Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $142.61/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$142.61

176 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$7.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	146.02	817	71
Medium and Large 2	502	140.92	707	71
Medium and Large 3	417	139.01	580	34

One grade step is worth $7.01/cwt here — about $237 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 sale176 hd

142.61

—

AL average16 barns · 1,283 hd

145.12

−2.51

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	—	Average	1,745	102.59	1,790	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	85.15	1,167	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	80.47	887	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	64.01	637	26

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	163.31/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	172.99/cwt	170.00–178.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	158.83/cwt	158.00–161.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	138.83/cwt	132.00–141.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	135.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.20/cwt	148.00–157.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	139.18/cwt	137.00–145.00	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	152.28/cwt	149.00–156.00	560	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	140.77/cwt	139.00–146.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	163.56/cwt	158.00–167.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	129.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	142.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	125.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	137.81/cwt	135.00–141.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	147.81/cwt	143.00–151.00	622	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	154.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	161.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	142.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	156.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	174.46/cwt	170.00–176.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	171.00/cwt	167.00–174.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	177.38/cwt	175.00–182.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	167.88/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,051	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	167.53/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,119	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	169.84/cwt	167.00–174.00	900	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	169.23/cwt	163.00–173.00	960	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	145.81/cwt	143.00–150.00	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	157.36/cwt	155.00–162.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	177.33/cwt	176.00–178.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	861	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	85.89/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,162	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	87.33/cwt	85.00–90.00	976	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	80.96/cwt	79.00–84.00	912	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	60.58/cwt	58.00–62.00	593	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	405	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	67.35/cwt	65.00–70.00	692	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	79.73/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,136	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,237	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	75.11/cwt	73.00–78.00	798	20
Bulls	—	—	1,642	99.62/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,636	3
Bulls	—	—	1,847	105.55/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	—	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	825.00–975.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.63/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,166.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,090.00/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	—	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	670.00/cwt	625.00–725.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	143.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	147.78/cwt	142.00–151.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	157.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.95/cwt	152.00–161.00	661	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	136.24/cwt	131.00–141.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	144.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	151.03/cwt	148.00–154.00	418	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	138.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	182.49/cwt	182.00–184.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	135.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.81/cwt	162.00–169.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.83/cwt	150.00–157.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.55/cwt	171.00–174.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	141.57/cwt	140.00–144.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	170.28/cwt	167.00–175.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	170.32/cwt	168.00–172.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	153.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	632	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	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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