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
239217195173median 210.4901/0702/1104/0105/2708/12
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $186.73, 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
BullsAverage1,551105.351,63410
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 2580128.35/cwt126.00–131.007443
SteersMedium and Large 1765130.70/cwt127.00–136.001,0003
HeifersMedium and Large 1578135.43/cwt134.00–138.007837
HeifersMedium and Large 3531122.98/cwt120.00–125.006538
HeifersMedium and Large 3318136.68/cwt132.00–140.004355
HeifersMedium and Large 3270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
HeifersMedium and Large 1278153.49/cwt152.00–154.004274
HeifersMedium and Large 2419138.85/cwt135.00–142.0058214
HeifersMedium and Large 2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008225
HeifersMedium and Large 3386130.96/cwt130.00–135.0050610
HeifersMedium and Large 3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005595
HeifersMedium and Large 1431146.98/cwt144.00–150.0063310
HeifersMedium and Large 2621121.27/cwt120.00–123.007537
HeifersMedium and Large 2488134.52/cwt130.00–138.0065613
HeifersMedium and Large 3587117.99/cwt115.00–120.006935
HeifersMedium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 1755115.50/cwt115.00–116.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 1379149.02/cwt147.00–151.005657
HeifersMedium and Large 2527130.40/cwt128.00–133.006875
HeifersMedium and Large 1515137.87/cwt135.00–140.0071012
BullsMedium and Large 2776110.39/cwt110.00–111.008575
SteersMedium and Large 3580141.00/cwt141.00–141.008181
HeifersMedium and Large 2375140.14/cwt138.00–146.0052612
HeifersMedium and Large 2335148.00/cwt148.00–148.004962
HeifersMedium and Large 3470128.00/cwt128.00–128.006022
SteersMedium and Large 3420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006304
SteersMedium and Large 1720131.19/cwt130.00–134.009455
SteersMedium and Large 1565159.00/cwt159.00–159.008981
HeifersMedium and Large 1721118.15/cwt116.00–120.008525
HeifersMedium and Large 1612128.80/cwt128.00–130.007885
HeifersMedium and Large 1468142.05/cwt139.00–146.0066516
SteersMedium and Large 1465169.00/cwt169.00–169.007861
SteersMedium and Large 1835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0862
SteersMedium and Large 1370178.54/cwt177.00–180.006612
SteersMedium and Large 1605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
SteersMedium and Large 3705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
SteersMedium and Large 2570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
BullsMedium and Large 1775119.03/cwt118.00–120.009222
BullsMedium and Large 1565142.34/cwt140.00–146.008043
BullsMedium and Large 1278177.32/cwt176.00–180.004933
BullsMedium and Large 1436171.66/cwt166.00–176.0074817
BullsMedium and Large 1526145.35/cwt142.00–150.0076513
BullsMedium and Large 1682130.39/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
Bulls1,563104.33/cwt103.00–107.001,6314
Bulls1,30396.49/cwt96.00–97.001,2572
Bulls1,664110.79/cwt110.00–112.001,8444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,175.00/head1,125.00–1,275.001,1753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3875.00/head875.00–875.008756
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2712.50/head700.00–725.007134
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2653.57/head600.00–700.006547
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2912.50/head875.00–950.009132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2650.00/head600.00–700.006502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2841.67/head700.00–975.0084212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,007.14/head925.00–1,100.001,00714
BullsMedium and Large 2525139.77/cwt138.00–141.007344
BullsMedium and Large 3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005443
BullsMedium and Large 3541133.08/cwt130.00–137.007209
BullsMedium and Large 3380154.00/cwt154.00–154.005854
BullsMedium and Large 3645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007743
BullsMedium and Large 3476144.00/cwt140.00–149.0068512
BullsMedium and Large 1312175.58/cwt172.00–178.005485
BullsMedium and Large 2710113.97/cwt110.00–118.008092
BullsMedium and Large 2566133.11/cwt130.00–136.007538
BullsMedium and Large 2468156.71/cwt152.00–160.0073311
BullsMedium and Large 2419159.15/cwt150.00–164.0066710
BullsMedium and Large 3424148.89/cwt146.00–152.0063111
BullsMedium and Large 1466166.98/cwt165.00–171.007789
BullsMedium and Large 2379163.25/cwt159.00–165.006194
BullsMedium and Large 2675126.00/cwt126.00–126.008512
BullsMedium and Large 2628126.12/cwt125.00–128.007927
BullsMedium and Large 1381172.84/cwt170.00–178.006599
BullsMedium and Large 1625132.21/cwt130.00–135.008267
HeifersMedium and Large 3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 1340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005171
HeifersMedium and Large 1669127.81/cwt123.00–130.008556
BullsMedium and Large 2261171.46/cwt170.00–174.004488
BullsMedium and Large 2340170.00/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.