Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-06-15

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 15
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
687 head
57 vs last sale 744 234 vs year ago 921 · 25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
54 vs last sale 116 5 vs year ago 175 · 2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
42 vs last sale 56 57 vs year ago 71 · 80.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 101 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.75/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$145.75
205 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.23
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541148.80805149
Medium and Large 2474139.7466239
Medium and Large 3441132.7258517thin
One grade step is worth $16.09/cwt here — about $220 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 sale205 hd
145.75
AL average11 barns · 1,139 hd
142.52
+3.23
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
BullsAverage1,625105.001,70613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39887.491,2238thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09883.8992169
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00467.9368228

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)$9333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$7252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$4502thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07984.92/cwt82.00–88.0091625
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04978.30/cwt76.00–81.0082127
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1361
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41895.50/cwt95.00–96.001,3542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20391.24/cwt89.00–94.001,09817
CowsLean 85-90%1,03761.44/cwt60.00–62.006373
CowsLean 85-90%96771.67/cwt70.00–73.0069311
CowsLean 85-90%1,02566.39/cwt64.00–69.0068014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38585.78/cwt85.00–87.001,1885
Bulls1,710105.68/cwt104.00–108.001,8076
Bulls1,56399.15/cwt97.00–101.001,5504
HeifersMedium and Large 2430143.47/cwt141.00–146.006178
HeifersMedium and Large 1275160.05/cwt158.00–162.004403
HeifersMedium and Large 1344158.76/cwt155.00–160.005464
HeifersMedium and Large 2381146.58/cwt145.00–148.005585
HeifersMedium and Large 3265144.00/cwt144.00–144.003821
HeifersMedium and Large 1477147.47/cwt145.00–152.0070311
HeifersMedium and Large 1377152.63/cwt150.00–158.0057514
SteersMedium and Large 1619161.29/cwt154.00–164.0099814
HeifersMedium and Large 1773129.50/cwt129.00–130.001,0012
HeifersMedium and Large 2323149.01/cwt148.00–150.004812
HeifersMedium and Large 2730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008831
HeifersMedium and Large 1431151.23/cwt149.00–154.006529
HeifersMedium and Large 1624142.93/cwt138.00–147.008927
SteersMedium and Large 2560150.61/cwt147.00–154.008435
SteersMedium and Large 2484166.48/cwt166.00–168.008064
HeifersMedium and Large 1828124.28/cwt119.00–128.001,0293
HeifersMedium and Large 1562145.44/cwt140.00–148.0081711
SteersMedium and Large 3619139.01/cwt136.00–140.008604
SteersMedium and Large 3755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
SteersMedium and Large 1576161.89/cwt158.00–166.0093218
SteersMedium and Large 2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added571152.64/cwt150.00–157.008729
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added471154.47/cwt153.00–158.007287
SteersMedium and Large 2365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006392
SteersMedium and Large 1875128.51/cwt127.00–130.001,1242
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added648166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,07618
SteersMedium and Large 1665145.82/cwt140.00–150.0097017
SteersMedium and Large 2325178.00/cwt178.00–178.005791
SteersMedium and Large 3570140.97/cwt140.00–142.008044
SteersMedium and Large 1795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
SteersMedium and Large 1365181.00/cwt181.00–181.006611
SteersMedium and Large 1711137.25/cwt132.00–142.009764
SteersMedium and Large 1534165.30/cwt164.00–169.0088310
SteersMedium and Large 2632149.00/cwt144.00–153.0094214
SteersMedium and Large 2524158.23/cwt155.00–160.008298
BullsMedium and Large 1424170.60/cwt168.00–174.0072310
BullsMedium and Large 1573148.55/cwt145.00–154.0085111
BullsMedium and Large 1372175.31/cwt172.00–180.0065215
BullsMedium and Large 1522149.96/cwt148.00–152.0078312
BullsMedium and Large 1323177.91/cwt175.00–180.005759
BullsMedium and Large 1713137.85/cwt135.00–140.009837
Bulls1,538111.45/cwt109.00–114.001,7143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2933.33/head850.00–1,050.009333
Bred CowsSmall 1-2600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3450.00/head450.00–450.004502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
BullsMedium and Large 2385166.57/cwt162.00–170.006417
BullsMedium and Large 3795108.00/cwt108.00–108.008591
BullsMedium and Large 3645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008261
BullsMedium and Large 2516141.80/cwt140.00–145.007325
BullsMedium and Large 3327161.04/cwt160.00–163.005276
BullsMedium and Large 3543135.51/cwt134.00–137.007362
BullsMedium and Large 3380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006082
BullsMedium and Large 2425162.53/cwt160.00–166.0069111
BullsMedium and Large 3580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007542
BullsMedium and Large 2676131.98/cwt128.00–134.008925
BullsMedium and Large 2790116.00/cwt116.00–116.009161
BullsMedium and Large 3484146.57/cwt145.00–148.007097
BullsMedium and Large 2735121.00/cwt121.00–121.008891
BullsMedium and Large 2576139.65/cwt136.00–144.008049
BullsMedium and Large 2325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005534
BullsMedium and Large 1672139.20/cwt135.00–144.009355
BullsMedium and Large 1633145.18/cwt143.00–150.009194
BullsMedium and Large 3419152.29/cwt150.00–156.006387
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added533154.94/cwt153.00–157.0082610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added722140.33/cwt140.00–141.001,0133
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added660149.00/cwt149.00–149.009831
HeifersMedium and Large 1723134.51/cwt132.00–137.009732
BullsMedium and Large 2478158.52/cwt155.00–162.007582
BullsMedium and Large 2635136.91/cwt134.00–140.0086911
HeifersMedium and Large 2578130.99/cwt130.00–132.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 2533138.63/cwt135.00–140.007395
HeifersMedium and Large 3618119.49/cwt118.00–120.007384
HeifersMedium and Large 3440136.00/cwt136.00–136.005983
HeifersMedium and Large 3375138.74/cwt136.00–140.005203
HeifersMedium and Large 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006053
HeifersMedium and Large 1535147.05/cwt143.00–150.0078717
HeifersMedium and Large 2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008132
HeifersMedium and Large 3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004273
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added619148.92/cwt148.00–150.0092236
HeifersMedium and Large 2477138.21/cwt135.00–142.0065914

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.