Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $140.13/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$140.13

192 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$25.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	151.38	745	67
Medium and Large 2	486	138.91	675	80
Medium and Large 3	518	125.55	651	45

One grade step is worth $25.84/cwt here — about $94 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 sale192 hd

140.13

—

AL average13 barns · 1,212 hd

139.93

+0.20

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	1,756	90.07	1,581	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	72.72	1,036	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	69.49	793	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	52.21	496	12

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	317	157.75/cwt	154.00–162.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	151.45/cwt	148.00–158.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,097	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	171.70/cwt	167.00–174.00	881	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	533	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	152.54/cwt	150.00–159.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.93/cwt	138.00–146.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.07/cwt	125.00–141.00	806	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	148.75/cwt	143.00–149.50	837	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	151.21/cwt	150.00–154.00	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	145.55/cwt	140.00–148.00	394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	707	112.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	151.80/cwt	147.00–156.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	127.58/cwt	125.00–128.00	920	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	148.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	159.18/cwt	158.00–160.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	137.32/cwt	135.00–144.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	192.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	147.01/cwt	144.00–149.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	149.80/cwt	149.00–151.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	181.98/cwt	176.00–185.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	146.26/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,119	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,171	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	939	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	193.96/cwt	188.00–198.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	163.10/cwt	163.00–164.00	877	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	153.23/cwt	148.00–156.00	778	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	176.48/cwt	175.00–178.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	191.17/cwt	188.00–198.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	842	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	51.62/cwt	50.00–55.00	480	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	46.84/cwt	45.00–48.00	441	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	74.49/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,151	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	72.13/cwt	70.00–73.00	999	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	65.73/cwt	64.00–67.00	741	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	70.49/cwt	68.00–73.00	812	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	58.74/cwt	57.00–60.00	589	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	76.46/cwt	74.00–79.00	840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	86.04/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,424	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	90.71/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,578	5
Bulls	—	—	2,135	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,114	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	708.33/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	675.00–950.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	182.52/cwt	182.00–184.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	165.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	696	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	189.99/cwt	186.00–192.00	788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	138.75/cwt	135.00–142.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.45/cwt	154.00–160.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	145.17/cwt	142.00–147.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	123.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	170.67/cwt	168.00–174.00	555	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	176.59/cwt	174.00–178.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	164.68/cwt	161.00–168.00	784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	181.21/cwt	176.00–186.00	656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	167.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	139.18/cwt	136.00–140.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	157.99/cwt	155.00–160.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	173.19/cwt	170.00–178.00	464	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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