Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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 $219.15/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −173.70 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$219.15

54 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$18.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

vs AL average

−22.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	228.39	1,252	18thin
Medium and Large 2	552	216.87	1,197	23
Medium and Large 3	561	210.38	1,180	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.01/cwt here — about $72 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 sale54 hd

219.15

—

AL average13 barns · 600 hd

226.98

−7.83

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−22.73

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−173.70

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	1,640	148.60	2,437	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	125.68	1,496	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	124.82	1,769	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	109.11	1,112	29

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	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,635	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,188	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	6

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	300–350	345	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	226.97/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	231.35/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,478	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	248.87/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	258.40/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	267.51/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,271	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	233.65/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	207.51/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	242.88/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,047	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	299.42/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	279.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	211.67/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	251.24/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,314	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	227.92/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,317	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	196.51/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	222.47/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	192.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	214.84/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	232.10/cwt	230.00–235.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	224.75/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	217.58/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,175	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	228.50/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,076	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	220.34/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	274.50/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	248.65/cwt	246.00–252.00	922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,487	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	128.21/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,818	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	121.14/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,411	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,138	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	106.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,090	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,575	15
Bulls	—	—	1,640	148.60/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,437	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	912.50/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,281.25/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,281	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	219.19/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,056	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	239.56/cwt	238.00–240.00	918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	126.05/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,532	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	121.12/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,493	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	260.38/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	261.54/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,378	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	311.29/cwt	310.00–315.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	238.96/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	208.77/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,186	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	309.20/cwt	305.00–316.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	237.85/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	304.32/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	228.86/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,185	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	223.03/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	258.29/cwt	255.00–260.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	218.20/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	211.25/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	241.96/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	258.05/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	203.34/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	252.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,046	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	244.91/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	266.52/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,114	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	272.19/cwt	270.00–275.00	887	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	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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