Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $224.67/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −168.18 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$224.67

63 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

vs AL average

−34.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	234.22	1,277	25
Medium and Large 2	573	218.99	1,255	31
Medium and Large 3	546	215.71	1,179	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale63 hd

224.67

—

AL average13 barns · 612 hd

232.50

−7.83

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−34.96

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−168.18

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	1,657	144.59	2,395	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	126.92	1,735	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	126.67	1,496	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	109.52	1,105	25

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)	—	$1,686	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,519	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,230	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,713	8

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	247.94/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,071	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	237.55/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,119	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	217.51/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,270	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	251.99/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	263.67/cwt	257.00–267.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	231.48/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,336	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	241.64/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	260.02/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	278.22/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,330	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	228.01/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	303.28/cwt	300.00–305.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	275.28/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	238.72/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,256	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	261.21/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,272	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	288.25/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,239	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	228.38/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	226.84/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,298	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	218.42/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	225.15/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	227.03/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	211.76/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,296	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	200.98/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	255.20/cwt	250.00–268.00	954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	266.40/cwt	260.00–270.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	220.49/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	292.41/cwt	290.00–300.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	193.99/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	262.02/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	250.82/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,189	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	227.79/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,080	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	282.38/cwt	280.00–285.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	967	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	125.66/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,689	9
Bulls	—	—	1,649	145.45/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,398	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	133.95/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,838	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	121.35/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,735	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	126.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,473	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	104.33/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,021	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,263	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,230.00/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,230	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,766.67/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,767	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,050.00/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	236.60/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,039	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	120.92/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,452	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	133.40/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,573	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	115.23/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,151	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,386	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,127	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	339	250.78/cwt	250.00–252.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	641	203.71/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	235.75/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	287.33/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,500	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	225.02/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	359.22/cwt	355.00–365.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	242.71/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	221.56/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	262.35/cwt	260.00–267.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	258.93/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	206.51/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	259.99/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	251.55/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,323	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	283.18/cwt	280.00–290.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	249.71/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	313.23/cwt	310.00–320.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	273.20/cwt	270.00–280.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	236.53/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	240.02/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,258	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	269.24/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,397	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	295.98/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	273.96/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	227.43/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	279.82/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	307.89/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,004	7

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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