Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, boning cows sold up to 95 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 $141.33/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$141.33

297 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$8.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	142.23	806	184
Medium and Large 2	461	141.30	651	92
Medium and Large 3	434	133.60	580	21

One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about $226 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 sale297 hd

141.33

—

AL average13 barns · 1,072 hd

142.68

−1.35

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	—	Low	1,581	110.41	1,745	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	82.54	1,193	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	80.01	870	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	61.06	577	26

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	151.63/cwt	150.00–154.00	431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	130.31/cwt	128.00–134.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	127.56/cwt	124.00–130.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	141.36/cwt	138.00–145.00	811	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	113.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	137.81/cwt	133.00–140.00	711	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	145.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.14/cwt	135.00–137.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	141.47/cwt	138.00–147.00	676	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	128.90/cwt	125.00–131.00	933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.26/cwt	134.00–142.00	873	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	765	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	891	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	148.65/cwt	146.00–152.00	556	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	149.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	473	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,010	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	158.85/cwt	158.00–160.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	157.37/cwt	152.00–160.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	157.08/cwt	154.00–160.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	123.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	147.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	156.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	173.02/cwt	170.00–176.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,031	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	149.52/cwt	148.00–150.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	158.42/cwt	152.00–161.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	163.65/cwt	160.00–168.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	152.82/cwt	148.00–155.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	152.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	158.41/cwt	158.00–159.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	170.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	164.60/cwt	162.00–170.00	859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	183.31/cwt	182.00–184.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	176.48/cwt	174.00–178.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.32/cwt	150.00–156.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	898	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	139.88/cwt	137.00–142.00	863	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	715	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	77.49/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,142	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	87.05/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,199	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	82.41/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,202	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	52.44/cwt	50.00–55.00	516	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	66.15/cwt	65.00–68.00	636	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	60.62/cwt	58.00–62.00	561	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	73.19/cwt	70.00–76.00	734	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	86.19/cwt	84.00–90.00	988	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	80.06/cwt	77.00–83.00	881	39
Bulls	—	—	1,481	103.42/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,532	7
Bulls	—	—	1,740	122.42/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,130	3
Bulls	—	—	1,599	111.49/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,783	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	618.75/cwt	600.00–625.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	656.25/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,120.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,337.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	878.13/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,117.86/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	575.00–875.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	784	117.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	139.38/cwt	135.00–145.00	728	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.02/cwt	148.00–158.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	155.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	672	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.89/cwt	123.00–131.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	162.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.29/cwt	168.00–172.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	131.84/cwt	130.00–134.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	161.60/cwt	160.00–164.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	140.58/cwt	140.00–142.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.13/cwt	144.00–152.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3

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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