Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-06-22

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 22
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
622 head
65 vs last sale 687 206 vs year ago 828 · 24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
432 head
262 vs last sale 170 237 vs year ago 195 · +121.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
26 vs last sale 14 10 vs year ago 50 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 107 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.00/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$136.00
177 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.68
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510142.0872478
Medium and Large 2505133.3667466
Medium and Large 3465126.8959033
One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $134 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 sale177 hd
136.00
AL average13 barns · 1,337 hd
142.68
−6.68
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
BullsLow1,600108.671,73812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40192.091,29023
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08689.35970184
CowsLean 85-90%High94174.86705123

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)$8198
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8089
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$7333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,13510
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$6007

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1322157.82/cwt153.00–162.005086
SteersMedium and Large 2278185.37/cwt184.00–188.005153
HeifersMedium and Large 1519141.88/cwt139.00–143.0073623
HeifersMedium and Large 1235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
SteersMedium and Large 1418177.50/cwt176.00–179.007428
SteersMedium and Large 1675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009793
HeifersMedium and Large 1465143.18/cwt140.00–146.0066611
SteersMedium and Large 1469175.89/cwt170.00–179.008259
HeifersMedium and Large 1416146.58/cwt145.00–148.006105
HeifersMedium and Large 1672128.42/cwt125.00–130.008635
HeifersMedium and Large 1630131.46/cwt130.00–135.008287
HeifersMedium and Large 1578136.50/cwt132.00–139.007894
HeifersMedium and Large 2712119.67/cwt119.00–120.008523
HeifersMedium and Large 1728125.93/cwt122.00–130.009176
HeifersMedium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007925
HeifersMedium and Large 2330149.35/cwt148.00–150.004936
HeifersMedium and Large 2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008533
HeifersMedium and Large 3620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007133
HeifersMedium and Large 1264165.69/cwt162.00–168.004375
HeifersMedium and Large 2367141.21/cwt139.00–144.0051810
HeifersMedium and Large 3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005464
HeifersMedium and Large 2526132.34/cwt129.00–137.0069611
HeifersMedium and Large 2477135.31/cwt130.00–138.006453
SteersMedium and Large 3265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
SteersMedium and Large 3555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007773
SteersMedium and Large 3385166.00/cwt166.00–166.006391
SteersMedium and Large 3675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008782
SteersMedium and Large 2635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008893
SteersMedium and Large 1374189.27/cwt188.00–190.007084
SteersMedium and Large 2540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
SteersMedium and Large 2390176.00/cwt176.00–176.006863
SteersMedium and Large 2425173.00/cwt173.00–173.007352
SteersMedium and Large 2715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009303
SteersMedium and Large 1285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
SteersMedium and Large 3325174.00/cwt174.00–174.005663
SteersMedium and Large 1614148.59/cwt145.00–150.009128
SteersMedium and Large 1537166.56/cwt165.00–173.008945
SteersMedium and Large 2570147.54/cwt145.00–150.008412
SteersMedium and Large 1710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009942
SteersMedium and Large 2325181.09/cwt178.00–184.005892
SteersMedium and Large 2785128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0051
BullsMedium and Large 1590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
BullsMedium and Large 1420167.01/cwt164.00–172.007018
BullsMedium and Large 1341179.88/cwt178.00–183.006138
BullsMedium and Large 1472155.03/cwt152.00–158.007325
BullsMedium and Large 1510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1379175.10/cwt172.00–178.0066413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43085.89/cwt82.00–87.001,2284
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40498.12/cwt96.00–101.001,3787
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39090.64/cwt88.00–94.001,26012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13289.78/cwt87.00–93.001,01661
CowsLean 85-90%96178.69/cwt77.00–82.0075651
CowsLean 85-90%94573.37/cwt70.00–76.0069358
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02483.06/cwt80.00–86.0085169
CowsLean 85-90%85467.07/cwt65.00–69.0057314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11296.90/cwt94.00–100.001,07854
Bulls1,479103.75/cwt103.00–106.001,5345
Bulls1,445119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,7201
Bulls1,726111.04/cwt108.00–113.001,9176
Bred CowsSmall 1-2683.33/head650.00–725.006833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900.00/head800.00–950.009005
Bred CowsSmall 1-2600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3733.33/head700.00–750.007333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,135.00/head1,025.00–1,300.001,13510
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2600.00/head500.00–650.006007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2867.86/head800.00–1,075.008687
BullsMedium and Large 3295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005022
BullsMedium and Large 2488148.99/cwt148.00–150.007278
BullsMedium and Large 3380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005893
BullsMedium and Large 3529131.47/cwt130.00–134.006958
BullsMedium and Large 2514138.57/cwt135.00–142.0071214
BullsMedium and Large 3205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
BullsMedium and Large 3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006684
BullsMedium and Large 3565127.07/cwt125.00–131.007183
BullsMedium and Large 3478140.68/cwt140.00–142.006726
BullsMedium and Large 2580137.02/cwt135.00–138.007956
BullsMedium and Large 3613125.03/cwt124.00–127.007663
BullsMedium and Large 3788114.01/cwt113.00–115.008982
BullsMedium and Large 2287177.13/cwt175.00–179.005088
BullsMedium and Large 2426159.17/cwt158.00–160.006787
BullsMedium and Large 2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
BullsMedium and Large 2315173.43/cwt170.00–176.005467
BullsMedium and Large 2383165.81/cwt162.00–168.0063511
BullsMedium and Large 3660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007924
HeifersMedium and Large 3485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006062
HeifersMedium and Large 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004553
HeifersMedium and Large 1370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005553
HeifersMedium and Large 1795121.00/cwt117.00–125.009622
HeifersMedium and Large 2594129.50/cwt128.00–130.007698
HeifersMedium and Large 3276141.01/cwt140.00–144.003894
HeifersMedium and Large 2422140.99/cwt136.00–144.0059511
HeifersMedium and Large 3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006906
HeifersMedium and Large 3373132.22/cwt131.00–138.004936
HeifersMedium and Large 3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007483
HeifersMedium and Large 2609121.23/cwt120.00–126.007385
HeifersMedium and Large 3513122.49/cwt120.00–125.006282

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.