Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $215.05/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −177.80 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$215.05

32 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$20.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs AL average

−25.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	226.33	1,216	9thin
Medium and Large 2	546	211.98	1,156	18thin
Medium and Large 3	547	205.79	1,125	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale32 hd

215.05

—

AL average16 barns · 437 hd

218.19

−3.15

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−25.04

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−177.80

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	1,721	145.01	2,495	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	121.54	1,676	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	120.62	1,353	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	103.75	1,039	38

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	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,698	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,673	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,367	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,308	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,920	30
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,205	5

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	276.16/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	194.98/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	215.69/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,361	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	204.98/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	213.37/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,107	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	286.71/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	210.58/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,205	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	269.01/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	278.38/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	207.04/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	257.38/cwt	253.00–265.00	983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	255.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,091	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	246.82/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	204.46/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	224.22/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	222.65/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,064	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,139	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	236.40/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,246	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	241.91/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,006	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	293.39/cwt	290.00–295.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	218.32/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	211.16/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	235.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	257.49/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	198.65/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	207.24/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	249.12/cwt	245.00–253.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	231.53/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,009	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	114.15/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,305	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	127.90/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,770	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	122.76/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,661	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	125.56/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,403	21
Bulls	—	—	1,768	143.57/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,538	8
Bulls	—	—	1,713	156.22/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,676	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,710.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,710	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,308.33/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,308	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,790.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,790	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,205.00/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,205	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,975	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,647.50/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,648	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,785.71/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,786	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,600	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,955.56/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,956	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	108.69/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,136	7
Bulls	—	—	1,538	139.53/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,146	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	98.23/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,002	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	103.29/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,021	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	117.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,644	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	120.42/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,343	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	276.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,058	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	217.50/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	233.39/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	195.01/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	256.04/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	245.51/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	210.25/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	206.87/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	232.35/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	202.49/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	266.18/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	298.19/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	193.14/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	302.06/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,130	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	222.00/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	214.72/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,452	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	275.96/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	236.41/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	263.35/cwt	260.00–265.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	296.50/cwt	290.00–300.00	973	6

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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