Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $237.77/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −155.08 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$237.77

63 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$6.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs AL average

−30.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	239.75	1,349	8thin
Medium and Large 2	543	237.74	1,292	52
Medium and Large 3	532	232.98	1,239	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.77/cwt here — about $110 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 sale63 hd

237.77

—

AL average12 barns · 469 hd

247.92

−10.15

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−30.61

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−155.08

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	1,587	145.10	2,303	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	123.95	1,451	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	119.77	1,628	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	108.81	1,141	15

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)	—	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,283	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,088	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,467	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,169	4thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	269.18/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	272.82/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,435	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	223.34/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	317.79/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,201	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	294.78/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,385	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	303.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,313	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	225.61/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	238.55/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,291	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	311.12/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,344	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	303.67/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,464	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	279.40/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	301.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	257.57/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,218	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	283.56/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,092	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	269.07/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,176	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	230.13/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	302.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	236.98/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	258.04/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	268.31/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	292.69/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	259.49/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,129	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	232.98/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,239	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	119.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,439	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	132.15/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,509	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	124.63/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,442	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	108.88/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,164	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	113.41/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,172	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	115.01/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,541	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,283.33/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,283	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,975	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,520.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,466.67/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,467	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	276.96/cwt	274.00–278.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	281.79/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,375	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	126.92/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,762	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	104.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,043	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	142.52/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,159	9
Bulls	—	—	1,696	148.97/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	201.95/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	301.19/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	296.84/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	238.29/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,349	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	278.28/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,166	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	290.50/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	275.24/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	281.94/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,497	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	326.87/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,239	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	321.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,647	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	229.03/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	296.77/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,059	5

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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