Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $221.24/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −171.61 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$221.24

40 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs AL average

−23.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	228.93	1,195	15thin
Medium and Large 2	559	220.71	1,234	14thin
Medium and Large 3	551	211.42	1,165	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $30 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 sale40 hd

221.24

—

AL average16 barns · 669 hd

223.59

−2.35

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−23.17

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−171.61

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	1,679	162.35	2,725	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,381	141.43	1,953	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	138.78	1,582	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	119.65	1,284	56

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)	—	$1,867	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,681	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,594	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	278.48/cwt	278.00–280.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	223.35/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	258.52/cwt	257.00–260.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	270.13/cwt	265.00–272.00	862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	219.41/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,371	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	215.49/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	252.34/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,016	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	230.73/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	222.58/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,516	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	240.73/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	219.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,254	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	224.74/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,375	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	291.21/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	251.23/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,038	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	294.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,070	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	233.09/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,303	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	317.07/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,034	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	263.03/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	205.83/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,313	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	211.40/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	219.99/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	236.80/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,130	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	225.39/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	236.34/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,238	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	268.32/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,280	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	282.97/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	229.93/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,320	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	125.55/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,361	12
Bulls	—	—	1,733	167.39/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,901	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	119.91/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,277	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,523	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	137.43/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,930	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	147.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,023	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,508.33/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,508	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,706.25/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,706	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,066.67/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	147.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,692	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	139.69/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,604	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,933	6
Bulls	—	—	1,638	158.57/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,597	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	114.77/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,240	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	257.14/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	211.46/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,569	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	249.80/cwt	234.00–258.00	1,319	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	268.69/cwt	265.00–270.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	270.26/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	259.68/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,389	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	238.50/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	323.72/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	238.12/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,114	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	248.09/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,035	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,192	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	247.90/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	228.93/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,195	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	251.99/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,419	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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