Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.45/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −137.39 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$255.45

26 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs AL average

−16.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	261.69	1,464	7thin
Medium and Large 2	539	254.57	1,373	14thin
Medium and Large 3	525	249.20	1,308	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $335.31, median $392.85 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

255.45

—

AL average13 barns · 295 hd

250.26

+5.19

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−16.46

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−137.39

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	—	High	1,633	132.69	2,167	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	127.01	1,755	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	118.86	1,381	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	102.68	1,040	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)	—	$1,622	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,245	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,552	28

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2	450–500	477	309.36/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	346.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	316.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,329	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	284.87/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.48/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	336.00/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	282.00/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	302.41/cwt	300.00–305.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	351.49/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	206.05/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	267.61/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,293	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	324.27/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	327.89/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	305.47/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	313.68/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	246.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	263.51/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	331.71/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,267	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	259.12/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,345	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	259.87/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,271	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	270.78/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	253.01/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	290.60/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,107	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	279.63/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,037	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	276.79/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	139.28/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,201	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	129.67/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,293	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	120.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,401	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	109.20/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,120	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	117.62/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,691	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,569	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,338	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,068.75/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,069	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,012.50/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,013	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,516.67/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,517	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,543.75/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,544	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,295.45/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,295	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	126.71/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,716	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	113.82/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,337	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	103.06/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,058	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	127.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,422	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	131.31/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,851	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	96.96/cwt	96.00–99.00	954	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	330.74/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	249.20/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	302.04/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	230.94/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	286.74/cwt	280.00–290.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	286.36/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	341.58/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	281.14/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	299.33/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	267.31/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	306.44/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	272.07/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	294.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	407.47/cwt	405.00–410.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	315.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	300.98/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	257.48/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	295.97/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	238.49/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	298.79/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	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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