Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $249.67/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −143.17 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$249.67

38 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$10.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs AL average

−19.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	254.93	1,372	19thin
Medium and Large 3	543	244.42	1,327	19thin

One grade step is worth $10.51/cwt here — about $45 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 sale38 hd

249.67

—

AL average16 barns · 609 hd

251.96

−2.29

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−19.19

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−143.17

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	161.22	2,511	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	141.31	2,065	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	138.84	1,604	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	120.15	1,221	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,533	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,854	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,420	10

Every lot, as filed

85 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	750–800	795	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	336.56/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	316.05/cwt	312.00–318.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	347.61/cwt	345.00–350.00	928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	256.47/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,339	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	304.55/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,294	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	243.43/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	264.62/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,275	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	277.20/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	220.02/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	293.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,574	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	306.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	304.16/cwt	300.00–308.00	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	270.47/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	343.94/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	277.57/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	317.56/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	298.33/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	282.05/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	287.75/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,378	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	269.18/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	253.34/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,198	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	253.01/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	249.17/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	161.60/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,550	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	121.86/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,234	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	148.60/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,015	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	139.25/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,614	40
Bulls	—	—	1,398	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,195	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,420.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,420	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,812.50/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,813	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,533.33/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,533	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,097	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	134.51/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,478	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	144.83/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,794	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	126.60/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,232	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	115.68/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,201	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	136.36/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,045	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	246.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,321	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	230.97/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	302.04/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	353.81/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	361.36/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	289.61/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	271.32/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	243.34/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	290.21/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,651	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	281.63/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	314.52/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,025	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	308.47/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	329.02/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	282.93/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	252.28/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	307.97/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,136	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	326.85/cwt	324.00–330.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,611	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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