Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $258.63/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$258.63

196 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$17.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	264.21	1,317	86
Medium and Large 2	466	258.61	1,206	69
Medium and Large 3	457	246.94	1,129	41

One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $189 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 sale196 hd

258.63

—

AL average16 barns · 1,700 hd

253.19

+5.44

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	1,635	125.51	2,052	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	112.94	1,532	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	110.40	1,246	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	94.86	952	31

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)	—	$1,369	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,229	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	34

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	283.10/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,752	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	290.59/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,645	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	218.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,386	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	237.32/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	249.48/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	261.29/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	272.98/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,073	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	289.75/cwt	286.00–292.00	965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	282.75/cwt	280.00–284.00	891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	264.58/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	283.84/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	260.20/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,233	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	254.10/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,365	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	279.00/cwt	278.00–280.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	246.52/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	246.44/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	270.16/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,254	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	273.07/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,193	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	309.48/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	326.31/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	316.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	270.40/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	299.12/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	261.97/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	318.87/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	304.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	286.81/cwt	283.00–289.00	1,672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	335.97/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	318.05/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	263.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	290.39/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	666	215.77/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,437	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	105.71/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,158	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	116.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,390	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	111.44/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,253	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	101.39/cwt	100.00–102.00	982	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	89.84/cwt	88.00–92.00	914	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	95.60/cwt	93.00–98.00	963	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	107.12/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,504	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	117.21/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,566	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	113.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,526	9
Bulls	—	—	1,515	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,788	3
Bulls	—	—	1,772	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	2,339	3
Bulls	—	—	1,626	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,049	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,415.38/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,415	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,217	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,033.33/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033	3
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	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,628.13/head	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,628	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,195.83/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,196	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,333.33/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	252.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	229.45/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,276	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	260.41/cwt	260.00–262.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	262.64/cwt	262.00–264.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	199.19/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	325.60/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,224	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	306.66/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,303	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	274.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,461	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	314.77/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,294	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	333.77/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	255.06/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	231.45/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	297.75/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,388	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	314.51/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	262.03/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,520	3

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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