Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $255.68/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −137.16 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$255.68

111 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$35.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs AL average

−11.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	261.90	1,402	82
Medium and Large 2	546	240.45	1,312	24
Medium and Large 3	567	226.83	1,286	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.07/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale111 hd

255.68

—

AL average14 barns · 416 hd

250.21

+5.48

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−11.91

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−137.16

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	1,686	143.55	2,420	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,286	128.07	1,647	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	125.71	1,483	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	107.66	1,061	22

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)	—	$1,688	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,613	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,285	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,023	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,583	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,298	27

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	333.30/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	222.05/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,643	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	245.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,296	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	329.13/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,264	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	273.10/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	282.09/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	267.00/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	273.79/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,629	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	231.99/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	336.85/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	281.50/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	320.02/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,312	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	309.17/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	263.24/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,532	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	304.63/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	216.02/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	203.69/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	234.08/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	251.63/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	271.21/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,166	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	300.27/cwt	298.00–305.00	991	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	258.03/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	290.82/cwt	290.00–294.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	277.55/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	265.36/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,428	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	286.61/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	262.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,124	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	127.83/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,542	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	120.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,377	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	134.29/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,630	7
Bulls	—	—	1,730	146.38/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,532	4
Bulls	—	—	1,676	141.21/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,367	8
Bulls	—	—	1,590	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,401	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,583.33/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,583	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,890.91/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,891	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,062.50/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,063	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,566.67/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,567	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,285.00/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,285	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,696.67/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,697	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,825	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,387.50/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,388	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,495.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,495	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	979	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	112.21/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,088	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	108.06/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,085	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	128.66/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,649	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	121.96/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,555	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	328.33/cwt	328.00–329.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	271.21/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	278.65/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,471	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	299.32/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,296	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,523	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	280.79/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	240.39/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	291.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,403	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	282.83/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,468	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	231.51/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	341.22/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	263.30/cwt	256.00–266.50	1,403	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	300.08/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	292.95/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,122	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	280.49/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	287.95/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	238.51/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,617	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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