Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $251.14/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −141.71 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$251.14

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$22.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs AL average

−18.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	260.56	1,420	8thin
Medium and Large 2	541	252.98	1,370	10thin
Medium and Large 3	544	237.75	1,293	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.81/cwt here — about $127 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

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 sale25 hd

251.14

—

AL average13 barns · 317 hd

246.84

+4.30

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−18.86

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−141.71

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	—	High	1,610	152.48	2,454	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	128.77	1,841	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	126.54	1,399	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	112.37	1,171	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,912	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,183	10

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,182.50/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,183	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,075	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	129.01/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,725	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	119.23/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,321	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	135.50/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,638	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	127.85/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,363	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	110.58/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,191	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	291.98/cwt	290.00–294.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	316.36/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	271.00/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,268	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	300.93/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	258.57/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	315.75/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,181	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	225.00/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	281.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	328.97/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,056	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	313.78/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,490	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	255.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,364	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	323.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	294.71/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	275.40/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,190	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	303.34/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,289	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	241.99/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	218.06/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	240.97/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	241.65/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	319.00/cwt	318.00–320.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	738	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	231.49/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	279.47/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	210.48/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	228.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	300.77/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,161	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	120.31/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,855	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	116.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,200	6
Bulls	—	—	1,672	156.09/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,610	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	150.70/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,992	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,966.67/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,967	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,911.54/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,912	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,666.67/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	262.89/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,275	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	292.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,371	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	285.99/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	281.50/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	218.65/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	267.58/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	240.43/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	291.16/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	342.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	347.39/cwt	345.00–350.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	242.65/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	312.92/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,346	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	223.00/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	252.01/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,205	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	204.45/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	265.69/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,408	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	281.98/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	209.50/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	302.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,174	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	278.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	341.65/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	313.49/cwt	310.00–318.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	305.58/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	324.39/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	337.41/cwt	335.00–340.00	945	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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