Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-05-04

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 4
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
634 head
98 vs last sale 536 300 vs year ago 334 · +89.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
53 vs last sale 117 69 vs year ago 101 · +68.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
19 vs last sale 94 10 vs year ago 103 · +9.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $143.83/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$143.83
169 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.00
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528146.21772106
Medium and Large 2483142.5768849
Medium and Large 3503130.2265514thin
One grade step is worth $15.99/cwt here — about $117 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 sale169 hd
143.83
AL average15 barns · 1,347 hd
140.83
+3.00
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
BullsHigh1,68895.401,61021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57171.021,11616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03670.9973572
CowsLean 85-90%Low92056.8152325

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1425153.53/cwt150.00–159.0065323
HeifersMedium and Large 1332159.34/cwt158.00–161.005293
BullsMedium and Large 2577137.07/cwt134.00–142.0079114
BullsMedium and Large 2478151.51/cwt150.00–158.007248
HeifersMedium and Large 2388149.66/cwt149.00–150.005816
HeifersMedium and Large 3558124.52/cwt120.00–129.006952
HeifersMedium and Large 3668115.99/cwt115.00–117.007753
HeifersMedium and Large 2570139.36/cwt132.00–141.007948
HeifersMedium and Large 3345146.00/cwt146.00–146.005041
HeifersMedium and Large 1675129.49/cwt128.00–131.008744
HeifersMedium and Large 2710119.50/cwt119.00–120.008482
HeifersMedium and Large 2474143.58/cwt138.00–148.0068114
HeifersMedium and Large 2526140.84/cwt136.00–145.007415
HeifersMedium and Large 3365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005114
HeifersMedium and Large 2283156.97/cwt156.00–158.004442
HeifersMedium and Large 2633128.19/cwt125.00–132.008114
HeifersMedium and Large 1529150.67/cwt148.00–155.0079710
HeifersMedium and Large 1478151.97/cwt149.00–156.0072630
HeifersMedium and Large 1560144.01/cwt142.00–149.008065
HeifersMedium and Large 1711129.40/cwt122.00–131.0092025
HeifersMedium and Large 2415145.20/cwt142.00–148.006034
HeifersMedium and Large 2331153.03/cwt151.00–156.005074
SteersMedium and Large 3430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006883
SteersMedium and Large 3465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006982
SteersMedium and Large 1610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
SteersMedium and Large 1423178.66/cwt175.00–181.007563
SteersMedium and Large 1785143.48/cwt140.00–147.001,1262
SteersMedium and Large 1535169.03/cwt168.00–174.0090414
SteersMedium and Large 1735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1031
SteersMedium and Large 2478162.51/cwt160.00–165.007774
SteersMedium and Large 2380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006653
SteersMedium and Large 2565156.02/cwt154.00–158.008822
SteersMedium and Large 2330181.88/cwt178.00–186.006002
SteersMedium and Large 2435170.78/cwt168.00–174.007435
SteersMedium and Large 1465171.67/cwt170.00–175.007986
SteersMedium and Large 1365182.30/cwt180.00–187.006655
SteersMedium and Large 1660154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0161
SteersMedium and Large 2615152.00/cwt152.00–152.009351
SteersMedium and Large 2518160.00/cwt160.00–160.008297
BullsMedium and Large 1377191.41/cwt186.00–196.007226
BullsMedium and Large 1525158.00/cwt158.00–158.008301
BullsMedium and Large 1679129.01/cwt128.00–130.008764
BullsMedium and Large 1480162.72/cwt160.00–168.007813
BullsMedium and Large 1605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy790140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1061
CowsLean 85-90%89848.33/cwt47.00–50.004343
CowsLean 85-90%94860.31/cwt59.00–62.0057212
CowsLean 85-90%89355.16/cwt52.00–57.0049310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68365.27/cwt64.00–66.001,0984
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40777.33/cwt77.00–78.001,0883
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57671.48/cwt69.00–73.001,1279
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04871.75/cwt70.00–75.0075233
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02466.52/cwt64.00–69.0068126
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02878.01/cwt76.00–81.0080213
Bulls1,825103.51/cwt103.00–104.001,8892
Bulls1,52891.91/cwt90.00–94.001,4049
Bulls1,80496.91/cwt95.00–100.001,74810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2786.36/cwt700.00–925.0011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2930.77/cwt850.00–1,100.0013
Bred CowsSmall 3850.00/cwt850.00–850.001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2716.67/cwt650.00–775.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010.00/cwt900.00–1,175.005
Bred CowsSmall 1-2600.00/cwt600.00–600.001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2800.00/cwt800.00–800.001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2750.00/cwt700.00–800.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2600.00/cwt600.00–600.004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,112.50/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0036
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3880.00/cwt800.00–975.0010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,340.63/cwt1,300.00–1,400.0016
BullsMedium and Large 3493145.02/cwt142.00–148.007154
BullsMedium and Large 3334179.29/cwt177.00–180.005994
BullsMedium and Large 2780113.77/cwt111.00–118.008874
BullsMedium and Large 3423154.47/cwt152.00–157.006537
BullsMedium and Large 1426171.39/cwt169.00–175.007307
BullsMedium and Large 3293180.99/cwt180.00–182.005304
BullsMedium and Large 3581129.21/cwt128.00–130.007515
BullsMedium and Large 2516142.38/cwt140.00–147.007355
BullsMedium and Large 2621130.60/cwt130.00–132.008115
BullsMedium and Large 2368180.55/cwt178.00–184.006644
BullsMedium and Large 3375168.98/cwt167.00–171.006347
BullsMedium and Large 3510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006893
BullsMedium and Large 2345182.00/cwt182.00–182.006283
BullsMedium and Large 2675123.98/cwt123.00–125.008372
BullsMedium and Large 2435164.22/cwt160.00–168.0071413
BullsMedium and Large 2717120.20/cwt120.00–121.008625
BullsMedium and Large 3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
BullsMedium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007264
HeifersMedium and Large 3530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006894
HeifersMedium and Large 1383158.31/cwt153.00–162.006066

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.