Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $319.04/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 17 of 16 comparable sales and sits +108.55 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$319.04

134 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$13.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+48.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	323.89	1,448	57
Medium and Large 2	437	317.35	1,387	57
Medium and Large 3	430	310.02	1,334	20

One grade step is worth $13.88/cwt here — about $114 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $186.73, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale134 hd

319.04

—

AL average13 barns · 690 hd

270.65

+48.39

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

+108.55

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	1,639	122.87	2,014	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	107.30	1,218	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	105.29	1,411	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	89.16	922	17

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)	—	$1,512	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,355	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,069	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,981	26
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,079	7

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	—	335	284.03/cwt	280.00–288.00	952	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	252.40/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	271.58/cwt	270.00–278.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	245.06/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,274	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	257.02/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	282.96/cwt	280.00–285.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	259.51/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	233.23/cwt	225.00–233.50	1,759	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	293.49/cwt	290.00–300.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	278.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,061	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	270.00/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,115	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	265.49/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	232.41/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	262.48/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	272.99/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	237.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	304.73/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	323.40/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	282.07/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	234.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	353.09/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	288.71/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	306.68/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	328.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,365	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	359.32/cwt	355.00–363.00	1,362	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	371.58/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,252	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	106.05/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,212	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	101.00/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,149	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	111.77/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,261	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	84.66/cwt	82.00–87.00	933	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	90.98/cwt	89.00–94.00	904	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	99.42/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,290	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	111.79/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,594	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	106.40/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,378	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,081	6
Bulls	—	—	1,630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	127.10/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,885	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,078.57/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,079	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,068.75/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,069	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,182.14/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,182	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,485.71/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,486	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,528.57/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,529	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,807.14/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,807	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,183.33/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,183	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	316.57/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,374	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	301.32/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,416	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	311.48/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,501	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	292.24/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,517	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	268.77/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	365.70/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	345.57/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,337	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	281.69/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	271.98/cwt	270.00–274.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	268.97/cwt	265.00–270.00	990	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	239.20/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	226.70/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	256.53/cwt	252.00–260.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1

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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