Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $244.03/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −148.82 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$244.03

29 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$20.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

vs AL average

−25.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	254.67	1,403	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	244.43	1,314	16thin
Medium and Large 3	563	233.99	1,317	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.67/cwt here — about $86 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

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 sale29 hd

244.03

—

AL average12 barns · 368 hd

246.41

−2.38

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−25.25

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−148.82

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	—	Average	1,928	161.14	3,107	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	133.76	1,557	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	130.97	1,967	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	118.68	1,209	61

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)	—	$1,701	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,359	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,296	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,838	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,671	34
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$998	16

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	283.74/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	215.98/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	262.69/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,124	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	373.82/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	358.55/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,151	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	305.76/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	319.05/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	363.39/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	295.00/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	335.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	310.34/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	286.22/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	251.27/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,168	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	345.64/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,300	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	141.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,626	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	129.57/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,484	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	134.33/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,903	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,190	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	127.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,992	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	281.22/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,355	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,641.25/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,641	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	998.44/head	875.00–1,100.00	998	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,470.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,470	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	986.11/head	825.00–1,100.00	986	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,434.38/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,434	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,671.43/head	1,050.00–2,000.00	1,671	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,838	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,300	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,358.82/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,359	17
Bulls	—	—	2,047	163.78/cwt	161.00–166.00	3,353	7
Bulls	—	—	1,761	157.45/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,773	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	122.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,234	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	111.71/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,068	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	117.46/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,226	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	135.85/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,608	55
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	319.34/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,233	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	260.89/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,359	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	329.24/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	337.17/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,113	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	239.32/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	261.27/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,202	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	258.71/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	309.43/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	230.34/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	259.33/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	316.48/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	336.49/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	288.83/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	346.97/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	246.66/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,273	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	240.72/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	297.43/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	282.02/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,221	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	246.99/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	282.00/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	269.01/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	322.46/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	250.97/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,456	4

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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