Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 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 $224.31/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −168.53 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$224.31

62 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs AL average

−12.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	234.36	1,270	24
Medium and Large 2	533	222.22	1,183	20
Medium and Large 3	548	213.25	1,169	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 $336.17, 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 sale62 hd

224.31

—

AL average12 barns · 558 hd

228.55

−4.24

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−12.70

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−168.53

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	1,638	144.59	2,369	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	112.62	1,308	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	110.54	1,686	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	104.28	1,112	16

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)	—	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,397	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,196	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,838	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,580	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,121	7

Every lot, as filed

97 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	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	301.89/cwt	300.00–305.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	236.35/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	212.63/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,316	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	250.99/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,187	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	297.37/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	210.79/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,332	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	263.34/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	216.03/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	279.06/cwt	275.00–280.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	193.02/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	237.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	270.90/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,122	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	224.87/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,160	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	255.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	198.97/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	196.06/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	243.60/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	228.00/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	249.50/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,223	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	222.82/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,159	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	204.58/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	220.66/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	260.75/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,197	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	210.32/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,235	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	276.22/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	306.67/cwt	305.00–310.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	230.01/cwt	226.00–232.00	989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	214.72/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,136	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	243.20/cwt	240.00–248.00	939	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	106.07/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,629	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,808	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	118.59/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,379	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	111.89/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,324	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	99.78/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,072	6
Bulls	—	—	1,697	144.54/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,453	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,580.00/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,580	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,838	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,733.33/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,443.75/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,444	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,195.83/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,196	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,121.43/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,121	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,900	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	105.52/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,151	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	110.36/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,095	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,294	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	113.84/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,736	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	107.14/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,204	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	243.25/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	256.02/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	211.54/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	283.47/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	241.25/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,023	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	199.52/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	226.28/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	312.95/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	329.66/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	257.61/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	274.72/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	233.49/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	273.08/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	239.43/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,154	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	254.37/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,358	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	235.96/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	222.65/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	249.47/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,030	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	235.51/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,262	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	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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