Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $226.50/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −166.35 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$226.50

61 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$10.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs AL average

−31.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	228.87	1,260	32
Medium and Large 2	539	226.34	1,220	20
Medium and Large 3	540	218.44	1,180	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about $80 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 sale61 hd

226.50

—

AL average16 barns · 549 hd

227.75

−1.25

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−31.31

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−166.35

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	—	High	1,593	148.35	2,363	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	130.86	1,974	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	127.61	1,508	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	106.55	1,121	27

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)	—	$1,406	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,254	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,217	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,735	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,475	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,253	9

Every lot, as filed

99 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	600–650	634	221.17/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	281.54/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	216.81/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	239.96/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	230.64/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	237.18/cwt	234.00–240.00	999	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	262.86/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,388	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	252.22/cwt	248.00–258.00	956	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	272.68/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	256.74/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	184.98/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	230.72/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,315	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	232.99/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,097	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	214.61/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,328	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	261.08/cwt	260.00–265.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	274.35/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,174	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,175	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	204.04/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	221.48/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	286.61/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,124	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	220.85/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,177	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	225.49/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	227.55/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,213	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	286.98/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	241.04/cwt	240.00–245.00	901	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	129.78/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,621	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	101.05/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,070	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	126.17/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,088	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	111.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,145	8
Bulls	—	—	1,392	154.72/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	143.75/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,163	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,217	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,252.78/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,253	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,672.22/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,672	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,444.79/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,445	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,285.00/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,285	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	106.20/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,133	12
Bulls	—	—	1,818	150.05/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,728	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	138.44/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,931	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	131.78/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,906	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	123.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,397	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	136.05/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	205.56/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	226.92/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	793	188.50/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	213.49/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	272.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	263.38/cwt	260.00–268.00	969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	302.22/cwt	298.00–304.00	967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	227.64/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,275	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	202.75/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	233.28/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	237.17/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	248.63/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,057	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	261.32/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	229.65/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,442	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	262.73/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	210.97/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	287.72/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	328.68/cwt	326.00–330.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	313.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	269.86/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,409	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	242.94/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	291.92/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	245.57/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	220.56/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	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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