Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.98/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$141.98

132 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	148.74	705	47
Medium and Large 2	444	141.45	628	62
Medium and Large 3	459	129.59	595	23

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale132 hd

141.98

—

AL average16 barns · 1,074 hd

138.58

+3.40

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	—	High	1,757	94.76	1,665	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	73.37	1,073	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	70.04	801	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	51.50	503	14

Every lot, as filed

84 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 3	—	338	140.66/cwt	138.00–144.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	135.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	152.49/cwt	150.00–158.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	141.84/cwt	138.00–145.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	138.84/cwt	135.00–144.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	137.24/cwt	135.00–141.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.81/cwt	142.00–148.00	553	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.15/cwt	148.00–154.00	492	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	132.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	185.29/cwt	184.00–188.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.59/cwt	144.00–151.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.59/cwt	146.00–155.00	711	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	174.65/cwt	172.00–180.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	185.61/cwt	182.00–190.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	179.99/cwt	179.00–181.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	180.00/cwt	176.00–182.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	173.91/cwt	170.00–178.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	192.30/cwt	189.00–195.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.38/cwt	158.00–164.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	128.95/cwt	127.00–131.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	227.85/cwt	220.00–235.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	201.44/cwt	198.00–205.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	49.61/cwt	47.00–52.00	472	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	54.90/cwt	53.00–57.00	561	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	76.98/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,055	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	70.97/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,082	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	77.19/cwt	75.00–80.00	887	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	71.58/cwt	68.00–74.00	826	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	64.53/cwt	62.00–67.00	729	16
Bulls	—	—	1,753	102.16/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,791	6
Bulls	—	—	1,739	87.93/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,529	7
Bulls	—	—	1,773	95.15/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,687	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	717.86/cwt	550.00–775.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.45/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	865.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,080.00/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	764.29/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,005.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	159.19/cwt	153.00–162.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	149.31/cwt	148.00–150.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	189.92/cwt	184.00–194.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	151.48/cwt	148.00–154.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	176.03/cwt	172.00–178.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	190.06/cwt	188.00–192.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	176.22/cwt	174.00–181.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	185.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	178.67/cwt	176.00–180.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.35/cwt	148.00–157.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.40/cwt	138.00–145.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	148.65/cwt	146.00–150.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	133.96/cwt	132.00–136.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	163.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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