Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cow sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. 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 $232.14/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −160.71 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$232.14

48 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$18.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs AL average

−20.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	239.05	1,295	23
Medium and Large 2	556	227.90	1,266	18thin
Medium and Large 3	540	220.32	1,190	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.73/cwt here — about $105 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 $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 sale48 hd

232.14

—

AL average13 barns · 497 hd

227.87

+4.27

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−20.54

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−160.71

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	1,631	145.22	2,368	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	125.34	1,704	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	120.91	1,422	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	105.58	1,124	22

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)	—	$1,667	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,642	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,395	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,741	16

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2	250–300	268	312.62/cwt	310.00–315.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	267.39/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,147	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	231.41/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,319	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	273.72/cwt	270.00–276.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	260.99/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	306.49/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	285.58/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,225	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	242.40/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,547	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	282.86/cwt	278.00–285.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	250.78/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	234.72/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	238.21/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,253	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	221.83/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	239.75/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,029	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	221.45/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	219.54/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,379	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	261.34/cwt	260.00–262.00	988	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	229.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,224	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	226.56/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,307	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	253.66/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,218	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	284.75/cwt	282.00–290.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	250.47/cwt	248.00–254.00	927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	223.48/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,305	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	116.10/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,344	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	103.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,110	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	124.74/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,735	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	107.38/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,136	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,658	2
Bulls	—	—	1,819	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,692	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,092	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,395.45/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,395	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,927.78/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,928	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,619.23/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,619	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,816.67/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	225.52/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,064	12
Bulls	—	—	1,503	141.41/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,125	9
Bulls	—	—	1,735	155.49/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,698	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	130.16/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	123.36/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,466	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	268.37/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	228.99/cwt	226.00–234.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	214.25/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	247.19/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	259.18/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	220.22/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	273.51/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	227.55/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	240.97/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,258	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	281.17/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,170	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	248.12/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	213.24/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	241.68/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,155	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	232.68/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	231.18/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	271.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	229.29/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	236.56/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,341	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	251.12/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,552	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	324.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	257.89/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	245.81/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,020	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	304.62/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	262.19/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	239.01/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,370	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1

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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