Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.80/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$143.80

249 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	146.32	773	153
Medium and Large 2	452	141.22	639	70
Medium and Large 3	418	135.92	568	26

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $205 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 sale249 hd

143.80

—

AL average14 barns · 1,843 hd

143.58

+0.22

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	1,560	93.35	1,457	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	70.58	1,011	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	67.72	770	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	50.94	511	24

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	364	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	137.57/cwt	132.00–140.00	724	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	157.60/cwt	156.00–160.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	139.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	139.31/cwt	133.00–140.00	865	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	150.48/cwt	147.00–155.00	512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	144.11/cwt	142.00–146.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	152.58/cwt	150.00–156.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.36/cwt	155.00–158.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	129.59/cwt	128.00–130.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	133.06/cwt	131.00–135.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	174.00/cwt	170.00–178.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	165.65/cwt	165.00–168.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	140.84/cwt	138.00–145.00	601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	127.77/cwt	121.00–130.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	138.13/cwt	133.00–143.00	645	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	141.73/cwt	138.00–143.00	795	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.90/cwt	145.00–154.00	711	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	181.32/cwt	180.00–182.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	161.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	156.51/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	192.55/cwt	188.00–197.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	162.87/cwt	160.00–168.00	870	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	175.72/cwt	174.00–178.00	824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	193.11/cwt	190.00–197.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	190.81/cwt	190.00–192.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	187.39/cwt	184.00–194.00	785	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	67.22/cwt	65.00–70.00	920	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,209	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	70.85/cwt	62.00–79.00	831	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	73.55/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,097	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	43.97/cwt	43.00–45.00	417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	56.67/cwt	55.00–57.00	592	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	70.09/cwt	67.00–73.00	800	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	62.38/cwt	60.00–65.00	692	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	49.66/cwt	48.00–52.00	495	16
Bulls	—	—	1,657	86.59/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,435	3
Bulls	—	—	1,448	100.24/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,451	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	91.53/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,464	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	450.00–575.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	562.50/cwt	525.00–575.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	713.89/cwt	600.00–850.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	136.61/cwt	133.00–140.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	183.87/cwt	181.00–186.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	172.49/cwt	171.00–173.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	182.87/cwt	178.00–188.00	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	160.42/cwt	160.00–162.00	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	149.35/cwt	148.00–150.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	145.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	179.77/cwt	174.00–182.00	762	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	158.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	899	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	171.20/cwt	170.00–175.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	112.29/cwt	111.00–115.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	133.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	279	188.21/cwt	185.00–190.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	646	2

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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