Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $243.66/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −149.19 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$243.66

27 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$18.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs AL average

−20.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	254.30	1,401	6thin
Medium and Large 2	549	246.54	1,355	9thin
Medium and Large 3	539	236.17	1,272	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.14/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale27 hd

243.66

—

AL average16 barns · 488 hd

245.21

−1.55

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−20.97

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−149.19

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	1,665	154.72	2,577	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	126.80	1,773	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	125.57	1,405	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	115.11	1,178	35

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)	—	$1,950	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,776	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,420	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,525	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,450	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	285.32/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,335	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	350.40/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	253.49/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	306.74/cwt	305.00–308.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	272.42/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,343	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	342.24/cwt	339.00–344.00	1,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	259.78/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	318.66/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	276.76/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	308.96/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	232.01/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	263.99/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	241.47/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	289.33/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	274.49/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	246.22/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	238.75/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	268.36/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	291.58/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	353.45/cwt	352.00–358.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	240.98/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	304.61/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	220.48/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	252.58/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	301.04/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	301.01/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	326.66/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	258.24/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,255	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	214.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	231.96/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	226.72/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	269.32/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	263.64/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,363	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	126.28/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,440	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,358	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	111.20/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,158	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	120.70/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,211	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	115.67/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,179	20
Bulls	—	—	1,654	151.39/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,504	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,413	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,342.50/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,343	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,785.71/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,786	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,050.00/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,085.71/head	1,900.00–3,000.00	2,086	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,595.83/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,596	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	242.71/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,240	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	156.41/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,560	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	129.46/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,834	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	122.82/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,684	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	131.08/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,404	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	264.68/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	227.01/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	300.79/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	279.52/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	376.35/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	309.36/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	281.61/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	275.85/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,484	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	269.58/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	245.65/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	361.45/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	316.03/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	316.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,010	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	358.99/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	378.31/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	301.67/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	223.44/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	297.05/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	262.96/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	269.18/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,606	1

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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