Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $144.05/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$144.05

225 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	145.72	782	162
Medium and Large 2	473	141.81	671	45
Medium and Large 3	455	134.61	612	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $170 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 sale225 hd

144.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,469 hd

140.21

+3.84

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	—	High	1,673	100.97	1,689	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	71.30	770	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	70.29	1,016	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	57.37	537	16

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	149.74/cwt	148.00–152.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	153.49/cwt	151.00–156.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.39/cwt	137.00–145.00	807	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	159.24/cwt	156.00–161.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,009	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	146.35/cwt	142.00–150.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.07/cwt	147.00–155.00	712	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	139.84/cwt	136.00–144.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	133.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	154.28/cwt	152.00–158.00	577	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	127.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	983	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.31/cwt	149.00–156.00	656	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	165.52/cwt	162.00–169.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	158.70/cwt	158.00–160.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	153.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	155.25/cwt	155.00–156.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	144.12/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,035	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	159.33/cwt	158.00–161.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	150.81/cwt	150.00–153.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	158.07/cwt	156.00–160.00	673	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	126.37/cwt	124.00–128.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	787	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	69.27/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,014	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	923	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	76.51/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,063	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	992	66.08/cwt	64.00–68.00	656	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	57.34/cwt	57.00–58.00	516	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	76.42/cwt	75.00–79.00	835	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	61.18/cwt	60.00–62.00	608	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	51.28/cwt	50.00–52.00	445	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	71.78/cwt	69.00–74.00	820	25
Bulls	—	—	1,885	107.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,035	5
Bulls	—	—	1,576	97.79/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,541	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	908.33/cwt	875.00–950.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,068.48/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	—	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	755.00/cwt	625.00–800.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	895.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	173.39/cwt	172.00–174.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	149.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.28/cwt	131.00–136.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	120.40/cwt	120.00–122.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	132.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.65/cwt	152.00–156.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	139.19/cwt	138.00–141.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	146.58/cwt	146.00–147.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	148.66/cwt	145.00–151.00	782	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	144.16/cwt	142.00–148.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.57/cwt	135.00–138.00	852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	176.51/cwt	176.00–178.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	153.34/cwt	152.00–154.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	168.33/cwt	166.00–170.00	628	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	137.06/cwt	132.00–140.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	150.34/cwt	148.00–153.00	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	117.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	857	3

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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