Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and 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 $217.62/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −175.23 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$217.62

42 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$13.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.95

vs AL average

−42.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	223.76	1,203	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	216.51	1,201	24
Medium and Large 3	540	209.81	1,133	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.94/cwt here — about $70 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 sale42 hd

217.62

—

AL average14 barns · 495 hd

222.57

−4.95

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−42.84

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−175.23

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	1,521	141.55	2,152	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	124.27	1,737	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	123.16	1,388	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	105.78	1,062	42

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)	—	$1,575	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,354	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,980	28
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,130	5

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	275.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,009	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	239.73/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,036	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	214.14/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	247.99/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	224.08/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	230.38/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,076	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	283.22/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	286.28/cwt	285.00–290.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	281.59/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,087	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	257.20/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	247.71/cwt	246.00–252.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	300.43/cwt	298.00–303.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	234.34/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,226	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	303.75/cwt	300.00–305.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	220.78/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,159	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	213.33/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	195.99/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	208.78/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	203.02/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	220.03/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	214.23/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	269.26/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,182	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	230.91/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,332	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	212.23/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,239	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	222.72/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,062	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	209.43/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	200.51/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	271.43/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,042	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	261.04/cwt	260.00–262.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	246.20/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	133.82/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,548	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	125.15/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,439	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	119.56/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,307	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	105.25/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,090	20
Bulls	—	—	1,452	136.90/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,988	11
Bulls	—	—	1,220	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,842	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,354.17/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,354	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,891.67/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,892	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,130.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,130	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,614.29/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,614	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,512.50/head	2,475.00–2,550.00	2,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	247.02/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,198	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	98.89/cwt	96.00–101.00	947	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	111.37/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,100	13
Bulls	—	—	1,671	145.14/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,425	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	121.93/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,729	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	289.71/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	237.86/cwt	235.00–240.00	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	266.03/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	246.10/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,275	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	253.33/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	229.01/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	241.66/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	262.86/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,398	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	218.50/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,196	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	238.75/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	259.98/cwt	258.00–264.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	283.50/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	221.98/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	201.68/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	308.35/cwt	305.00–310.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	318.42/cwt	315.00–320.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	291.11/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	213.70/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,602	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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