Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $248.61/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −144.23 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$248.61

36 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs AL average

−24.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	256.00	1,380	15thin
Medium and Large 3	553	243.34	1,346	21

One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about $35 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale36 hd

248.61

—

AL average12 barns · 327 hd

249.72

−1.10

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−24.42

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−144.23

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	1,703	164.11	2,795	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	142.32	1,957	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	141.62	1,551	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	128.71	1,360	66

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)	—	$2,050	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,038	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,999	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,805	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,640	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,606	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,413	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,913	8

Every lot, as filed

95 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	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	330.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,232	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	342.75/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,145	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	282.94/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,324	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	313.01/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	298.68/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	238.14/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	316.60/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,038	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	307.52/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,138	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	237.88/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,499	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	278.75/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,185	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	309.30/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	267.27/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,280	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	256.92/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,377	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	276.61/cwt	274.00–281.00	1,430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	275.99/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	240.63/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,381	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	304.30/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	230.96/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	299.52/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	247.74/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	738	204.04/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	335.52/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,117	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	778	202.33/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	142.50/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,562	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	120.13/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,248	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,332	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	138.12/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,902	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	157.96/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,440	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,912.50/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,913	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,805.00/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,805	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,606.25/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,606	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,640.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,640	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,362.50/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,363	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,060.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,060	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,390.00/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,390	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,262.50/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,263	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,838	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,504.55/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,505	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,047.22/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,047	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,500	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	149.70/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,638	25
Bulls	—	—	1,765	173.76/cwt	172.00–175.00	3,067	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	163.63/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,868	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	143.76/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,982	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	132.12/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,400	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	312.61/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	238.68/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	318.67/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	350.98/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	244.83/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	287.21/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	278.66/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	289.62/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	317.69/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	326.04/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	293.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,393	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	308.41/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	494	275.75/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,362	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	269.25/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,462	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	248.99/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,457	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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