Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-04-13

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 13
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
261 vs last sale 514 195 vs year ago 580 · +33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
6 vs last sale 148 28 vs year ago 170 · 16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
36 vs last sale 66 35 vs year ago 65 · 53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $143.44/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$143.44
167 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.53
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520147.5076879
Medium and Large 2488142.3669464
Medium and Large 3502132.9966724
One grade step is worth $14.51/cwt here — about $101 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 sale167 hd
143.44
AL average13 barns · 1,324 hd
143.98
−0.53
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
BullsLow1,648105.701,74219
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11776.8385852
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47876.721,13414
CowsLean 85-90%Average98760.5859821

Every lot, as filed

91 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 3329141.95/cwt140.00–145.004675
HeifersMedium and Large 3755118.00/cwt118.00–118.008912
HeifersMedium and Large 3575128.00/cwt128.00–128.007362
HeifersMedium and Large 2285158.00/cwt158.00–158.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005955
SteersMedium and Large 1360183.00/cwt183.00–183.006591
HeifersMedium and Large 2788121.00/cwt120.00–122.009532
HeifersMedium and Large 3478133.97/cwt132.00–136.006404
HeifersMedium and Large 2387149.33/cwt148.00–152.005789
HeifersMedium and Large 1527147.00/cwt144.00–151.0077518
HeifersMedium and Large 1310162.00/cwt162.00–162.005022
SteersMedium and Large 3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 2520139.49/cwt138.00–140.007254
HeifersMedium and Large 2583135.44/cwt130.00–138.007909
HeifersMedium and Large 2426148.21/cwt142.00–150.0063111
SteersMedium and Large 3680141.68/cwt141.00–143.009636
SteersMedium and Large 3527153.63/cwt152.00–155.008105
SteersMedium and Large 2636150.40/cwt150.00–151.009575
SteersMedium and Large 1575167.93/cwt164.00–172.009664
HeifersMedium and Large 2472143.12/cwt140.00–147.0067611
HeifersMedium and Large 1475150.00/cwt148.00–152.0071313
SteersMedium and Large 2520162.43/cwt160.00–165.008458
SteersMedium and Large 2573159.51/cwt157.00–160.009146
SteersMedium and Large 2775144.01/cwt142.00–145.001,1163
SteersMedium and Large 3718138.56/cwt136.00–143.009955
SteersMedium and Large 3757136.67/cwt135.00–140.001,0353
SteersMedium and Large 3565152.50/cwt152.00–153.008622
SteersMedium and Large 2423170.00/cwt168.00–172.007198
SteersMedium and Large 1533170.28/cwt168.00–175.009083
SteersMedium and Large 1665154.49/cwt153.00–156.001,0272
SteersMedium and Large 3415162.00/cwt162.00–162.006722
SteersMedium and Large 2374174.43/cwt170.00–176.006529
SteersMedium and Large 2478167.01/cwt165.00–168.007983
SteersMedium and Large 2327174.68/cwt173.00–178.005713
SteersMedium and Large 1415177.17/cwt175.00–181.007356
SteersMedium and Large 1614157.61/cwt157.00–158.009685
SteersMedium and Large 1471173.05/cwt170.00–176.008155
SteersMedium and Large 2714147.32/cwt145.00–149.001,0526
SteersMedium and Large 2667149.67/cwt149.00–150.009983
BullsMedium and Large 2472159.02/cwt153.00–164.007516
BullsMedium and Large 1520162.04/cwt160.00–166.008433
BullsMedium and Large 1580151.29/cwt150.00–154.008776
BullsMedium and Large 1464169.59/cwt166.00–171.007875
BullsMedium and Large 1369183.53/cwt180.00–188.006775
BullsMedium and Large 1331185.56/cwt184.00–189.006147
CowsLean 85-90%1,01561.12/cwt59.00–63.006207
CowsLean 85-90%92155.24/cwt54.00–56.005097
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47876.72/cwt75.00–78.001,13414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21484.15/cwt82.00–88.001,0226
CowsLean 85-90%1,02465.39/cwt64.00–68.006707
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15979.08/cwt76.00–82.0091724
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04472.39/cwt70.00–75.0075622
Bulls1,701101.22/cwt98.00–103.001,7224
Bulls1,580110.91/cwt110.00–112.001,7522
Bulls1,642106.28/cwt104.00–109.001,74513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800.00/cwt800.00–800.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3775.00/cwt775.00–775.001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2525.00/cwt525.00–525.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,137.50/cwt1,050.00–1,250.0012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3875.00/cwt800.00–950.0012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2941.67/cwt875.00–1,000.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,485.00/cwt1,400.00–1,675.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3725.00/cwt725.00–725.001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2718.75/cwt675.00–775.008
BullsMedium and Large 1420174.34/cwt172.00–180.007326
BullsMedium and Large 3567133.04/cwt130.00–135.007545
BullsMedium and Large 2531150.01/cwt148.00–154.007975
BullsMedium and Large 3478147.64/cwt140.00–150.0070610
BullsMedium and Large 2419166.77/cwt162.00–171.0069910
BullsMedium and Large 3380156.00/cwt150.00–160.005935
BullsMedium and Large 3413151.52/cwt148.00–155.006264
BullsMedium and Large 2275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
BullsMedium and Large 2376173.03/cwt170.00–175.006515
BullsMedium and Large 2628132.45/cwt130.00–135.008324
BullsMedium and Large 2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008652
BullsMedium and Large 3527142.07/cwt140.00–145.007495
BullsMedium and Large 2569141.97/cwt140.00–145.008085
BullsMedium and Large 1705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009312
HeifersMedium and Large 1633139.77/cwt136.00–143.0088513
BullsMedium and Large 2330177.30/cwt174.00–180.005853
BullsMedium and Large 1633147.55/cwt145.00–150.009344
BullsMedium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009063
HeifersMedium and Large 1580143.12/cwt140.00–150.0083015
HeifersMedium and Large 1380158.00/cwt158.00–158.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 3522131.35/cwt130.00–132.006863
HeifersMedium and Large 1430154.31/cwt152.00–158.0066415
HeifersMedium and Large 1690138.00/cwt138.00–138.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 2329152.10/cwt150.00–155.005007
HeifersMedium and Large 3710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008523
HeifersMedium and Large 2624132.48/cwt130.00–135.008278
HeifersMedium and Large 2683130.49/cwt129.00–132.008912

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.