Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-06-08

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 8
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
744 head
▲ 744 vs last sale 0▲ 24 vs year ago 720 · +3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 0▼ 34 vs year ago 150 · −22.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 0▼ 9 vs year ago 65 · −13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 98 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.43/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −60.06 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.
Average price
$150.43
179 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.54
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484157.7976373
Medium and Large 2494146.7072564
Medium and Large 3470143.3267342
One grade step is worth $14.47/cwt here — about $90 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales
239214189164median 210.4901/2802/2505/0607/1509/16
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $177.83, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale179 hd
150.43
—
AL average16 barns · 1,316 hd
146.89
+3.54
This barn, trailing median16 sales
210.49
−60.06
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—Average1,551105.351,63410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44086.071,23912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07581.3987544
CowsLean 85-90%Average95264.2461132

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$90815
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$94218
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$8756
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6547

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2—580128.35/cwt126.00–131.007443
SteersMedium and Large 1—765130.70/cwt127.00–136.001,0003
HeifersMedium and Large 1—578135.43/cwt134.00–138.007837
HeifersMedium and Large 3—531122.98/cwt120.00–125.006538
HeifersMedium and Large 3—318136.68/cwt132.00–140.004355
HeifersMedium and Large 3—270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
HeifersMedium and Large 1—278153.49/cwt152.00–154.004274
HeifersMedium and Large 2—419138.85/cwt135.00–142.0058214
HeifersMedium and Large 2—685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008225
HeifersMedium and Large 3—386130.96/cwt130.00–135.0050610
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005595
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431146.98/cwt144.00–150.0063310
HeifersMedium and Large 2—621121.27/cwt120.00–123.007537
HeifersMedium and Large 2—488134.52/cwt130.00–138.0065613
HeifersMedium and Large 3—587117.99/cwt115.00–120.006935
HeifersMedium and Large 3—670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 1—755115.50/cwt115.00–116.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 1—379149.02/cwt147.00–151.005657
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527130.40/cwt128.00–133.006875
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515137.87/cwt135.00–140.0071012
BullsMedium and Large 2—776110.39/cwt110.00–111.008575
SteersMedium and Large 3—580141.00/cwt141.00–141.008181
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375140.14/cwt138.00–146.0052612
HeifersMedium and Large 2—335148.00/cwt148.00–148.004962
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470128.00/cwt128.00–128.006022
SteersMedium and Large 3—420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006304
SteersMedium and Large 1—720131.19/cwt130.00–134.009455
SteersMedium and Large 1—565159.00/cwt159.00–159.008981
HeifersMedium and Large 1—721118.15/cwt116.00–120.008525
HeifersMedium and Large 1—612128.80/cwt128.00–130.007885
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468142.05/cwt139.00–146.0066516
SteersMedium and Large 1—465169.00/cwt169.00–169.007861
SteersMedium and Large 1—835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0862
SteersMedium and Large 1—370178.54/cwt177.00–180.006612
SteersMedium and Large 1—605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
SteersMedium and Large 3—705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
SteersMedium and Large 2—570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
BullsMedium and Large 1—775119.03/cwt118.00–120.009222
BullsMedium and Large 1—565142.34/cwt140.00–146.008043
BullsMedium and Large 1—278177.32/cwt176.00–180.004933
BullsMedium and Large 1—436171.66/cwt166.00–176.0074817
BullsMedium and Large 1—526145.35/cwt142.00–150.0076513
BullsMedium and Large 1—682130.39/cwt128.00–134.008895
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38588.07/cwt86.00–90.001,2207
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51783.28/cwt80.00–85.001,2635
CowsLean 85-90%—97463.07/cwt60.00–65.0061419
CowsLean 85-90%—71352.02/cwt50.00–54.003712
CowsLean 85-90%—95668.49/cwt66.00–71.0065511
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11081.21/cwt78.00–84.0090118
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,00074.48/cwt73.00–77.0074513
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10088.54/cwt85.00–90.0097413
Bulls——1,563104.33/cwt103.00–107.001,6314
Bulls——1,30396.49/cwt96.00–97.001,2572
Bulls——1,664110.79/cwt110.00–112.001,8444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,175.00/head1,125.00–1,275.001,1753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——875.00/head875.00–875.008756
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——712.50/head700.00–725.007134
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——653.57/head600.00–700.006547
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——912.50/head875.00–950.009132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——650.00/head600.00–700.006502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——841.67/head700.00–975.0084212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,007.14/head925.00–1,100.001,00714
BullsMedium and Large 2—525139.77/cwt138.00–141.007344
BullsMedium and Large 3—340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005443
BullsMedium and Large 3—541133.08/cwt130.00–137.007209
BullsMedium and Large 3—380154.00/cwt154.00–154.005854
BullsMedium and Large 3—645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007743
BullsMedium and Large 3—476144.00/cwt140.00–149.0068512
BullsMedium and Large 1—312175.58/cwt172.00–178.005485
BullsMedium and Large 2—710113.97/cwt110.00–118.008092
BullsMedium and Large 2—566133.11/cwt130.00–136.007538
BullsMedium and Large 2—468156.71/cwt152.00–160.0073311
BullsMedium and Large 2—419159.15/cwt150.00–164.0066710
BullsMedium and Large 3—424148.89/cwt146.00–152.0063111
BullsMedium and Large 1—466166.98/cwt165.00–171.007789
BullsMedium and Large 2—379163.25/cwt159.00–165.006194
BullsMedium and Large 2—675126.00/cwt126.00–126.008512
BullsMedium and Large 2—628126.12/cwt125.00–128.007927
BullsMedium and Large 1—381172.84/cwt170.00–178.006599
BullsMedium and Large 1—625132.21/cwt130.00–135.008267
HeifersMedium and Large 3—630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 1—340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005171
HeifersMedium and Large 1—669127.81/cwt123.00–130.008556
BullsMedium and Large 2—261171.46/cwt170.00–174.004488
BullsMedium and Large 2—340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005783

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.