Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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 $260.07/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −132.78 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$260.07

61 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.55

vs AL average

−23.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	268.06	1,444	37
Medium and Large 2	545	252.94	1,380	12thin
Medium and Large 3	563	242.56	1,366	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $78 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 sale61 hd

260.07

—

AL average15 barns · 576 hd

251.52

+8.55

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−23.25

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−132.78

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	1,585	138.32	2,192	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	116.18	1,656	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	115.93	1,330	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	103.93	1,054	49

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)	—	$1,727	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,438	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,008	26

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	350–400	373	322.08/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	310.28/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,291	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	313.04/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	269.54/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,442	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	324.27/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	298.86/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,279	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	282.95/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,497	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	303.32/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,429	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	340.64/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	293.79/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	276.55/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	264.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	311.29/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	319.79/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,538	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	333.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,205	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	262.01/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	315.07/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	246.46/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	277.42/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,337	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	264.57/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	293.61/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,389	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	300.20/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,090	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	255.95/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	272.26/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,310	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	229.52/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	308.48/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	288.25/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	237.11/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,373	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	110.55/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,591	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	124.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,721	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	111.92/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,285	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	123.48/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,403	16
Bulls	—	—	1,657	141.17/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,339	12
Bulls	—	—	1,476	134.05/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,979	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,425	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,717.50/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,718	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	116.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,346	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	96.68/cwt	94.00–99.00	933	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	107.37/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,096	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	102.91/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,053	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	116.71/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	290.29/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	205.67/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	313.61/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,323	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	250.19/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	201.96/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	300.92/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,640	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	369.77/cwt	368.00–375.00	1,231	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	272.53/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	224.18/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	369.57/cwt	366.00–374.00	1,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	294.64/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	348.94/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	239.81/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	251.32/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	330.02/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	322.55/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,068	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	350.02/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,449	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	288.16/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,337	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	229.78/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,445	9

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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