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
BullsHigh1,649103.881,71315
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 2578133.26/cwt130.00–135.007704
SteersMedium and Large 2383171.98/cwt170.00–176.006593
SteersMedium and Large 2560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
SteersMedium and Large 1555161.25/cwt160.00–165.008954
HeifersMedium and Large 3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
HeifersMedium and Large 2330144.15/cwt140.00–148.0047613
BullsMedium and Large 3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
BullsMedium and Large 2528143.16/cwt140.00–148.0075616
HeifersMedium and Large 1375150.45/cwt148.00–155.0056423
HeifersMedium and Large 1625135.39/cwt134.00–142.0084615
HeifersMedium and Large 3760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
HeifersMedium and Large 1569141.12/cwt137.00–145.008039
HeifersMedium and Large 3323134.47/cwt131.00–138.004344
HeifersMedium and Large 3382130.67/cwt130.00–132.004993
HeifersMedium and Large 1260152.00/cwt152.00–152.003951
HeifersMedium and Large 2526135.10/cwt130.00–139.0071113
HeifersMedium and Large 1322151.01/cwt150.00–153.0048610
HeifersMedium and Large 2287147.87/cwt144.00–150.004246
HeifersMedium and Large 2472138.61/cwt135.00–140.006545
HeifersMedium and Large 2632130.70/cwt128.00–132.008263
HeifersMedium and Large 2668121.99/cwt120.00–124.008152
SteersMedium and Large 3675141.51/cwt141.00–142.009552
SteersMedium and Large 3525145.49/cwt145.00–146.007642
SteersMedium and Large 3383160.98/cwt160.00–162.006172
HeifersMedium and Large 1523145.72/cwt140.00–148.0076218
HeifersMedium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 1422148.77/cwt145.00–152.0062825
SteersMedium and Large 1733142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0418
SteersMedium and Large 3455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
SteersMedium and Large 2545162.00/cwt162.00–162.008831
SteersMedium and Large 1615156.00/cwt156.00–156.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 1471146.79/cwt142.00–150.0069128
HeifersMedium and Large 2429139.41/cwt135.00–142.005988
SteersMedium and Large 1460174.00/cwt174.00–174.008001
SteersMedium and Large 2625147.00/cwt147.00–147.009193
SteersMedium and Large 1525168.00/cwt168.00–168.008821
BullsMedium and Large 2334170.27/cwt167.00–175.0056913
BullsMedium and Large 1345178.00/cwt178.00–178.006141
BullsMedium and Large 2424161.52/cwt158.00–164.0068512
BullsMedium and Large 1381173.82/cwt171.00–177.0066212
BullsMedium and Large 1423166.82/cwt165.00–174.0070611
BullsMedium and Large 1530152.19/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
Bulls1,672110.16/cwt108.00–112.001,8425
Bulls1,696102.18/cwt100.00–105.001,7337
Bulls1,50297.36/cwt97.00–98.001,4623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3525.00/cwt525.00–525.001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2700.00/cwt700.00–700.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,187.50/cwt1,075.00–1,300.002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2562.50/cwt450.00–675.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,009.38/cwt900.00–1,200.008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3850.00/cwt800.00–875.003
Bred CowsSmall 1-2825.00/cwt825.00–825.001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2550.00/cwt550.00–550.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2890.00/cwt775.00–1,025.005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3812.50/cwt775.00–850.002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2875.00/cwt875.00–875.008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,059.38/cwt900.00–1,150.0016
BullsMedium and Large 3280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
BullsMedium and Large 1275184.00/cwt184.00–184.005061
BullsMedium and Large 2482150.99/cwt148.00–154.0072812
BullsMedium and Large 2377167.32/cwt164.00–169.006319
BullsMedium and Large 3510138.00/cwt138.00–138.007043
BullsMedium and Large 3330163.00/cwt160.00–165.005385
BullsMedium and Large 2745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008944
BullsMedium and Large 2790112.50/cwt112.00–113.008892
BullsMedium and Large 3486141.27/cwt136.00–145.006874
BullsMedium and Large 2620135.51/cwt134.00–137.008402
BullsMedium and Large 3421150.05/cwt145.00–154.0063211
BullsMedium and Large 1612140.32/cwt138.00–143.008593
BullsMedium and Large 2569138.68/cwt135.00–143.0078913
BullsMedium and Large 1660133.00/cwt133.00–133.008781
BullsMedium and Large 3572130.59/cwt130.00–133.007475
BullsMedium and Large 1567147.98/cwt145.00–153.008395
BullsMedium and Large 1467157.22/cwt155.00–162.007349
BullsMedium and Large 3380158.00/cwt158.00–158.006003
HeifersMedium and Large 3479126.49/cwt125.00–131.006064
HeifersMedium and Large 2366142.05/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.