Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $268.89/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −137.67 against this barn's trailing median of $406.56.

Average price

$268.89

45 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$28.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	279.67	1,499	9thin
Medium and Large 2	518	268.10	1,388	32
Medium and Large 3	558	251.00	1,399	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.67/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale45 hd

268.89

—

AL average11 barns · 169 hd

260.49

+8.40

This barn, trailing median28 sales

406.56

−137.67

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	1,668	158.57	2,645	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	137.48	2,062	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	134.47	1,574	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	117.36	1,180	69

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)	—	$1,892	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,771	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,731	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,413	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,470	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,769	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,106	8

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	257.94/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	311.02/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	248.70/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,430	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	258.41/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	229.99/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	291.99/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,586	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	307.41/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,273	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	338.66/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,111	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	237.50/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	325.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	267.66/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	256.19/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	308.32/cwt	305.00–310.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	344.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	946	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	311.99/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	280.31/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	280.81/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,202	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	287.56/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,346	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	282.38/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	282.55/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	259.00/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,269	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	276.63/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	269.73/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	244.75/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	196.65/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	231.02/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,401	3
Bulls	—	—	1,674	167.40/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,802	5
Bulls	—	—	1,868	157.31/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,939	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,254	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	131.25/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,479	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	122.91/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,286	18
Bulls	—	—	1,439	154.47/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,223	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,413	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,761.11/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,761	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,231.82/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,232	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,200.00/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,200	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,768.75/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,769	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,035.71/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,036	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,122.22/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,122	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,628.57/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,629	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,620.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,620	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,657.61/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,658	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	142.13/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,777	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	137.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,667	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,113	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	131.90/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,939	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,156	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	136.89/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	211.49/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	238.40/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	342.32/cwt	340.00–344.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	338.03/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,230	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	348.36/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	308.08/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	269.48/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,377	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	256.43/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	301.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,599	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	282.00/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	294.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	265.37/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,409	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	275.02/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	318.61/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	291.94/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,247	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	316.84/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	276.37/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,299	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	328.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	322.43/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	363.41/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	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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