Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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 $270.91/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −121.94 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$270.91

56 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$32.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.60

vs AL average

−5.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	278.23	1,459	36
Medium and Large 2	544	262.84	1,429	14thin
Medium and Large 3	546	245.84	1,342	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.39/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd

270.91

—

AL average15 barns · 375 hd

255.31

+15.60

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−5.26

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−121.94

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	1,693	138.08	2,337	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	131.17	1,832	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	126.47	1,430	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	107.43	1,032	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,273	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,158	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,440	24

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	303.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	279.75/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	330.22/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	241.99/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	325.49/cwt	324.00–326.00	1,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	242.00/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	349.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	341.78/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	293.30/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	251.51/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	245.96/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	289.49/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	272.60/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,300	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	292.72/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,124	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	298.99/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	361.79/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	327.52/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	267.37/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,409	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	284.07/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	214.54/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	240.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	276.68/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	316.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,386	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	341.24/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	264.99/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	278.99/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	312.94/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	282.54/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	251.02/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	106.05/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,101	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	133.17/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,887	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	128.03/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,748	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	133.18/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,598	13
Bulls	—	—	1,825	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	139.80/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,191	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,013	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,155.00/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,155	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,867	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,475	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,313.64/head	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,314	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	977	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	127.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,427	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	120.29/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,303	16
Bulls	—	—	1,900	132.66/cwt	132.00–134.00	2,521	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	100.94/cwt	100.00–102.00	792	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	111.39/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	282.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,326	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	247.67/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	293.77/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	279.00/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	329.96/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	305.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	302.80/cwt	299.00–307.00	969	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	281.50/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	302.61/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	300.50/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	270.98/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	357.58/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	312.46/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,678	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	309.60/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	291.31/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	287.51/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	316.79/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	278.75/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,458	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	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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