Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $222.68/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −170.16 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$222.68

82 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs AL average

−24.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	225.04	1,250	57
Medium and Large 2	562	219.39	1,234	12thin
Medium and Large 3	525	215.39	1,130	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about $119 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 sale82 hd

222.68

—

AL average16 barns · 447 hd

223.21

−0.52

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−24.10

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−170.16

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	—	Low	1,663	138.43	2,303	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	120.19	1,693	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,103	120.01	1,323	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	104.61	1,081	55

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,783	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,489	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,392	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,621	12

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	—	1,554	134.38/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,088	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	267.19/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,269	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	261.22/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,108	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	291.61/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	214.11/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,240	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	318.16/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	275.68/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	229.96/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	227.81/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	240.22/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,043	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	226.79/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	691	197.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	215.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	243.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	211.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	221.05/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	220.17/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	236.23/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	339	297.18/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	235.97/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,178	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	253.18/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	217.09/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,127	12
Bulls	—	—	1,743	141.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,464	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	109.45/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,150	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	99.24/cwt	97.00–101.00	990	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	115.35/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,318	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	121.25/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,691	23
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,213	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,620.83/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,621	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,391.67/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,392	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,985.42/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	1,985	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,671.74/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,672	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	280.38/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,046	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	129.35/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,327	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	120.93/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,321	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	117.16/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,696	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	103.96/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,078	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	233.63/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	219.67/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	220.15/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	251.63/cwt	250.00–258.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	267.10/cwt	265.00–270.00	841	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	247.96/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	202.64/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,500	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	231.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,315	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	262.97/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	259.59/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	223.43/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,251	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	235.90/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,111	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	268.62/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,142	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	223.25/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	227.74/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,086	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	268.77/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	218.50/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	238.44/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,230	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	251.39/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,312	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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