Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $252.32/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −182.50 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$252.32

22 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.41

vs AL average

−22.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	256.90	1,431	11thin
Medium and Large 1	590	250.00	1,475	3thin
Medium and Large 3	555	246.91	1,370	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $61 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.84, low $366.85, median $434.82 across 26 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 sale22 hd

252.32

—

AL average13 barns · 263 hd

263.73

−11.41

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−22.76

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

−182.50

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	1,594	159.60	2,543	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	143.13	2,040	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	142.68	1,602	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	117.61	1,142	23

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)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,642	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,360	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,725	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	234.55/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,206	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	214.06/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	314.70/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,142	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	343.74/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	241.27/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,291	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	227.01/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	248.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	220.76/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	238.49/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	270.16/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	211.33/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	233.61/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	232.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	257.02/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	265.96/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	277.41/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	233.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	228.66/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	231.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	226.49/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—	—	1,616	161.08/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,603	4
Bulls	—	—	1,481	156.26/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,314	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	138.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,022	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	137.20/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,480	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,142	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,599	17
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,283.33/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,066.67/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,191.67/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,192	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	149.62/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,767	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	112.56/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,122	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	122.22/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,157	6
Bulls	—	—	1,955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,265	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	151.49/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,239	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	144.76/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	219.49/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	302.03/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	302.26/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	288.36/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,211	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	249.59/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	354.51/cwt	354.00–355.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	218.08/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,387	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	240.00/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	271.70/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	325.70/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,234	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,624	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	240.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	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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