Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $255.55/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −137.30 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$255.55

65 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$26.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.38

vs AL average

−11.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	262.44	1,383	43
Medium and Large 2	548	247.57	1,356	12thin
Medium and Large 3	557	235.49	1,312	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.95/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale65 hd

255.55

—

AL average15 barns · 432 hd

237.17

+18.38

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−11.50

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−137.30

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	1,573	136.15	2,141	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	127.79	1,841	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	125.48	1,440	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	110.88	1,142	20

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)	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,679	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,497	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,560	70
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,725	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,250	10

Every lot, as filed

100 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	700–750	745	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	229.98/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	220.49/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	301.30/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	273.19/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,024	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	298.25/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	296.52/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	314.17/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,046	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	290.53/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,360	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	270.23/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	253.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	242.36/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	234.01/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	268.07/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	248.16/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,308	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	276.84/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,199	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	302.76/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,402	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	248.08/cwt	236.00–248.25	1,526	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	292.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	233.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	255.39/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	312.61/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,200	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	235.34/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	274.71/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	258.45/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	282.23/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,326	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	261.68/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	284	292.04/cwt	290.00–295.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	255.97/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	245.64/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	246.74/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	241.77/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	231.30/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	285.49/cwt	284.00–286.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	212.02/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	131.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,541	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	126.02/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,447	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,082	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	134.65/cwt	132.00–137.00	2,094	4
Bulls	—	—	1,442	132.78/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,915	5
Bulls	—	—	1,666	138.55/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,308	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,041.67/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,042	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,678.57/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,679	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,250	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,270.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,270	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,825	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,533.33/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,473.08/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,473	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,865.91/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,866	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	291.05/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,275	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	111.68/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,150	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	107.24/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,143	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	129.21/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,755	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,783	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	120.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,365	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	212.67/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	641	220.75/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	284.34/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	307.82/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	263.40/cwt	254.00–264.50	1,380	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	304.84/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	249.65/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	310.98/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	304.73/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,600	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	315.86/cwt	314.00–317.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	282.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,029	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	324.45/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,701	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	321.02/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	261.31/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	236.76/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	273.59/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	264.14/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	323.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	292.67/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,507	3

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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