Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $255.08/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −179.74 against this barn's trailing median of $434.82.

Average price

$255.08

85 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$13.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs AL average

−14.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	257.98	1,432	50
Medium and Large 2	555	251.84	1,397	31
Medium and Large 3	580	244.02	1,415	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.96/cwt here — about $17 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 sale85 hd

255.08

—

AL average9 barns · 276 hd

255.94

−0.86

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−14.32

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.82

−179.74

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	1,743	155.06	2,702	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	130.25	1,538	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	126.33	1,835	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	117.53	1,208	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)	—	$2,138	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,921	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,628	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,321	14

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	231.60/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	204.00/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	283.25/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,345	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	233.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,241	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	253.13/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,344	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	250.46/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,453	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	301.36/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,242	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	258.97/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,222	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	217.80/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,257	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	222.77/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,292	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	250.78/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,093	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	271.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	214.92/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	226.98/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	229.91/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,101	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	225.16/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,202	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	248.98/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	274.07/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	251.37/cwt	250.00–254.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	210.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,312	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	291.94/cwt	290.00–295.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	311.03/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	237.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,049	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	154.57/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,686	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	127.94/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,814	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	123.15/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,868	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	136.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,550	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	111.51/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,093	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,575	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,983.33/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,983	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,456.25/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,456	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,741.67/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,742	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,119.23/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,119	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,810.00/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,810	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	244.02/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,415	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	132.15/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,571	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	125.67/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,500	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,197	12
Bulls	—	—	1,780	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,830	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	116.24/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,247	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	297.59/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	235.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	339.66/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,165	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	218.24/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	241.85/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,502	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	236.14/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,136	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	262.23/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,379	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	273.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	332.51/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	229.73/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,211	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	265.73/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	224.56/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	225.38/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,271	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	255.37/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,463	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	317.44/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,194	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	326.36/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	244.96/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	221.38/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,346	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	260.24/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,096	8

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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