Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

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 $143.48/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$143.48

153 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	147.13	722	47
Medium and Large 2	453	143.78	652	81
Medium and Large 3	423	135.64	574	25

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $148 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 sale153 hd

143.48

—

AL average14 barns · 1,663 hd

149.24

−5.76

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	1,654	104.24	1,724	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	77.70	1,103	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	77.66	915	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	56.39	571	72

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	517	142.61/cwt	138.00–145.00	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.15/cwt	150.00–157.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	157.13/cwt	155.00–160.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.74/cwt	142.00–148.00	622	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	149.78/cwt	146.00–153.00	568	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.34/cwt	146.00–147.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	142.07/cwt	140.00–144.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	144.29/cwt	140.00–147.00	687	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	140.33/cwt	138.00–144.00	469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	149.52/cwt	148.00–151.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.77/cwt	135.00–138.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	128.43/cwt	125.00–131.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	812	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	181.39/cwt	180.00–184.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	813	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.08/cwt	165.00–171.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	161.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	155.71/cwt	152.00–160.00	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.85/cwt	170.00–172.00	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	170.05/cwt	168.00–172.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	155.12/cwt	152.00–158.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	141.75/cwt	140.00–144.00	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.69/cwt	168.00–172.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.52/cwt	146.00–148.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	177.37/cwt	175.00–180.00	667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	183.62/cwt	182.00–185.00	593	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	62.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	656	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	55.90/cwt	54.00–59.00	552	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	84.22/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,140	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	76.61/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,050	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	86.74/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,023	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	78.10/cwt	75.00–82.00	917	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	50.51/cwt	48.00–53.00	506	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,746	69.00/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,205	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	71.61/cwt	68.00–74.00	848	29
Bulls	—	—	1,674	110.27/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,846	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	97.85/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,507	6
Bulls	—	—	1,729	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,833	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	583.33/cwt	550.00–600.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	575.00–750.00	—	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	583.50/cwt	500.00–695.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	500.00–675.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	858.33/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	695.83/cwt	675.00–700.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	973.08/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	—	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	151.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	158.66/cwt	158.00–160.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	171.47/cwt	170.00–174.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	160.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	160.72/cwt	158.00–162.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	148.40/cwt	148.00–149.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	136.64/cwt	136.00–138.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	148.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	773	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.52/cwt	175.00–176.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	156.40/cwt	154.00–160.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	129.35/cwt	128.00–131.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	141.11/cwt	140.00–143.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	782	114.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	163.74/cwt	162.00–165.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	162.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	605	8

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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