Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher trade active with strong demand on pairs and heavy bred cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $314.27/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −120.55 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$314.27

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$29.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.63

vs AL average

+4.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	321.79	1,751	20
Medium and Large 2	545	308.52	1,681	11thin
Medium and Large 3	575	292.50	1,682	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.29/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $366.85, median $434.82 across 26 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 sale35 hd

314.27

—

AL average10 barns · 186 hd

300.65

+13.63

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+4.01

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

−120.55

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	—	Low	1,698	145.18	2,465	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	137.61	1,890	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	128.25	1,422	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	110.69	1,080	10

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)	—	$1,903	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,866	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,533	18

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,123	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,283	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	140.03/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	231.72/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	288.98/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,246	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	303.77/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	266.98/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	318.82/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	308.82/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	283.77/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	351.63/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	326.86/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,412	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	354.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,179	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	334.27/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	237.48/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	231.52/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	362.39/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	278.19/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	336.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	311.24/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	325.32/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	270.50/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	338.65/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	295.47/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,090	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	333.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,277	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	137.77/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,236	2
Bulls	—	—	1,519	144.68/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,198	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,566.67/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,926.92/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,927	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,975	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,900	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,240.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,240	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,190.00/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	128.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,374	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	110.57/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,021	5
Bulls	—	—	2,048	149.75/cwt	148.00–151.00	3,067	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	140.73/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,855	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	333.78/cwt	330.00–335.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	343.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	259.21/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	240.77/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	319.00/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,499	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,524	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,813	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	291.40/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	306.96/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	337.16/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,886	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,762	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	328.35/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,613	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	319.31/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	298.42/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,238	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	320.97/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	361.26/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	293.20/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,428	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,859	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	321.79/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,751	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	231.48/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,650	2

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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