Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.13/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −50.35 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$160.13

135 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	165.13	779	60
Medium and Large 2	459	159.68	733	44
Medium and Large 3	445	151.11	672	31

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about $107 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $177.83, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale135 hd

160.13

—

AL average14 barns · 770 hd

156.20

+3.94

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−50.35

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	1,681	104.08	1,750	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	82.40	1,201	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	81.58	881	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	58.71	590	9thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 3	—	310	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	148.39/cwt	145.00–151.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	137.24/cwt	135.00–138.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	156.01/cwt	152.00–160.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.98/cwt	148.00–155.00	726	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.84/cwt	140.00–146.00	550	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	175.96/cwt	174.00–178.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	144.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	141.43/cwt	138.00–146.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	148.11/cwt	145.00–154.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.55/cwt	142.00–150.00	480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	662	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	165.05/cwt	160.00–169.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	181.45/cwt	177.00–185.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	173.03/cwt	172.00–175.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	163.50/cwt	160.00–166.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	181.66/cwt	181.00–182.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	172.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	187.06/cwt	183.00–190.00	793	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	155.76/cwt	151.00–159.00	829	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	159.39/cwt	157.00–166.00	773	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.99/cwt	141.00–144.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	195.83/cwt	193.00–200.00	427	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	82.86/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,194	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	77.66/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,113	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	88.36/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	73.44/cwt	70.00–76.00	750	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	88.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	954	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	60.45/cwt	58.00–62.00	632	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	80.70/cwt	77.00–83.00	897	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	52.62/cwt	50.00–55.00	455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,739	111.45/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,938	5
Bulls	—	—	1,784	103.70/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,850	4
Bulls	—	—	1,506	95.26/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,435	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	731.25/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	946.43/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	883.33/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	167.40/cwt	166.00–170.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	145.32/cwt	142.00–150.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	176.88/cwt	172.00–180.00	677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	152.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	715	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	168.78/cwt	162.00–172.00	734	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	180.66/cwt	180.00–182.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.91/cwt	174.00–184.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	183.63/cwt	181.00–186.00	698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	157.15/cwt	154.00–160.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	143.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	2

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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