Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $255.56/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −137.29 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$255.56

104 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$26.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

vs AL average

−2.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	264.81	1,448	54
Medium and Large 2	544	247.15	1,344	41
Medium and Large 3	553	238.34	1,318	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.47/cwt here — about $130 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 sale104 hd

255.56

—

AL average14 barns · 628 hd

254.85

+0.70

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−2.24

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−137.29

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	1,719	159.00	2,733	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	144.72	2,128	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	140.26	1,604	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	120.31	1,225	17

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)	—	$1,725	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,497	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,638	4thin

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	400–450	422	321.28/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	267.15/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,638	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	309.31/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	294.86/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,261	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	241.96/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,367	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	226.99/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	307.68/cwt	307.00–308.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	323.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	249.05/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,335	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	234.57/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	293.45/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	278.94/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,160	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	348.67/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	271.64/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	311.28/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,314	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	213.80/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	279	344.52/cwt	344.00–346.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	298.23/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,253	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	288.15/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,360	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	313.68/cwt	312.00–314.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	666	249.50/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	313.04/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	233.02/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	270.66/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	307.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	269.25/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,166	9
Bulls	—	—	1,676	159.00/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,665	6
Bulls	—	—	1,708	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	128.31/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,213	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	138.79/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,951	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	140.68/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,605	25
Bulls	—	—	1,858	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	3,066	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,497.22/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,497	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,663	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,637.50/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,638	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	150.96/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,252	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	134.82/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,549	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	147.96/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,694	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	114.88/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,176	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,216	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	121.38/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	253.32/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,206	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	278.58/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	301.01/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	369.57/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	356.77/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,149	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	281.28/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	278.12/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	228.71/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	258.02/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	253.64/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	284.18/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	317.84/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	338.27/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	250.83/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	304.01/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	313.76/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	288.40/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	300.04/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	266.89/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,452	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	313.28/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	301.90/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,458	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	296.66/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	317.93/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,529	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,771	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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