Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $246.86/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −145.99 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$246.86

26 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$13.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs AL average

−18.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	256.34	1,485	6thin
Medium and Large 2	563	245.11	1,379	11thin
Medium and Large 3	548	242.68	1,330	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.66/cwt here — about $155 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 sale26 hd

246.86

—

AL average14 barns · 363 hd

251.92

−5.06

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−18.51

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−145.99

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	1,694	155.87	2,641	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	139.58	1,614	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	138.31	2,038	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	123.65	1,218	43

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)	—	$2,060	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,777	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,041	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,667	12

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	600–650	617	263.96/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	258.98/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	261.08/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,256	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	232.52/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	224.92/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	255.99/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	309.33/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	333.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,133	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	280.38/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	341.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,218	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	317.99/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	271.03/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	263.00/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	269.39/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	269.44/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	312.98/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	273.43/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,597	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	327.02/cwt	325.00–328.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	238.33/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	300.52/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	311.95/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	251.61/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	356.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	286.53/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	148.89/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,758	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	141.32/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,620	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	118.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,106	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	131.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,358	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	123.90/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,240	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	136.48/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,978	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,425	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,382.14/head	2,150.00–3,100.00	2,382	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,910.71/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,911	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,060.00/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,060	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,713.89/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,714	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,984.72/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,985	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,550	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,666.67/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,667	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	333.08/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	142.33/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,175	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	134.62/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,566	32
Bulls	—	—	1,600	150.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,400	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	157.33/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	300.99/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	295.93/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	278.60/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	242.03/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,384	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	303.34/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	261.31/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	303.03/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	255.01/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	274.00/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	249.49/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	270.99/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	233.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	251.04/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,464	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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