Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-05-25

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 25
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
809 head
283 vs last sale 526 214 vs year ago 595 · +36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
52 vs last sale 141 13 vs year ago 206 · 6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
48 vs last sale 52 10 vs year ago 110 · 9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, boning cows sold up to 88 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher with strong demand on pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.01/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$137.01
176 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.19
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510141.7472371
Medium and Large 2501134.5667476
Medium and Large 3452131.8259629
One grade step is worth $9.92/cwt here — about $127 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 sale176 hd
137.01
AL average16 barns · 1,518 hd
139.20
−2.19
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
BullsHigh1,53195.721,46612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14073.06833103
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48371.611,06229
CowsLean 85-90%High95258.5055729

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
SteersMedium and Large 2670129.71/cwt128.00–135.008694
SteersMedium and Large 2578145.68/cwt142.00–150.008428
SteersMedium and Large 1626147.40/cwt145.00–149.009235
HeifersMedium and Large 2667118.21/cwt117.00–120.007885
HeifersMedium and Large 2332148.90/cwt148.00–151.004948
HeifersMedium and Large 1471143.38/cwt142.00–148.006755
SteersMedium and Large 3380152.00/cwt152.00–152.005781
SteersMedium and Large 3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007204
HeifersMedium and Large 2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007433
HeifersMedium and Large 3470130.51/cwt130.00–131.006134
HeifersMedium and Large 2430138.05/cwt135.00–143.0059415
HeifersMedium and Large 1713119.49/cwt119.00–120.008522
SteersMedium and Large 1395178.00/cwt178.00–178.007031
HeifersMedium and Large 2578129.61/cwt128.00–131.0074911
HeifersMedium and Large 1427148.56/cwt145.00–152.0063412
HeifersMedium and Large 1556139.39/cwt135.00–140.0077523
HeifersMedium and Large 3380139.32/cwt138.00–140.005296
HeifersMedium and Large 1625130.01/cwt129.00–131.008137
HeifersMedium and Large 2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
BullsMedium and Large 2374155.48/cwt154.00–160.005814
HeifersMedium and Large 3280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 3339142.41/cwt140.00–146.004839
HeifersMedium and Large 2380148.60/cwt142.00–151.005655
HeifersMedium and Large 2725112.66/cwt110.00–116.008173
SteersMedium and Large 3685123.00/cwt123.00–123.008431
SteersMedium and Large 1508161.78/cwt160.00–167.008224
SteersMedium and Large 2525155.11/cwt152.00–158.008142
SteersMedium and Large 3578138.20/cwt135.00–140.007995
SteersMedium and Large 1432173.22/cwt168.00–176.007485
SteersMedium and Large 1584160.74/cwt158.00–161.0093922
SteersMedium and Large 2720127.53/cwt125.00–130.009182
SteersMedium and Large 2365168.50/cwt168.00–170.006154
SteersMedium and Large 2420162.00/cwt162.00–162.006803
SteersMedium and Large 3630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007883
SteersMedium and Large 3710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008523
SteersMedium and Large 3285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
SteersMedium and Large 1470167.99/cwt165.00–171.007903
SteersMedium and Large 2780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009751
SteersMedium and Large 2475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
SteersMedium and Large 2325173.00/cwt173.00–173.005621
SteersMedium and Large 2613136.23/cwt135.00–140.008354
BullsMedium and Large 1285178.00/cwt178.00–178.005071
BullsMedium and Large 2522136.68/cwt135.00–140.0071313
BullsMedium and Large 1421161.63/cwt160.00–164.006805
BullsMedium and Large 1515144.00/cwt144.00–144.007422
BullsMedium and Large 1470153.00/cwt153.00–153.007192
BullsMedium and Large 1366167.19/cwt163.00–170.006127
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47868.56/cwt66.00–71.001,01310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10866.79/cwt64.00–70.0074028
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15078.96/cwt77.00–83.0090827
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48573.22/cwt72.00–77.001,08719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15473.40/cwt71.00–76.0084748
CowsLean 85-90%96861.05/cwt59.00–63.0059118
CowsLean 85-90%96755.80/cwt53.00–57.005409
CowsLean 85-90%74347.63/cwt45.00–50.003542
Bulls1,690102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7242
Bulls1,43297.43/cwt96.00–100.001,3956
Bulls1,60190.02/cwt88.00–92.001,4414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2791.67/cwt750.00–825.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,191.67/cwt1,175.00–1,200.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3975.00/cwt975.00–975.002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2698.08/cwt600.00–825.0013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2934.09/cwt800.00–1,050.0011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3708.33/cwt700.00–725.006
Bred CowsSmall 1-2600.00/cwt600.00–600.001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2550.00/cwt550.00–550.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2712.50/cwt700.00–725.002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2675.00/cwt575.00–775.004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,115.00/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0020
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,683.82/cwt1,400.00–2,375.0034
BullsMedium and Large 3325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005202
BullsMedium and Large 2590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007672
HeifersMedium and Large 3623114.41/cwt110.00–118.007133
HeifersMedium and Large 2530133.33/cwt130.00–137.0070718
HeifersMedium and Large 2471137.45/cwt133.00–140.006479
BullsMedium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007374
BullsMedium and Large 1745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
BullsMedium and Large 1315172.00/cwt172.00–172.005428
HeifersMedium and Large 1368153.80/cwt152.00–157.0056610
HeifersMedium and Large 1524140.46/cwt138.00–145.0073611
HeifersMedium and Large 3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006903
BullsMedium and Large 2680120.12/cwt117.00–123.008179
BullsMedium and Large 2326168.60/cwt166.00–170.0055010
BullsMedium and Large 1592139.16/cwt138.00–141.008246
BullsMedium and Large 3280162.00/cwt162.00–162.004541
BullsMedium and Large 2728117.01/cwt114.00–119.008525
BullsMedium and Large 2641122.29/cwt120.00–125.007847
BullsMedium and Large 2415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006233
BullsMedium and Large 2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008473
BullsMedium and Large 3615116.00/cwt116.00–116.007132
BullsMedium and Large 3527130.59/cwt130.00–132.006887
BullsMedium and Large 3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006665
BullsMedium and Large 2470147.81/cwt145.00–151.0069512
BullsMedium and Large 3387147.46/cwt145.00–150.005719
BullsMedium and Large 3480137.86/cwt135.00–142.0066210
BullsMedium and Large 3421142.69/cwt140.00–146.006019
BullsMedium and Large 2290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005081

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.