Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-03-02

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 2
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
335 vs last sale 382 71 vs year ago 788 · 9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
56 vs last sale 104 50 vs year ago 110 · +45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
79 vs last sale 131 10 vs year ago 42 · +23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 95.00 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $155.80/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$155.80
183 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.06
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501158.1479293
Medium and Large 2453154.0769863
Medium and Large 3395151.7859927
One grade step is worth $6.36/cwt here — about $193 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 sale183 hd
155.80
AL average16 barns · 1,407 hd
149.74
+6.06
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,489104.401,55412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53986.541,33227
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17681.8396282
CowsLean 85-90%High92459.9555416

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1373169.45/cwt166.00–175.0063214
SteersMedium and Large 3242188.68/cwt188.00–190.004573
SteersMedium and Large 1479178.36/cwt176.00–181.008545
SteersMedium and Large 1425185.49/cwt182.00–190.007889
SteersMedium and Large 1722153.95/cwt153.00–154.001,11220
SteersMedium and Large 1672157.01/cwt155.00–158.001,0553
HeifersMedium and Large 1675149.51/cwt149.00–150.001,0092
SteersMedium and Large 1624159.17/cwt158.00–160.009935
HeifersMedium and Large 1536156.01/cwt151.00–158.0083613
HeifersMedium and Large 1576151.70/cwt149.00–156.0087410
HeifersMedium and Large 1432161.04/cwt158.00–168.0069615
HeifersMedium and Large 1715143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0221
HeifersMedium and Large 2576146.18/cwt144.00–147.008426
HeifersMedium and Large 2485150.38/cwt150.00–152.007295
HeifersMedium and Large 2327165.10/cwt160.00–169.0054011
HeifersMedium and Large 2422154.65/cwt150.00–157.0065318
HeifersMedium and Large 2518149.16/cwt148.00–150.007736
HeifersMedium and Large 2629140.73/cwt138.00–144.008858
HeifersMedium and Large 3283159.04/cwt158.00–160.004504
HeifersMedium and Large 1343172.68/cwt170.00–174.005923
HeifersMedium and Large 3339157.43/cwt156.00–158.005347
HeifersMedium and Large 3386151.47/cwt150.00–156.005858
HeifersMedium and Large 3425148.00/cwt148.00–148.006292
HeifersMedium and Large 3568140.50/cwt140.00–141.007984
SteersMedium and Large 3585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
SteersMedium and Large 3295188.00/cwt188.00–188.005551
SteersMedium and Large 1833147.54/cwt145.00–150.001,2292
SteersMedium and Large 1285206.62/cwt203.00–210.005892
SteersMedium and Large 2690153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 1320199.21/cwt198.00–202.006375
SteersMedium and Large 3415164.00/cwt164.00–164.006812
SteersMedium and Large 2424177.92/cwt176.00–180.007547
SteersMedium and Large 2470169.48/cwt168.00–170.007974
SteersMedium and Large 2368181.36/cwt180.00–182.006673
SteersMedium and Large 1372190.91/cwt188.00–195.007108
SteersMedium and Large 3690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
SteersMedium and Large 1570166.30/cwt162.00–172.009483
SteersMedium and Large 1530172.79/cwt170.00–178.0091612
SteersMedium and Large 2517163.04/cwt160.00–167.008433
SteersMedium and Large 2280193.00/cwt193.00–193.005401
SteersMedium and Large 2560159.13/cwt155.00–160.008916
SteersMedium and Large 2343191.99/cwt190.00–194.006596
BullsMedium and Large 1655139.00/cwt139.00–139.009102
BullsMedium and Large 1368187.41/cwt182.00–192.0069020
BullsMedium and Large 1479169.96/cwt166.00–173.0081412
BullsMedium and Large 1516163.40/cwt160.00–169.008439
BullsMedium and Large 1705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1295204.00/cwt204.00–204.006021
CowsLean 85-90%95167.41/cwt65.00–69.006417
CowsLean 85-90%88158.04/cwt55.00–60.005114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56587.00/cwt86.00–88.001,36212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13673.95/cwt71.00–77.0084028
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20888.66/cwt86.00–91.001,07132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18081.92/cwt79.00–85.0096722
CowsLean 85-90%92051.02/cwt50.00–53.004695
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49191.39/cwt89.00–95.001,3638
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55080.21/cwt79.00–83.001,2437
Bulls1,39392.25/cwt90.00–94.001,2854
Bulls1,597113.62/cwt110.00–116.001,8155
Bulls1,435105.25/cwt104.00–107.001,5103
Bred CowsSmall 1-2808.33/cwt750.00–850.006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,032.14/cwt925.00–1,100.007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2847.22/cwt775.00–950.009
Bred CowsSmall 1-2600.00/cwt600.00–600.001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2625.00/cwt550.00–750.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,083.33/cwt1,000.00–1,150.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,287.50/cwt1,150.00–1,400.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2600.00/cwt600.00–600.002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,087.50/cwt1,000.00–1,200.008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.002
Bred CowsSmall 1-2725.00/cwt725.00–725.001
BullsMedium and Large 2330184.13/cwt180.00–188.006086
BullsMedium and Large 2770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 3470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 2371161.89/cwt158.00–165.006019
HeifersMedium and Large 1609151.34/cwt147.00–155.0092217
HeifersMedium and Large 1484157.83/cwt155.00–160.0076418
BullsMedium and Large 2518157.00/cwt156.00–158.008134
BullsMedium and Large 2465160.34/cwt160.00–161.007466
BullsMedium and Large 2422169.34/cwt168.00–170.007156
BullsMedium and Large 1624147.31/cwt145.00–149.009197
BullsMedium and Large 1321193.17/cwt190.00–200.0062010
BullsMedium and Large 1422176.92/cwt172.00–180.0074717
BullsMedium and Large 3382159.34/cwt158.00–160.006093
BullsMedium and Large 3329176.25/cwt175.00–178.005804
BullsMedium and Large 3535140.98/cwt140.00–142.007544
BullsMedium and Large 3575137.33/cwt134.00–140.007906
BullsMedium and Large 2680131.99/cwt130.00–134.008982
BullsMedium and Large 2717123.33/cwt120.00–125.008843
BullsMedium and Large 2576146.97/cwt142.00–150.0084710
BullsMedium and Large 2374176.24/cwt170.00–180.0065910
BullsMedium and Large 3715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
BullsMedium and Large 3420157.04/cwt156.00–158.006604
BullsMedium and Large 1577157.38/cwt154.00–160.009085
BullsMedium and Large 2287190.65/cwt188.00–192.005473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001

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.