Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $254.65/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −138.20 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$254.65

23 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$12.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs AL average

−15.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	261.96	1,481	4thin
Medium and Large 2	550	254.94	1,403	13thin
Medium and Large 3	539	249.13	1,342	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.83/cwt here — about $139 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 sale23 hd

254.65

—

AL average14 barns · 298 hd

247.91

+6.74

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−15.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−138.20

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	1,637	149.56	2,449	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	135.73	1,929	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	128.07	1,490	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	111.57	1,092	27

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)	—	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,352	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,926	52

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	281.55/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	312.97/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,349	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	240.97/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	228.98/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	294.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,112	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	279.50/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,811	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	241.99/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	266.92/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	344.51/cwt	344.00–345.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	237.90/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	350.98/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	307.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	308.41/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	311.37/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	330.49/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,690	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	270.67/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	280.63/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	256.95/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	301.48/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	269.53/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	286.54/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	233.48/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	343.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	300.01/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	234.51/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	331.78/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,261	11
Bulls	—	—	1,598	150.12/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,399	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	154.32/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,836	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,505	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,168	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	141.52/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,031	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,023	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,141.67/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,142	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,390.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,390	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,308.33/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,308	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,713.89/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,714	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,393.75/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,394	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	135.66/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	122.78/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,341	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	111.82/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,108	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,569	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,853	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	105.57/cwt	104.00–108.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	262.86/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,256	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	341.02/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	327.04/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	317.23/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	325.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,390	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	290.46/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	255.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	324.16/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	285.98/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	291.74/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,272	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	238.48/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,565	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	306.58/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	317.35/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	316.96/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,803	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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