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%
View

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
Bulls—High1,53195.721,46612
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 1—685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
SteersMedium and Large 2—670129.71/cwt128.00–135.008694
SteersMedium and Large 2—578145.68/cwt142.00–150.008428
SteersMedium and Large 1—626147.40/cwt145.00–149.009235
HeifersMedium and Large 2—667118.21/cwt117.00–120.007885
HeifersMedium and Large 2—332148.90/cwt148.00–151.004948
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471143.38/cwt142.00–148.006755
SteersMedium and Large 3—380152.00/cwt152.00–152.005781
SteersMedium and Large 3—480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007204
HeifersMedium and Large 2—765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007433
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470130.51/cwt130.00–131.006134
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430138.05/cwt135.00–143.0059415
HeifersMedium and Large 1—713119.49/cwt119.00–120.008522
SteersMedium and Large 1—395178.00/cwt178.00–178.007031
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578129.61/cwt128.00–131.0074911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427148.56/cwt145.00–152.0063412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—556139.39/cwt135.00–140.0077523
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380139.32/cwt138.00–140.005296
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625130.01/cwt129.00–131.008137
HeifersMedium and Large 2—645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
BullsMedium and Large 2—374155.48/cwt154.00–160.005814
HeifersMedium and Large 3—280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 3—339142.41/cwt140.00–146.004839
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380148.60/cwt142.00–151.005655
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725112.66/cwt110.00–116.008173
SteersMedium and Large 3—685123.00/cwt123.00–123.008431
SteersMedium and Large 1—508161.78/cwt160.00–167.008224
SteersMedium and Large 2—525155.11/cwt152.00–158.008142
SteersMedium and Large 3—578138.20/cwt135.00–140.007995
SteersMedium and Large 1—432173.22/cwt168.00–176.007485
SteersMedium and Large 1—584160.74/cwt158.00–161.0093922
SteersMedium and Large 2—720127.53/cwt125.00–130.009182
SteersMedium and Large 2—365168.50/cwt168.00–170.006154
SteersMedium and Large 2—420162.00/cwt162.00–162.006803
SteersMedium and Large 3—630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007883
SteersMedium and Large 3—710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008523
SteersMedium and Large 3—285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
SteersMedium and Large 1—470167.99/cwt165.00–171.007903
SteersMedium and Large 2—780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009751
SteersMedium and Large 2—475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
SteersMedium and Large 2—325173.00/cwt173.00–173.005621
SteersMedium and Large 2—613136.23/cwt135.00–140.008354
BullsMedium and Large 1—285178.00/cwt178.00–178.005071
BullsMedium and Large 2—522136.68/cwt135.00–140.0071313
BullsMedium and Large 1—421161.63/cwt160.00–164.006805
BullsMedium and Large 1—515144.00/cwt144.00–144.007422
BullsMedium and Large 1—470153.00/cwt153.00–153.007192
BullsMedium and Large 1—366167.19/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
Bulls——1,690102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7242
Bulls——1,43297.43/cwt96.00–100.001,3956
Bulls——1,60190.02/cwt88.00–92.001,4414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——791.67/cwt750.00–825.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,191.67/cwt1,175.00–1,200.00—3
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——975.00/cwt975.00–975.00—2
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——698.08/cwt600.00–825.00—13
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——934.09/cwt800.00–1,050.00—11
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——708.33/cwt700.00–725.00—6
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——712.50/cwt700.00–725.00—2
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——675.00/cwt575.00–775.00—4
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,115.00/cwt1,000.00–1,250.00—20
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,683.82/cwt1,400.00–2,375.00—34
BullsMedium and Large 3—325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005202
BullsMedium and Large 2—590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007672
HeifersMedium and Large 3—623114.41/cwt110.00–118.007133
HeifersMedium and Large 2—530133.33/cwt130.00–137.0070718
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471137.45/cwt133.00–140.006479
BullsMedium and Large 3—670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007374
BullsMedium and Large 1—745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
BullsMedium and Large 1—315172.00/cwt172.00–172.005428
HeifersMedium and Large 1—368153.80/cwt152.00–157.0056610
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524140.46/cwt138.00–145.0073611
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006903
BullsMedium and Large 2—680120.12/cwt117.00–123.008179
BullsMedium and Large 2—326168.60/cwt166.00–170.0055010
BullsMedium and Large 1—592139.16/cwt138.00–141.008246
BullsMedium and Large 3—280162.00/cwt162.00–162.004541
BullsMedium and Large 2—728117.01/cwt114.00–119.008525
BullsMedium and Large 2—641122.29/cwt120.00–125.007847
BullsMedium and Large 2—415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006233
BullsMedium and Large 2—770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008473
BullsMedium and Large 3—615116.00/cwt116.00–116.007132
BullsMedium and Large 3—527130.59/cwt130.00–132.006887
BullsMedium and Large 3—555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006665
BullsMedium and Large 2—470147.81/cwt145.00–151.0069512
BullsMedium and Large 3—387147.46/cwt145.00–150.005719
BullsMedium and Large 3—480137.86/cwt135.00–142.0066210
BullsMedium and Large 3—421142.69/cwt140.00–146.006019
BullsMedium and Large 2—290175.00/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.