Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $275.93/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −130.63 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$275.93

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$34.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	288.31	1,535	13thin
Medium and Large 2	530	275.09	1,459	9thin
Medium and Large 3	551	254.01	1,399	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.31/cwt here — about $137 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.38, low $350.94, median $406.56 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 sale29 hd

275.93

—

AL average7 barns · 93 hd

274.23

+1.70

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−130.63

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	1,557	163.00	2,537	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	144.21	1,998	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	141.85	1,687	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	120.65	1,233	36

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)	—	$1,948	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,813	34
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,637	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,617	6

Every lot, as filed

86 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	500–550	518	252.78/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,309	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	242.03/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	281.76/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,166	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	248.99/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	276.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,448	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	302.97/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	282.45/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,378	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	254.96/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	336.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	281.24/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	309.63/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	319.01/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	269.00/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	319.39/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	296.64/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,596	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	244.03/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	328.95/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	241.98/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	323.78/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	270.18/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,275	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	292.33/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	293.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	258.47/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,212	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	251.61/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,412	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	144.17/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,956	22
Bulls	—	—	1,810	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,023	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	154.11/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,139	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	139.89/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,035	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	113.60/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,136	13
Bulls	—	—	1,430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,302	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,616.67/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,617	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,792.86/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,793	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,636.36/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,636	11
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	—	—	1,839.52/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,840	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,110.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,110	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,804.41/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,804	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	309.23/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,147	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	143.35/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,697	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	137.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,630	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	150.33/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,863	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	120.36/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,225	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	126.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,317	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	266.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,173	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	292.78/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,356	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	313.48/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,313	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	336.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	290.19/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,518	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	289.62/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,242	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	333.01/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	317.29/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	307.94/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	255.46/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	267.35/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	332.64/cwt	330.00–334.00	941	3

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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