68/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,326	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	94.29/cwt	93.00–97.00	939	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,538	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	115.62/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,486	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	105.57/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,464	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	84.30/cwt	81.00–86.00	804	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	103.19/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,205	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	89.71/cwt	87.00–92.00	930	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	97.57/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,133	16
Bulls	—	—	1,577	115.15/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,816	7
Bulls	—	—	1,930	125.58/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,424	3
Bulls	—	—	1,866	120.03/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,240	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,150	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	968.75/head	925.00–1,000.00	969	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,335.00/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	294.97/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	293.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	261.51/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	302.94/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	318.50/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,000	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	297.63/cwt	294.00–300.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	315.28/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	250.97/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	276.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	303.32/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,007	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	284.09/cwt	282.00–290.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	204.49/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	259.82/cwt	258.00–265.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	245.28/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,055	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	231.30/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	182.99/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,354	2

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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