Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $269.83/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −123.01 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$269.83

41 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.72

vs AL average

−7.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	275.30	1,473	23
Medium and Large 2	534	263.94	1,410	13thin
Medium and Large 3	535	260.00	1,391	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale41 hd

269.83

—

AL average13 barns · 261 hd

258.11

+11.72

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−7.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−123.01

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	1,704	139.97	2,385	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	132.05	1,563	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	128.38	1,854	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	107.97	1,073	20

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)	—	$1,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,254	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,015	34

Every lot, as filed

86 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	350–400	378	313.38/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	365.16/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	318.27/cwt	315.00–320.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	241.73/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	288.51/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,238	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	279.35/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,319	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	272.00/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	202.00/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	300.88/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,137	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	242.89/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	268.66/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	214.48/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	278.00/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	233.51/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	314.88/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	350.84/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	289.99/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	340.63/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	313.27/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	300.26/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	268.93/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,323	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	206.33/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	288.95/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	296.58/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	279.43/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,218	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,686	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	107.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,072	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	102.08/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,025	5
Bulls	—	—	1,631	140.71/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,295	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,918	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,230	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,350	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,033.33/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,583.33/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,255.00/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,255	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	117.24/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,136	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,777	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	129.83/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,946	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	123.37/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,783	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	127.87/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,373	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	140.27/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	283.22/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	338.60/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	326.55/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	232.98/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	286.15/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,368	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	323.00/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	337.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	300.28/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	306.74/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	318.30/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,012	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	278.98/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	264.49/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	322.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	321.24/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,410	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	248.98/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	279.12/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,451	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	295.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,529	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	216.03/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	296.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	253.31/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	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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