Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter 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 $249.78/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −143.07 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$249.78

54 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$16.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.93

vs AL average

−30.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	258.90	1,421	10thin
Medium and Large 2	546	251.11	1,372	27
Medium and Large 3	549	242.30	1,330	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale54 hd

249.78

—

AL average15 barns · 671 hd

257.71

−7.93

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−30.52

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−143.07

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	1,708	140.42	2,398	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	121.93	1,759	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	120.06	1,370	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	106.00	1,059	23

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)	—	$1,796	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,668	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,429	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,417	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,081	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,925	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,131	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	279.43/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,288	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	257.16/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,358	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	289.62/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	329.74/cwt	327.00–334.00	1,421	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	258.98/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	324.05/cwt	322.00–328.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	303.17/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,298	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	235.73/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	258.82/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,388	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	236.18/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	323.48/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	327.49/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	319.82/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,196	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	311.18/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,450	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	332.69/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	291.96/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	311.97/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	309.02/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	325.88/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	275.94/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	310.95/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	293.55/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,283	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	271.34/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,313	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	248.53/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,320	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	127.46/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,444	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	122.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,424	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	126.83/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,748	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	122.45/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,956	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	116.38/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,307	20
Bulls	—	—	1,533	136.18/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,088	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,583.33/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,583	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,428.57/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,429	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,131.25/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,131	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,141.67/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,142	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,168.75/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,169	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,066.67/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,745.00/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,745	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	233.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	316.46/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,035	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	141.69/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,494	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	100.75/cwt	99.00–104.00	929	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	107.85/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,107	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	115.97/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	253.14/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,694	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	300.98/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,568	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	199.33/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	221.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	292.78/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,356	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	241.94/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,486	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	323.56/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,404	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	304.91/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,598	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	237.83/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,601	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	270.03/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	249.51/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	354.60/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	330.77/cwt	328.00–333.00	1,558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	265.16/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,403	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	275.00/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	332.41/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	331.03/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	313.62/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	348.79/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,137	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	323.52/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	337.33/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	297.62/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	317.17/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,434	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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