Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-03-09

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 9
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
599 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 717▼ 811 vs year ago 1,410 · −57.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 160▼ 104 vs year ago 250 · −41.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 52▼ 55 vs year ago 100 · −55.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 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 $142.92/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$142.92
207 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.02
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463146.32678129
Medium and Large 2436139.2660763
Medium and Large 3420129.0654215thin
One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $135 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 sale207 hd
142.92
—
AL average14 barns · 1,546 hd
142.90
+0.02
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
Bulls—High1,649103.881,71315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39780.991,13112
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15080.2192370
CowsLean 85-90%Average97256.7655139

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2—578133.26/cwt130.00–135.007704
SteersMedium and Large 2—383171.98/cwt170.00–176.006593
SteersMedium and Large 2—560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
SteersMedium and Large 1—555161.25/cwt160.00–165.008954
HeifersMedium and Large 3—405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330144.15/cwt140.00–148.0047613
BullsMedium and Large 3—665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
BullsMedium and Large 2—528143.16/cwt140.00–148.0075616
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375150.45/cwt148.00–155.0056423
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625135.39/cwt134.00–142.0084615
HeifersMedium and Large 3—760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
HeifersMedium and Large 1—569141.12/cwt137.00–145.008039
HeifersMedium and Large 3—323134.47/cwt131.00–138.004344
HeifersMedium and Large 3—382130.67/cwt130.00–132.004993
HeifersMedium and Large 1—260152.00/cwt152.00–152.003951
HeifersMedium and Large 2—526135.10/cwt130.00–139.0071113
HeifersMedium and Large 1—322151.01/cwt150.00–153.0048610
HeifersMedium and Large 2—287147.87/cwt144.00–150.004246
HeifersMedium and Large 2—472138.61/cwt135.00–140.006545
HeifersMedium and Large 2—632130.70/cwt128.00–132.008263
HeifersMedium and Large 2—668121.99/cwt120.00–124.008152
SteersMedium and Large 3—675141.51/cwt141.00–142.009552
SteersMedium and Large 3—525145.49/cwt145.00–146.007642
SteersMedium and Large 3—383160.98/cwt160.00–162.006172
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523145.72/cwt140.00–148.0076218
HeifersMedium and Large 3—510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422148.77/cwt145.00–152.0062825
SteersMedium and Large 1—733142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0418
SteersMedium and Large 3—455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
SteersMedium and Large 2—545162.00/cwt162.00–162.008831
SteersMedium and Large 1—615156.00/cwt156.00–156.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471146.79/cwt142.00–150.0069128
HeifersMedium and Large 2—429139.41/cwt135.00–142.005988
SteersMedium and Large 1—460174.00/cwt174.00–174.008001
SteersMedium and Large 2—625147.00/cwt147.00–147.009193
SteersMedium and Large 1—525168.00/cwt168.00–168.008821
BullsMedium and Large 2—334170.27/cwt167.00–175.0056913
BullsMedium and Large 1—345178.00/cwt178.00–178.006141
BullsMedium and Large 2—424161.52/cwt158.00–164.0068512
BullsMedium and Large 1—381173.82/cwt171.00–177.0066212
BullsMedium and Large 1—423166.82/cwt165.00–174.0070611
BullsMedium and Large 1—530152.19/cwt150.00–156.008076
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07970.24/cwt67.00–74.0075814
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19185.61/cwt83.00–89.001,02031
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01756.03/cwt53.00–59.0057013
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0704
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,28587.34/cwt86.00–88.001,1223
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14079.10/cwt76.00–82.0090225
CowsLean 85-90%—94750.23/cwt48.00–52.004769
CowsLean 85-90%—95060.77/cwt60.00–64.0057717
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46980.36/cwt78.00–83.001,1805
Bulls——1,672110.16/cwt108.00–112.001,8425
Bulls——1,696102.18/cwt100.00–105.001,7337
Bulls——1,50297.36/cwt97.00–98.001,4623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——525.00/cwt525.00–525.00—1
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,187.50/cwt1,075.00–1,300.00—2
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——562.50/cwt450.00–675.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,009.38/cwt900.00–1,200.00—8
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——850.00/cwt800.00–875.00—3
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—1
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——890.00/cwt775.00–1,025.00—5
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——812.50/cwt775.00–850.00—2
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—8
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,059.38/cwt900.00–1,150.00—16
BullsMedium and Large 3—280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
BullsMedium and Large 1—275184.00/cwt184.00–184.005061
BullsMedium and Large 2—482150.99/cwt148.00–154.0072812
BullsMedium and Large 2—377167.32/cwt164.00–169.006319
BullsMedium and Large 3—510138.00/cwt138.00–138.007043
BullsMedium and Large 3—330163.00/cwt160.00–165.005385
BullsMedium and Large 2—745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008944
BullsMedium and Large 2—790112.50/cwt112.00–113.008892
BullsMedium and Large 3—486141.27/cwt136.00–145.006874
BullsMedium and Large 2—620135.51/cwt134.00–137.008402
BullsMedium and Large 3—421150.05/cwt145.00–154.0063211
BullsMedium and Large 1—612140.32/cwt138.00–143.008593
BullsMedium and Large 2—569138.68/cwt135.00–143.0078913
BullsMedium and Large 1—660133.00/cwt133.00–133.008781
BullsMedium and Large 3—572130.59/cwt130.00–133.007475
BullsMedium and Large 1—567147.98/cwt145.00–153.008395
BullsMedium and Large 1—467157.22/cwt155.00–162.007349
BullsMedium and Large 3—380158.00/cwt158.00–158.006003
HeifersMedium and Large 3—479126.49/cwt125.00–131.006064
HeifersMedium and Large 2—366142.05/cwt140.00–146.005209

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.