Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. 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 $247.18/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −145.66 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$247.18

46 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$11.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs AL average

−23.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	253.25	1,394	11thin
Medium and Large 2	542	245.89	1,333	30
Medium and Large 3	531	241.61	1,283	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.64/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale46 hd

247.18

—

AL average14 barns · 387 hd

248.06

−0.88

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−23.01

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−145.66

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	1,760	145.64	2,564	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	123.22	1,765	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	120.62	1,358	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	109.15	1,055	42

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)	—	$1,714	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,380	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,798	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,472	18

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2	700–750	728	204.98/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	250.14/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,311	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	264.69/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	290.89/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	227.50/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	288.50/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	282.22/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,188	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	292.71/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	269.22/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,306	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	308.48/cwt	306.00–312.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	313.98/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	294.68/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	221.44/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	325.37/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,396	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	342.05/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,310	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	321.67/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,206	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	310.78/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,371	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	289.89/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	335.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	238.54/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,367	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	298.60/cwt	295.00–300.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	241.61/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	265.49/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	296.55/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	281.56/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,101	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	286.99/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	309.35/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	299.28/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,269	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	103.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	924	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,160	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	109.42/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,061	20
Bulls	—	—	1,850	140.13/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	153.76/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,360	3
Bulls	—	—	1,792	145.40/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,606	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,233.33/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,472.22/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,472	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,325	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,771.88/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,772	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,595.83/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,596	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	258.52/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,262	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	118.53/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,837	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	124.16/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,749	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	128.60/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,399	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	122.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,399	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	116.25/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,292	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	263.25/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	325.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,191	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	290.19/cwt	289.00–292.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	275.72/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	322.10/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	313.45/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,495	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	374.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	278.36/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	334.03/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	325.49/cwt	324.00–326.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,979	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	345.49/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,157	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	284.67/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	227.52/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	311.18/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	292.64/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,252	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	318.04/cwt	315.00–320.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	279.34/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	240.15/cwt	236.00–240.50	1,549	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	299.30/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,131	6

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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