Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $230.18/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −162.67 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$230.18

62 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs AL average

−34.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	235.64	1,310	31
Medium and Large 2	542	224.72	1,217	31

One grade step is worth $10.92/cwt here — about $92 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 sale62 hd

230.18

—

AL average15 barns · 710 hd

232.37

−2.19

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−34.92

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−162.67

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	1,770	139.53	2,470	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	111.84	1,294	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,323	110.62	1,463	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	102.94	1,021	33

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,671	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,614	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,428	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,310	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,188	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,237	28

Every lot, as filed

96 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	200–250	220	358.84/cwt	355.00–360.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	301.14/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,129	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	253.60/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,349	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	219.33/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	284.34/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	225.43/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,193	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	283.34/cwt	283.00–284.00	1,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	240.51/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	222.97/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,278	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	253.23/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,461	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	208.75/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	262.81/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,380	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	273.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	238.14/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	248.66/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	219.42/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,391	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	259.08/cwt	254.00–262.00	982	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	235.80/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,127	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	250.64/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,063	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	319.36/cwt	318.00–320.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	280.36/cwt	280.00–281.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	273.75/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,295	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	221.72/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	312.53/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,047	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	264.77/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	236.50/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	265.84/cwt	260.00–269.00	893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	276.15/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	241.88/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,035	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	228.57/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,090	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	140.66/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,571	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	102.28/cwt	100.00–105.00	996	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	108.34/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,100	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	106.43/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,485	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	105.77/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,238	18
Bulls	—	—	1,540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,079	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	966.67/head	950.00–1,000.00	967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,427.78/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,428	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,457.14/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,457	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,236.61/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,237	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,621.05/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,621	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,581.25/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	286.79/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,098	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	118.18/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,384	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,284	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	113.13/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,447	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	97.85/cwt	94.00–99.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	317.20/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	247.30/cwt	244.00–250.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	246.67/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	248.64/cwt	242.00–249.50	1,718	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	307.75/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	236.00/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,263	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	300.88/cwt	300.00–302.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	235.38/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,344	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	285.01/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,357	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	258.56/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	224.42/cwt	223.50–230.00	1,513	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	296.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	261.71/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	301.00/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,276	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	231.05/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,433	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	291.76/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,222	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	282.85/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,440	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	265.63/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,387	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	329.24/cwt	325.00–335.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	275.18/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,021	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	247.48/cwt	244.00–253.00	1,173	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,984	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	320.95/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,078	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	380.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	240.75/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	264.53/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,127	14

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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