Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, boning cows sold up to 92 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $160.40/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −50.09 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$160.40

159 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$15.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	168.21	807	38
Medium and Large 2	459	159.78	734	91
Medium and Large 3	442	152.37	673	30

One grade step is worth $15.84/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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $186.73, 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 sale159 hd

160.40

—

AL average14 barns · 812 hd

154.61

+5.79

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−50.09

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	1,801	108.38	1,952	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	78.90	1,205	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	77.52	879	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	930	57.90	539	13

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1	—	632	136.60/cwt	135.00–138.00	863	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	176.12/cwt	173.00–179.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	154.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	140.75/cwt	140.00–142.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	142.40/cwt	140.00–144.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	160.68/cwt	160.00–164.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	139.42/cwt	138.00–140.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.55/cwt	138.00–146.00	679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	154.77/cwt	153.00–157.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.54/cwt	154.00–160.00	595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	131.39/cwt	128.00–136.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	167.79/cwt	162.00–172.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	153.45/cwt	150.00–156.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	176.03/cwt	172.00–178.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	166.99/cwt	165.00–170.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	157.33/cwt	156.00–158.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	168.61/cwt	166.00–170.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	188.49/cwt	188.00–190.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	164.37/cwt	163.00–165.00	935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	155.45/cwt	152.00–160.00	731	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	169.98/cwt	168.00–172.00	784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	192.00/cwt	188.00–194.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	142.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.83/cwt	157.00–160.00	826	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	64.37/cwt	63.00–65.00	635	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	56.58/cwt	55.00–60.00	461	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	72.77/cwt	70.00–75.00	774	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	84.92/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,061	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	79.00/cwt	76.00–82.00	912	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	51.13/cwt	50.00–53.00	499	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,053	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	79.20/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,221	19
Bulls	—	—	1,792	101.16/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	110.05/cwt	107.00–112.00	2,019	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,032.50/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	830.00/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	500.00–675.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,578.13/cwt	1,400.00–1,650.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	815.63/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	721.43/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	929.17/cwt	875.00–975.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,180.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	—	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	822.50/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	186.13/cwt	184.00–188.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.91/cwt	146.00–156.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.83/cwt	148.00–153.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	149.69/cwt	148.00–151.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.54/cwt	148.00–156.00	717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	130.97/cwt	128.00–134.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	181.03/cwt	180.00–185.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	294	171.97/cwt	170.00–178.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	178.64/cwt	174.00–184.00	577	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	202.95/cwt	198.00–208.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	140.47/cwt	136.00–143.00	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	159.51/cwt	158.00–160.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	150.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	795	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	185.98/cwt	185.00–188.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	165.97/cwt	162.00–168.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.53/cwt	135.00–143.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	178.50/cwt	175.00–182.00	657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	144.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	808.33/cwt	800.00–825.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	986.54/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	—	26

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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