Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $143.35/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$143.35

166 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$21.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	147.98	695	92
Medium and Large 2	463	142.29	659	52
Medium and Large 3	553	126.50	699	22

One grade step is worth $21.48/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale166 hd

143.35

—

AL average16 barns · 1,609 hd

141.99

+1.36

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	1,654	99.44	1,645	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	74.35	1,003	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	72.31	809	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	57.39	563	22

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,057.89/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	—	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	170.39/cwt	170.00–172.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	176.04/cwt	174.00–178.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	149.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	155.59/cwt	153.00–158.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.93/cwt	148.00–154.00	645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	135.20/cwt	135.00–136.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	141.56/cwt	138.00–143.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	149.49/cwt	147.00–151.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	147.31/cwt	143.00–150.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.87/cwt	140.00–146.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.00/cwt	142.00–147.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	149.18/cwt	147.00–153.00	721	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	143.78/cwt	141.00–147.00	821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	152.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	570	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	177.73/cwt	175.00–180.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	164.96/cwt	160.00–168.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	171.47/cwt	168.00–175.00	880	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	171.10/cwt	170.00–176.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	150.47/cwt	149.00–152.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	156.15/cwt	153.00–159.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	141.33/cwt	140.00–144.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	166.51/cwt	165.00–168.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	162.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.73/cwt	168.00–173.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	186.70/cwt	185.00–190.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	194.11/cwt	192.00–196.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	882	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	62.30/cwt	62.00–64.00	581	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,212	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	73.78/cwt	72.00–75.00	983	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	73.79/cwt	71.00–76.00	845	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	67.64/cwt	65.00–70.00	719	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	80.82/cwt	78.00–82.00	865	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	49.47/cwt	48.00–50.00	506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	57.14/cwt	55.00–60.00	570	11
Bulls	—	—	1,656	97.34/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,612	9
Bulls	—	—	1,651	103.21/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,704	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	612.50/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	829.17/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,460.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,650.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	967.86/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	612.50/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	181.56/cwt	178.00–187.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	161.78/cwt	158.00–166.00	702	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	141.93/cwt	138.00–148.00	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	135.42/cwt	135.00–136.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.68/cwt	150.00–156.00	865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	147.05/cwt	144.00–150.00	768	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	117.32/cwt	116.00–118.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	150.12/cwt	148.00–152.00	712	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	172.41/cwt	170.00–174.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	130.20/cwt	129.00–132.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	158.27/cwt	155.00–164.00	741	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	146.55/cwt	143.00–149.00	544	9

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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