Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $226.30/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −166.55 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$226.30

60 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$21.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs AL average

−32.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	232.17	1,260	30
Medium and Large 2	537	221.52	1,189	27
Medium and Large 3	523	210.66	1,102	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.51/cwt here — about $158 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 sale60 hd

226.30

—

AL average14 barns · 513 hd

224.95

+1.35

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−32.09

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−166.55

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	1,586	141.61	2,247	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	121.75	1,801	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	118.65	1,365	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	106.49	1,151	24

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)	—	$1,650	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,555	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,492	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,394	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,638	8

Every lot, as filed

94 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 3	550–600	585	229.34/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	203.47/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	210.66/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	209.19/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,297	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	214.17/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	283.46/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,165	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	251.26/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	319.23/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	309.60/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	259.96/cwt	258.00–262.00	842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	232.62/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,091	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	289.49/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	222.14/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,168	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	259.54/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,373	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	293.40/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,226	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	219.34/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,261	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	191.77/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	267.95/cwt	264.00–270.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	287.94/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	246.38/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	200.01/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	202.24/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	251.01/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,456	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	298.92/cwt	296.00–303.00	1,130	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	274.53/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,318	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	281.35/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	256.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	271.46/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	301.03/cwt	300.00–302.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	264.26/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	238.35/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,020	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,217	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	114.38/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,279	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	122.36/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,801	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,417	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,941	3
Bulls	—	—	1,659	143.59/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,382	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,250	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,393.75/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,394	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,633.33/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,914.29/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,914	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	242.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	125.38/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,473	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	119.82/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,402	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	104.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,109	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	108.25/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,181	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	295.88/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,400	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	247.26/cwt	243.00–250.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	239.47/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	226.90/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,098	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	258.00/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,463	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	324.65/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	313.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	293.44/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,259	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	303.60/cwt	303.00–304.00	1,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	261.60/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,400	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	217.69/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,354	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	270.34/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,414	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	244.76/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,168	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	265.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	205.44/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	233.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	211.20/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	229.77/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,232	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	225.93/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,306	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	287.97/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,339	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	266.94/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	243.82/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,404	8

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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